Swedish pianist Matti Hirvonen is regarded as one of the leading accompanists in Scandinavia, equally comfortable in all forms of chamber music. He has performed extensively with singers Elisabeth Söderström, Nina Stemme, Miah Persson, Iréne Theorin, Wolfgang Holzmair and Bo Skovhus, among many others. Hirvonen studied piano, accompaniment, and chamber music at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and privately in London. A frequent guest at festivals throughout Europe, such as Edinburgh, Grafenegg, Aix-en Provence, and Schleswig-Holstein, Hirvonen performs at major venues such as the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Philharmonie Köln, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Luxemburg, Oper Frankfurt, Laieszhalle Hamburg, and Weill Recital Hall in New York. He has also performed extensively in Japan.
Matti Hirvonen, piano
