Olli- Pekka Toumisalo, saxophone
Risto-Matti Marin, Piano

Featuring works by Robert Kritz, Yngwie Malmsteen, Van Halen, Richard Rodney Bennett and Led Zeppelin. The first half of the program is classical jazz inspired and the second half features chamber arrangements of heavy rock classics by leading Finnish composers.

Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo is a classical saxophonist. He studied under Pekka Savijoki at the Sibelius Academy, graduating in 1999. He is currently finishing his doctoral studies at the Sibelius Academy as the first saxophonist ever to study there.  Risto-Matti Marin was the first-prize winner of the Kuopio Piano Competition in 1996 and the Hemi Vesa Competition in 1999.  He has performed as a soloist throughout Finland and has participated in numerous music festivals.