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Janne MertanenJanne Juhani Mertanen (born 28 August 1967 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish classical pianist. He has studied at the Joensuu Conservatory under Matti Haapasalo and at the Sibelius Academy as a student of, among others, Erik T. Tawaststjerna. The pianist, who specializes in Chopin, made his debut at London's Wigmore Hall with a Chopin program in 1994.
Life and careerJanne Mertanen has studied at the Joensuu Conservatory as a student of Matti Haapasalo and at the Sibelius Academy where his teachers included Erik Thomas Tawaststjerna and Dmitri Bashkirov. He then completed his studies with Lazar Berman at the Accademia Pianistica in Imola, Italy. He made his debut at Wigmore Hall in London in 1994 with a Chopin program. In March 2010, he made his South American debut as the soloist of Schumann’s piano concerto with the Orchestra of the National Theater of Brazil. In 2014, he made his solo debut in Japan with the Tokyo New City Orchestra. Janne Mertanen is best known for his performances and recordings of Frederic Chopin.[1] Mertanen is also an Artistic Director of the music festival Joensuun Musiikkijuhlat, which has presented various well known artists like Klaus Mäkelä, Seela Sella and Iiro Rantala. Early lifeWhen Janne Mertanen was a child, he initially wanted to become a tennis player. However at the age of 12 he started to play piano and decided to make it his career.[2] DiscographyMost of Mertanen's recordings are published either by Sony Classical or Finnish label Alba Records.
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