Jari Juhani Piper,  Cello- Alaskan-born, Istanbul-based cellist Jari Juhani Piper is as comfortable performing in the concert hall as well as bars, cafes, or the metro. Named 2013 Young Alaskan Artist of the Year, Jari has made his carreer performing solo recitals around America and across the world.

 

Classically trained, Jari is part of the new wave of young musicians who are showing the world that art music belongs both in and outside the concert hall, performing New Music that will bend your ears in ways that you did not think possible (and you’ll like it). His music takes inspiration from a global range of genres and influences: Classical, Jazz, Minimalism, and folk music from the Balkans and the Americas all feature within his programs. A firm believer in the importance of New Music, Jari has premiered numerous compositions, and strives to make modern music more universally accessible to the public through performance.  Although the bulk of his programmes consist of 20th and 21st century music, Jari loves the opportunity to perform Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music as well.

 

Jari has performed across the United States, Alaska, Canada, Greece, Turkey, and most recently at the Rostropovich House Museam in Baku, Azerbaijan.  He made his solo debut in 2011, performing Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra.  He has broadened his education through a number of master classes with noted pedagogues and performers such as Colin Carr, Hans Jensen, Matt Haimovitz, and David Harrington.  He holds a Masters in Music Performance from McGill University and a B. Mus from the University of Manitoba. Jari counts Dr. Minna Rose Chung, Yegor Dyachkov, and Linda Ottum as his principal teachers.