description Kalevi Aho Overview
Kalevi Aho is a Finnish composer whose catalog includes symphonies, concertos, operas, chamber music, and works for solo instruments. Born in 1949, he studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara at the Sibelius Academy and later with Boris Blacher in Berlin. His music frequently uses large orchestral forces, extended instrumental techniques, and demanding solo writing, and many of his concertos explore the particular capabilities of less commonly featured instruments.
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Who taught Kalevi Aho composition?
Kalevi Aho studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara at the Sibelius Academy and later studied with Boris Blacher in Berlin. He was born in Finland in 1949. [Music Finland](https://core.musicfinland.fi/composers/kalevi-aho)
What kinds of music does Kalevi Aho compose?
His catalog includes symphonies, concertos, operas, chamber music, vocal works, and pieces for solo instruments. His musical language can combine neoclassical influences with free tonality and large, complex structures. [Music Finland](https://core.musicfinland.fi/composers/kalevi-aho)
Which Kalevi Aho works feature unusual solo instruments?
Aho has written concertos for instruments including tuba, theremin, contrabassoon, soprano saxophone, recorder, and timpani. His Tuba Concerto dates from 2000 to 2001, while his Theremin Concerto was written in 2011. [Fennica Gehrman](https://fennicagehrman.fi/composer/aho-kalevi/)
What is Kalevi Aho's Insect Symphony?
It is Symphony No. 7, written in 1988 and commonly known as the Insect Symphony. The title reflects Aho's interest in insect life, which also appears in his opera Insect Life. [List of compositions by Kalevi Aho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Kalevi_Aho)
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