A harmony of contradictions
He’s a classical musician with a talent for improvising. A concert violinist who decides his playlist moments before taking the stage. A baby-faced professional. An outgoing Finn.
Although he’s the current it-boy of the next generation on classical music’s world stage, Pekka Kuusisto doesn’t go in for all the rock star gimmicks his peers seem to resort to. There’s no designer punk hair style, fluorescent instruments, or psychedelic suits; just plain matte black two piece suits for Kuusisto, pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips, and the page turner du jour; standard haircuts and clean shaven chins; standard wood violin and glossy black grand piano.
