Teppo Hauta-aho

Teppo Hauta-Aho (born May 27, 1941) is a Finnish double bassist and composer.
Early life and studies.
Hauta-Aho was born in Janakkala, near Hämeenlinna, on May 27, 1941. He studied the double bass at the Sibelius Academy from 1963 to 1970 and with František Pošta in Prague.
Later life and career.
From 1965 to 1972, he played with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1975, he was with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra. In 1999 he performed with Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, Irish-Swiss pianist John Wolf Brennan and Finish drummer Teppo Mäkynen at Kerava Festival. One of his best known works, "Fantasia", for trumpet and orchestra, won the 1986 Queen Maria Jose competition in Geneva. Another, "Kadenza", has been the set piece for international music competitions and has been played at music festivals.
He is a self-taught as a composer, and his compositions include a double bass concerto, chamber music and works for the double bass.
Discography.
With Juhani Aaltonen
With Anthony Braxton
With Evan Parker
With Edward Vesala
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