Jukka-Pekka Saraste worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Jukka-Pekka Saraste as Finnish conductor.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste was born at Lahti in 1956. His recorded nationality is Finland. He trained at Sibelius Academy.
Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.
He worked as conductor and violinist.
The instruments recorded are violin.
His work is classed as classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1990), Finnish State Prize for Music (2000), Sibelius Medal and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2022).
That the work came out of Finland shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Achievements
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland — 1990
- Finnish State Prize for Music — 2000
- Sibelius Medal
- Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland — 2022
- Instruments: violin
- Genres: classical music
