Kari Turunen

Finnish choir director and musician
Person human Q10543612
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Kari Turunen

Summary

Kari Turunen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Joensuu[2]. He was born on September 5, 1962[3]. He worked as a conductor[4], singer[5], artistic director[6], and choir director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kari Turunen's place of birth was Joensuu[2].
  • Kari Turunen was born on September 5, 1962[3].
  • Kari Turunen held citizenship in Finland[9].
  • Finnish was Kari Turunen's native language[10].
  • Kari Turunen's professions included conductor[4].
  • Kari Turunen worked as a singer[5].
  • Kari Turunen's professions included artistic director[6].
  • Kari Turunen worked as a choir director[7].
  • Kari Turunen held the position of choir director[11].
  • Kari Turunen held the position of artistic director[12].
  • Kari Turunen held the position of choir director[13].
  • Kari Turunen's education included a stint at Sibelius Academy[14].
  • Kari Turunen's education included a stint at University of Helsinki[15].
  • Kari Turunen is recorded as male[16].
  • Kari Turunen's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Kari Turunen's voice type is recorded as tenor[18].
  • Kari Turunen earned the academic degree of Master of Music[19].
  • Kari Turunen earned the academic degree of Doctor of Music[20].
  • Kari Turunen's residence is recorded as Kerava[21].
  • Kari Turunen's family name is recorded as Turunen[22].
  • Kari Turunen's given name is recorded as Kari[23].
  • Kari Turunen's given name is recorded as Antero[24].
  • Kari Turunen's official website is recorded as https://kariturunen.com/[25].
  • Kari Turunen's instrument is recorded as voice[26].
  • Kari Turunen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FI[29]

  • Began / founded: 1962-09-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cf912c0e-1590-449c-a306-099d9588a205[31]

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Origins and Family

Kari Turunen was born in Joensuu[2]. He was born on September 5, 1962[3]. Finnish was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Sibelius Academy[14], a public university[32], in Finland[33], founded in 1882[34], headquartered in Taka-Töölö[35] and University of Helsinki[15], a public university[36], in Finland[37], founded in 1640[38], headquartered in University of Helsinki main building[39]. Academic degrees include Master of Music[19] and Doctor of Music[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4], singer[5], artistic director[6], and choir director[7]. Positions held include choir director[11], a musical profession[40] and artistic director[12], a musical profession[41].

Why It Matters

Kari Turunen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Kari Turunen born?

Kari Turunen was born in Joensuu[2].

What did Kari Turunen do for work?

Kari Turunen worked as conductor[4], singer[5], artistic director[6], and choir director[7].

Where did Kari Turunen go to school?

Kari Turunen was educated at Sibelius Academy[14] and University of Helsinki[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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