
Matti Drukovich: At the Tomb of Sibelius (Sibeliuksen Haudalla)
The composer Matti Drukovich came out nowhere, a child of the mist, a relic of the Romantic Age, a seeming reincarnation of long-dead composers. Called "Finnish bad boy" by the ignorant, and "totally insane" by those in the know, Herra Matti takes great pleasure in thumbing his nose at the Establishment. Whether it is shaking his fist at atonal music, or shaking his bum at NATO, he is not pleased to live in a world of ugliness and perpetual war. That is why he is proud to dedicate his first album to Sergeant Kivelä and Private Kinnunen (google it!).
He is also proud to know Vasily and Olga - the Old World pianists who play his songs. You can see Vasily on YouTube. In one scene he maniacally plays "Windpower" (write "Windpower Vasily" in the YouTube Search Box). In another scene he reveals his weakness for vodka. Feisty as ever, but under the influence, he is unable to play a single note (write "Drunk Virtuoso" in the YouTube Search Box). Matti Drukovich wants you to see both sides of his friend, in hopes t