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Kaisa Ruotsalainen

Keep listening the inner voices

About Me

I'm a violinist with classical education but my influences are also in rock, jazz, blues, soul, folk, alternative, indie, electronica, experimental etc.. Basically I work as a freelancer violinist in different professional classical orchestras but I also teach, make recordings and throw rock/background gigs with violin. And why not as a singer, too! All kinds of co-operation sounds great and interesting to me!
I've played for example in Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaasa and Mikkeli City Orchestras, Kymi Sinfonietta, Orkester Norden
Lots of chamber music in different groups, for example Trio Bohème and 4Strings
Co-operation with Samu and Ville Kuukka/The Gentleman Losers, Tero-Petri, Kupittaa, Sofie Björkgren-Näse
I'm also in CouchSurfing-organization, go to check this great organization and my site there http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/VIOLINISTA real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools
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Music:

Member Since: 1/18/2008
Band Members: Trio Bohème

Kaisa Ruotsalainen violin
Hanna Niemelä viola
Aino-Maija Riutamaa cello
Influences: The Gentleman Losers, Janis Joplin, Lambchop, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Nick Drake, U2, Daniel Lanois, Elvis Presley, Sarah Vaughan, Aimee Mann, Mazzy Star, Sigur Rós, Björk, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Aretha Franklin, Templo Diez, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Police, Neil Young, Lenny Kravitz, Roy Orbison, Topi Sorsakoski & Agents, Rauli Badding Somerjoki, J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Johannes Brahms, Dmitri Shostakovits, Jean Sibelius, P. I. Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, Maurice Ravel, Arvo Pärt, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Joonas Kokkonen, Ennio Morricone and many many more....

The Gentleman Losers: Horses of Instruction
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

MUSIC COMING SOON....

HI!I’m working on uploading some of my performances here on MySpace. Including live chamber music performances and maybe something more...
Posted by Kaisa Ruotsalainen on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:20:00 PST

Voces Intimae

Hi everybody!I'm writing my thesis about Jean Sibelius' string quartet Voces Intimae. It's an extraordinary piece in music history and I would like to hear your opinion about this master piece. I woul...
Posted by Kaisa Ruotsalainen on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:45:00 PST