Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.
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Conducting engagements to date include Hong Kong Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Orchestras of the Royal Swedish Opera, Opéra de Rouen and Scottish Opera, Klangforum Wien, and Dala and Västerås sinfoniettas. Oramo has also worked with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra and BIT20 Ensemble. In his native Finland, he has conducted the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, Lahti Symphony, Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, among others.
Oramo studied conducting at the Panula Academy under Jorma Panula and at the Sibelius Academy under Atso Almila and Hannu Lintu. His conducting career was launched with two short-notice jump-ins with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Tapiola Sinfonietta. He is a founding member, former executive director and Chairman of the Board at Eloa Culture Company, which produces multidisciplinary chamber music events.
