Finnish composer and music journalist Osmo Tapio Räihälä shares his experience of visiting the gravesite of Florent Schmitt in Paris (November 2017).

December 7, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Bagneux Cemetery, Cemetiere de Picpus, Find a Grave, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Jonathan Darlington, Kate Mockler Jenkins, La Tragedie de Salome, Mel Bonis, Montmartre Cemetery, Orchestre de Paris, Osmo Tapio Raihala, Sakari Oramo, Schmitt, Stephane Abdallah | 3 Comments

Osmo Tapio Räihälä is one of Finland’s better-known composers of today. He has created music in many forms, from vocal and chamber pieces to large orchestral works. Mr. Räihälä’s highly active career includes fulfilling numerous composition commissions. His works have been performed by important European orchestras and ensembles, interpreted by leading artists such as the […]