Photo: Marco Borggreve

Juho Pohjonen, piano

'Juho Pohjonen (the first pianist after Bronfman to tackle the concerto) knocked off this incredibly difficult solo part with calm, almost cavalier confidence. His fingers flew and occasionally his long hair flapped. But otherwise he remained unflappable... deadly accurate.'
LA Times - Salonen Piano Concerto, July 2009 (click here to read the review in full)

'Pohjonen plays with a luminous virtuosity and detailed, crisp ideas. He shaped phrases delightfully in the finale.'
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, July 2009

'If we needed proof that exciting new talent is in the pipeline, there was the marvellous American debut of Juho Pohjonen at [Carnegie's] Weill Recital Hall. Mr Pohjonen offered a formidable mixed program, topped by thrilling accounts of two fiendishly difficult works by a fellow Finn, Esa-Pekka Salonen.'
New York Times