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Okko Kamu
Okko Tapani Kamu is a Finnish orchestral conductor and violinist. Kamu was born in Helsinki, the son of Adam Kamu, a musician, and his wife Eine Kamu, a violin maker. His father played double bass in the Helsinki Philharmonic. He began violin studies at age two and entered the Sibelius Academy at age six. He formed his own string quartet, the Suhonen, in 1964 where he played first violin. At age 20, he was appointed first solo violinist at the Finnish National Opera, and held this post until 1968. He then began to conduct, initially with the Finnish National Opera orchestra. Primarily self-taught, he became principal guest conductor of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1969, the same year as he won the first Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin. From 1971 to 1977, Kamu was principal conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Outside of Finland, Kamu was principal conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic from 1975 to 1979. He has also held leadership positions with the Stockholm Sinfonietta. He has been chief guest conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okko_Kamu) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 23 - Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16 & In Autumn, Op. 11
2005
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Sibelius: Complete Symphonies
2003
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Sibelius: Finlandia: Valse triste; Karelia Suite
2000
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Basic Sibelius
1994
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Sibelius: The Symphonies
2015
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Sibelius: The Tempest - The Bard - Tapiola
2011
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Strauss Family Rarities
1993
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Franck: Variations Symphoniques / Les Djinns
1993
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Grieg: Symphony in C Minor / I Host (In Autumn)
1986
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Svenska klassiska favoriter
2017
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Grieg Norwegian Dances Op.35 No.2 35-2 Allegretto tranquillo grazioso 葛利格 挪威舞曲 Score Sheet 譜 【Kero】
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Deutsche Grüsse, Walzer, Op. 191 - Josef Strauss
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Hugo Alfvén - Svensk Rapsodi nr 1, Op.19 - Midsommarvaka
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Myrthen-Sträußchen, Walzer, Op. 87 - Eduard Strauss
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Jean Sibelius - Der Schwan von Tuonela op.22 No.3
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ペッテション＝ベリエル: ｢フレースエーの花々｣第1巻 Op.16：第6曲 フレースエーの教会で（管弦楽編）［ナクソス・クラシック・キュレーション #ファンタジー］／At Froso Church
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Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Opus 35, No. 2
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MAX BRUCH CONCERTO POUR VIOLON en sol mineur Op. 26 - Adagio
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