Virpi Raisanen:Viitasalo - Raisanen: The Legacy Of Mahler/ Song

Ondine is pleased to announce the debut release of charismatic mezzo-soprano Virpi Raisanen.Having already performed as a successful violinist, Virpi Raisanen has since appeared as a singer at the Staatsoper in Berlin, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Netherlands Opera and the Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Ingo Metzmacher in Nono's opera Al gran sole carico d'amore in 2009 and in the premiere of Wolfgang Rihms's Dionysos in 2010. Virpi Raisanen is equally at home with contemporary and baroque music with her beautiful timbre able to fit well with all genres. Pianist Marita Viitasalo has performed extensively as Soile Isokoski's accompanist, performing with her in recitals across the world since 1987. She plays chamber music in the Trio Finlandia and appears regularly with Scandinavian orchestras.