Jimmy Lopez
©Photo: Igor Studios
Klaus Makela
©Photo: Marco Borggreve

Jimmy López Bellido’s ​‘Aino’ premiered by Orchestre de Paris

2/9/2022

On 8 to 9 September, Orchestre de Paris perform Jimmy López Bellido​’s new orchestral work, Aino. Conducted by Klaus Mäkelä and performed at the Philharmonie de Paris, the programme also includes works by Kaija Saariaho, Richard Strauss, Pascal Dusapin, and Alexander Scriabin.

The recording of Aino is available to watch here until 8 October.

The work was commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris / Philharmonie de Paris, Royal Concertgebouworkest, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra (through the generous support of the Helen Zell Commissioning Programme).

Jimmy López Bellido: Aino

“In pure tone poem tradition, ​“Aino” follows the story of the eponymous hapless maiden as told in the fourth poem of the Kalevala (Finland’s national epic). I first learned of the Kalevala through Sibelius’ oeuvre, but it was not until I moved to Helsinki that I fully grasped the unique place it holds in Finland’s sense of national identity. It therefore came as no surprise when Conductor Klaus Mäkelä brought up the story of Aino as a possible source of inspiration for this commission.”

Jimmy López Bellido