Raoul Björkenheim (b. 1956) is a Finnish-American guitarist known mainly for his "eclectric" improvising in groups such as Krakatau, the Scorch Trio and most recently Blixt. Throughout his professional life he has maintained a keen interest in composing and contemporary music, appearing as a soloist with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic, and has written scores for all four. His most successful one to date has been "Situations", a concerto for violin, electric…
Raoul Björkenheim (b. 1956) is a Finnish-American guitarist known mainly for his "eclectric" improvising in groups such as Krakatau, the Scorch Trio and most recently Blixt. Throughout his professional life he has maintained a keen interest in composing and contemporary music, appearing as a soloist with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic, and has written scores for all four. His most successful one to date has been "Situations", a concerto for violin, electric guitar and orchestra. He is presently completing a suite of solo guitar pieces to be recorded in the spring of 2013. September 2012