Lauri Kilpiö (b. 1974) studied composition and piano playing at the
Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, receiving his piano diploma in 1999 and
composition diploma in 2003. His main composition teacher at the
Academy was professor Paavo Heininen. Kilpiö has also participated in
many composition master classes in Finland and abroad, e.g. the
courses of Brian Ferneyhough, Luca Francesconi, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija
Saariaho and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Kilpiö’s works include orchestral, chamber, solo instrument and vocal
music. His pieces have been performed in concerts or at festivals in
Finland and many European countries, USA, Japan, South Korea and
Australia. An orchestral piece Triptych, commissioned by Esa-Pekka
Salonen, was premiered by Salonen and the Helsinki Philharmonic
Orchestra in 2003. A miniature opera Rantapalloja ja rintakarvoja
(Beach Balls and Hairy Chests), was premiered at the Musica Nova
Festival in Helsinki in 2004. Kilpiö had an own composition concert at
the Musica Nova festival in Helsinki in 2007.
As a pianist Kilpiö has given the first performance of several Finnish piano
works, including e.g. Jubilee by Magnus Lindberg and Spin by Esa-Pekka
Salonen. He has also made two recordings for the Finnish Broadcasting
Company.
Kilpiö teaches composition and music theory at the Sibelius Acacemy in
Helsinki. He also writes actively on music.
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