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Don Giovanni) was a pianist, celebrated teacher and the leading

composer of instrumental music in Prague. Like his compatriot Wanhal,

Dussek completed his musical training in Vienna and, unsurprisingly,

his works reflect the strong influence of composers such as Hofmann,

Haydn and Dittersdorf. Dussek's symphonies, most of which appear to

have been composed in the 1760s and 1770s, are works of great charm

and vivacity, cleverly orchestrated and full of striking melodic ideas as

this recording amply demonstrates. In 1998 Aapo Hakkinen won second prize at the Bruges Harpsichord Competition. He was also awarded the NDR special prize for his

interpretations of Italian music. Since then, he has appeared as soloist

and conductor in most European countries, in Israel, in the United States

and in Mexico.