The World Is (Y)ours Kati Raitinen

• Anna Clyne (b. 1980):
• 1 Rest These Hands 10:58
• Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957):
• 2 Theme with variations 08:56
• Dai Fujikura (b. 1977):
• 3 Eternal Escape 04:52
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - 2016): Sonata for Cello Solo:
• 4 Sonata for Cello Solo: Libero e poetico 05:30
• 5 Sonata for Cello Solo: Allegretto 02:00
• 6 Sonata for Cello Solo: Tranquillo 04:47
• 7 Sonata for Cello Solo: Molto Allegro 03:17
• Johan Ullén (b. 1972): The Dark Triad - Psychological Tango Traits:
• 8 The Dark Triad - Psychological Tango Traits: Fear Nothing (Psychopathic) 07:22
• 9 The Dark Triad - Psychological Tango Traits: Love Thyself (Narcissistic) 08:04
• 10 The Dark Triad - Psychological Tango Traits: The World Is Yours (Machiavellian) 09:24
• Total Runtime 01:05:10

Info for The World Is (Y)ours

Kati Raitinen combines her work as solo cellist in the Royal Opera Orchestra in Stockholm with a wide variety of international chamber music activities. The wide range from Jean Sibelius to Einojuhani Rautavaara and Johan Ullén – to name a few – shows her great attachment to contemporary music. The last work on this album – „The Dark Triad“ from Johan Ullén – was dedicated to Kati Raitinen and the final movement of this magnificent piece also gave its name to this exciting album: THE WORLD IS (Y)OURS.

Kati Raitinen, cello

Kati Raitinen
began playing the cello at the age of nine (under the guidance of Csaba Szilvay in Helsinki). A year later, she pursued her studies at the youth department at the Sibelius Academy, where, in 1988, she was admitted to the soloist class and studied four years under Prof. Martti Rousi. 1992-1995, she studied under Prof. Frans Helmerson at the Edsberg Institute of Music in Stockholm, and she finished off her studies with soloist diplomas in both Stockholm and Helsinki.

In 1995, Kati Raitinen was appointed alternating solo cellist of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera in Stockholm and during the 1998/1999 season, she was engaged as 1st solo cellist at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels.

After having been employed as solo cellist of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, she held the same position in the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, whereafter she returned to her former position with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera in Stockholm.

As a soloist, Kati Raitinen has appeared with a number of orchestras in Sweden and Finland, and she is also a keen chamber musician, e.g. in the Avanti! Ensemble and often performs in duos and piano trios.

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