Roland Pöntinen
Roland Pöntinen is a contemporary Swedish pianist and composer known for his vast repertoire and his expertise as both a soloist and an accompanist. He is also a prolific recording artist who appears on over 80 albums. He was born in 1963, in Stockholm, Sweden, and he started playing the piano at a very young age. His father was an engineer and a talented pianist who played at home for his own enjoyment. Pöntinen began improvising at the piano around the age of five, and he also played the violin. His early piano instructors included Asta Schumacher, Vera Knorr, and Stanislav Knorr, and he studied with Gunnar Hallhagen at both the Adolf Frederik’s Music School and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm. Later he sought additional instruction from Menahem Pressler and György Sebok and was later a student of Elisabeth Leonskaja at Indiana University. He became internationally known after his debut performance of Franck’s Symphonic Variations with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 1981. That same year, he also appeared on the album Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; L'Oiseau de Feu; Petrouchka; he composed The Girl from Brazil for trumpet and piano, and Camera for trombone and piano. In 1984, he released his debut solo album, Roland Pöntinen Plays Russian Piano Music, and he has since become a prolific recording artist and collaborator. As an accompanist, Pöntinen is in high demand and he has performed and recorded with Barbara Hendricks, Love Derwinger, Christian Lindberg, and many others. He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 2002, and at the Verbier Festival of 2007, he performed the world premiere of Shchedrin’s Romantic Duets with the composer. Pöntinen premiered his Danse Serpentine at Wigmore Hall in 2010 with clarinetist Martin Fröst, and he also made an expanded arrangement for chamber ensemble. Later in the 2010s he toured Japan, Taiwan, and Europe, and recorded with the Artic Philharmonic Orchestra led by Christian Lindberg. Since 2020, Pöntinen has released Johannes Brahms: The Five Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Vol. 2, Russian Ballads: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Kissin, and Szymanowski: Mythes- Music for Violin & Piano.
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The Best of Tchaikovsky Vol. 2
Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski, Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen, Oviedo Filarmonía
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Jun. 28, 2022
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Reger: Violin & Piano Works, Vol. 2
Chamber Music - Released by CPO on Oct. 14, 1999
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Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (The) / The Firebird Suite (Arr. for Piano)
Classical - Released by BIS on Jan. 1, 1981
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Poulenc: Complete Works for Two Pianos
Love Derwinger, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by BIS on May 31, 1993
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Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 in E Flat Major
Franz Liszt, Roland Pöntinen, Christian Lindberg, ADDA Simfònica
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Apr. 18, 2023
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Reger: Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 3
Chamber Music - Released by CPO on Oct. 17, 2000
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Burlesque Trombone
Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by BIS on Jan. 31, 1986
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Mendelssohn / Rachmaninov / Liszt / Debussy: Music for A Rainy Day, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by BIS on Jan. 1, 1997
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Gade: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 4
Roland Pöntinen, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by BIS on Jan. 1, 1986
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Scriabin: Piano Music
Classical - Released by BIS on Jan. 1, 1987
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Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor / Schumann: Phantasiestucke, Op. 73
Torleif Thedéen, Roland Pöntinen
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Jan. 31, 2002
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Best of Schubert Vol. 2
Franz Schubert, Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Aug. 16, 2022
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Nutcracker Suite
Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen, Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Jul. 27, 2021
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Lindberg - Pöntinen: In Focus
Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Jan. 16, 2024
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Sandström: a Christian Song
Jan Sandstrom, Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Jun. 24, 2020
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Jan Sandström: A Composer´s Portrait
Jan Sandstrom, Christian Lindberg, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on May 9, 2023
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Golden Hits for Trombone and Piano
Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE on Mar. 14, 2023
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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
Barbara Hendricks, Roland Pöntinen
Classical - Released by Arte Verum on Feb. 18, 2010
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Shostakovich: Violin Sonata / Stravinsky: Dithyramb / Schnittke: Violin Sonata No. 1
Christian Bergqvist, Roland Pöntinen
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Jan. 1, 1987
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Lindberg, Christian: Romantic Trombone (The)
Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Jan. 1, 1985
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Anna Norberg plays the flute
Classical - Released by Artemis on Sep. 1, 1993
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