Since his debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 1981, Roland Pöntinen has performed with major orchestras throughout the world. He has been invited to many prestigious festivals including Schleswig-Holstein, Verbier and Mostly Mozart, and worked with conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Leif Segerstam.

Highlights include performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Scottish Chamber Orchestra as well as appearances at the London Proms. He has recently performed the complete Beethoven sonatas and Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage.

Many composers, among them Sven-Erik Bäck, Veli-Matti Puumala, Anders Eliasson and Anders Hillborg, have dedicated works to him, and in 2007 he gave the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin’s Romantic Duets together with the composer at the Verbier Festival. As a chamber player Pöntinen has worked with artists such as Janine Jansen, Håkan Hardenberger and Christian Lindberg.

His extensive discography spans over 100 recordings for, among others, BIS, cpo, EMI and his own label Haddock.

Pöntinen is also active as a composer and his latest work, L’heure bleue, dedicated to Christian Lindberg, was premiered in 2021.

Pöntinen is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and in 2002 received the Litteris et Artibus. He has been juror in several international competitions.

For more information, visit www.rolandpontinen.com.