Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Conductor

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape the rigors of a U.S. tour and drowns his overworked self in drink, or seeks out one-night stands, or otherwise lets off steam. The tightly-wound spring that has been coiled since he was forced into his grueling training and work sessions -- shown through symbolic images -- eventually snaps in a healthy way, freeing Arsi at last to continue on, simply for the love of music.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

As part of the Usedomer Musikfestival 2025, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra will perform works by Wilhelm Stenhammar and Jean Sibelius under the baton of Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The programme includes four songs by Sibelius, sung and arranged by Finnish soprano Camilla Nylund, as well as the composer's Symphony No. 6.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

This is the second video release with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Principal conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts Norway's national Orchestra in Jean Sibelius first symphony. The DVD and BLU-RAY edition contains a documentary of the orchestra's European tour the same year and a Sibelius presentation with the conductor