Jorma Katrama
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Jorma Katrama is a Finland instrumentalist, specializing in violin
and double bass
.
He studied violin and, later, double bass at the Sibelius Academy
and was the first in Finland to be granted a diploma in double bass. From 1964 to 1967 he studied with Gaston Logerot in Paris. In 1966 he made his debut with the Helsinki Phiharmonic Orchestra, and gave his debut recital two years later in Helsinki.
Katrama has given recitals and appeared as soloist in Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, Estonia, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan.
He has been a jury member at many international competitions (Rome, Parma, Cremona, Geneve, Mittenwald, Markneukirchen, Reims,Edinburh,Crema).
Katrama became a member of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1959, and was its principal bassist from 1967 until 1999; he is currently retired from the orchestra. He teaches at Sibelius Academy; additionally, he regularly holds master classes all over the world and has established the Finnish Double Bass Society.
Katrama has recorded 6 solo albums which are very popular and have gained high critical acclaimn. Katrama´s playing has been described such as:
"Double bass like a Nightingale" (Helsingin Sanomat), "The tone is liquid sunshine" (ISB Magazine).
Honorary memberships: Finnish Doublebass Society, Scottish Bass Trust, Kyushu Bass Club, Danish Doublebass Club, Musician Union of Finland
Outside the bass-playing Katrama builds 17th century wooden ship modells and ships in bottles. He holds a licence in scuba diving and he loves to play Highland pipes.
He has also established the Finnish Piping Society "The Midnight Sun Pipers".
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
.
He studied violin and, later, double bass at the Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
and was the first in Finland to be granted a diploma in double bass. From 1964 to 1967 he studied with Gaston Logerot in Paris. In 1966 he made his debut with the Helsinki Phiharmonic Orchestra, and gave his debut recital two years later in Helsinki.
Katrama has given recitals and appeared as soloist in Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, Estonia, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan.
He has been a jury member at many international competitions (Rome, Parma, Cremona, Geneve, Mittenwald, Markneukirchen, Reims,Edinburh,Crema).
Katrama became a member of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1959, and was its principal bassist from 1967 until 1999; he is currently retired from the orchestra. He teaches at Sibelius Academy; additionally, he regularly holds master classes all over the world and has established the Finnish Double Bass Society.
Katrama has recorded 6 solo albums which are very popular and have gained high critical acclaimn. Katrama´s playing has been described such as:
"Double bass like a Nightingale" (Helsingin Sanomat), "The tone is liquid sunshine" (ISB Magazine).
Honorary memberships: Finnish Doublebass Society, Scottish Bass Trust, Kyushu Bass Club, Danish Doublebass Club, Musician Union of Finland
Outside the bass-playing Katrama builds 17th century wooden ship modells and ships in bottles. He holds a licence in scuba diving and he loves to play Highland pipes.
He has also established the Finnish Piping Society "The Midnight Sun Pipers".
Solo albums (CD)
- Contrabasso con amore FINLANDIA RECORDS (Warner) 4509-95605-2
- Contrabasso con bravura 4509-97894-2
- Contrabasso con sentimento 4509-97894-2
- Contrabasso concertante 3984-21450-2
- Contrabass! Warner korea 3984-21355-2
- Le charme de la contrebasse ERATO 39842-27082
External links
- http://www.concertartist.info/bio/KAT001.html