Kalle Randalu
Kalla Randalu is one of Estonia's major pianists, with a long career stretching back to Soviet days. Although he has lived in Germany since 1988, he has maintained close musical ties with his home country.
Randalu was born on November 25, 1956, in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. His teacher there was the influential Bruno Lukk, who had been a student of Paul Hindemith. Randalu studied at the Tallinn Conservatory and then moved on to the Moscow Conservatory for studies with Lev Vlassenko. After several wins in Eastern European competitions in the 1970s, he scored prizes at the 1981 Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau, East Germany, and the ARD Competition in Munich (a first prize) in 1985. These prizes put Randalu on the Western radar, and he moved to Germany in 1988. He has served as a professor of piano at the Freiburg Academy of Music and the Karlsruhe Academy of Music. Randalu has performed with major orchestras in the West, Estonia, and Russia. He has maintained a long collaboration with the Estonian National Symphony, with which he has premiered many new Estonian works. Randalu's Western credits include performances with the Bavarian Radio Symphony, the Hamburg Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony; in Russia, he has played with both the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Moscow Philharmonic. His recitals have appeared in such prestigious venues as the Herkulessaal in Munich and the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Randalu is a noted chamber player in Germany with two different ensembles, Villa Musica, and the Trio di Clarone.
Beginning in 1994, when he issued an album of Lepo Sumera's music on the BIS label with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi, Randalu has been a prolific recording artist. His albums have also appeared on Avi, MDG, and Estonian Record Productions. In 2019, he was heard on an album of choral music by Liszt and Arvo Pärt on the Ondine label with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Koechlin: Chamber Works for Oboe
Lajos Lencsés, Gaby Pas-Van Riet, Kalle Randalu, Lucia Cericola, Parisii Quartet
Classical - Released by CPO on 23/03/1999
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VASKS, P.: Gramata cellam / Partita / Episodi e canto perpetuo (Geringas)
David GerIngas, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Kalle Randalu
Chamber Music - Released by SWR Classic on 1/01/2000
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11-13
Kalle Randalu, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas
Classical - Released by Alba on 21/07/2017
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Tschaikowsky: Die Jahreszeiten
Symphonic Music - Released by Antes Edition on 17/07/1995
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482 - Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60, TrV 228c (Live)
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 9/08/2019
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Beethoven & Strauss: Orchestral Works
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 30/09/2016
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Great Maestros, Vol. 6: Neeme Järvi (Live)
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 17/11/2017
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Una Voce. Per Clarone
Trio Di Clarone, Kalle Randalu
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on 1/09/2006
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Saitenspruenge im Duett - Gitarre und Klavier
Classical - Released by Antes Edition on 1/02/1995
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Brahms: Symphony No 4
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 30/09/2016
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Britten, Haas, Hindemith
Thomas Indermühle, Kalle Randalu
Chamber Music - Released by Camerata Tokyo on 20/07/1996
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 - Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (Live)
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 19/05/2017
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 - Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (Live)
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 21/04/2017
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Jaan Rääts: Marginalia
Kalle Randalu, Jaan Raats, Sven Grünberg
Classical - Released by Estonian Record Productions on 5/08/2014
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Schumann & Bruch: Pieces for Clarinets & Piano
Trio Di Clarone, Kalle Randalu
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on 1/09/2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo