LAURI PORRA

Finnish composer enlists Stephen Fry for a symphonic love letter to the universe.

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THE TAPESTRY OF Lauri Porra’s musical identity has been sewn together by myriad threads. A fourth-generation musician raised in a classical household in Helsinki (he’s a direct descendant of composer Sibelius), he went in search of new musical horizons in his teens. Since then, he’s spent over two decades immersed in a dizzying variety of projects. “I stopped going to my cello lessons and bought an electric bass, more out of curiosity than rebellion,” he says. “At one point, I was playing in 25 bands, playing bluegrass, Argentinean tango, hip hop, electronic, metal. I just wanted to play and discover how these different styles worked.” Alongside playing bass in power metal band Stratovarius, Porra composes for orchestras and has scored for Finnish films and TV shows. His latest album, Matter…

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