Programme

Isaac Albéniz.

First two movements from his España-suite:

I Preludio

II Tango

The first book of Iberia:

I Evocación

II El Puerto

III El Corpus en Sevilla

After being introduced to the piano by his father, Kalle Peura started taking piano lessons at the age of 13. Initial interest in Blues and Jazz was quickly replaced with a passion for classical music, after being introduced to the music of Chopin. His first teacher, a former concert pianist from Georgia, started preparing him for formal studies, which he began at the Helsinki Conservatory of Music. From there the journey continued via the Academy of Music and Opera at MDH in Västerås, Liceu Conservatory in Barcelona, finally ending in post grad studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where Peura has been an active member of the student faculty since September of 2021.

In his recitals, Peura is known to combine the most known cornerstones of Classical repertoire with lesser known composers, whose music often has a strong relation to dance, Jazz and the Blues. In the same recital you might hear the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin paired with Afro-Cuban dances by Lecuona, folk-dance inspired sonatas of Schulhoff and Blues pieces by Martinu. He is also an active chamber music performer and during his pianistic career he has taken part in over 30 different ensembles, ranging from piano sextets to Lied-duos. In August 2022 he will launch his new trio in Finland, Trio PAUHA, with a tour of eight concerts.

Peura has competition success under his belt as well. He has been a finalist at the Helsinki Lied competition in 2015 and the Maura Dowdall competition in Dublin in 2022. At the international chamber music competition of the Ceren Necipoglu Festival in Istanbul in 2020, he and his trio were awarded the first prize of the competition, in addition to being lauded as the best pianist taking part in it.

Peura has had the opportunity to study with highly accomplished pianists in four different countries. His Master’s studies were performed in the piano class of the esteemed professor Stanislav Pochekin, and his post grad studies are taking place in Dublin with the guidance of the international concert pianist Lance Coburn. In addition Peura has taken part in many master classes, getting personal tutoring from the likes of Barry Douglas, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Nino Gvetadze, Alexei Ljubimov, Liisa Pohjola, Erik T. Tawaststjerna, Juhani Lagerspetz and Ivo Kahánek.