Jukka-Pekka Saraste

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Jukka-Pekka Saraste has established himself as one of the outstanding conductors of his generation, demonstrating remarkable musical depth and integrity. Born in Heinola, Finland in 1956, he began his career as a violinist before training as a conductor with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Actively seeking to bring the music of Finnish composers to greater prominence in the international concert repertoire, Saraste also has a special affinity with the sound and style of late Romantic music.