KUOSMA, KAUKO (, Viipuri), pianist, teacher, son of organist Venni Kuosma and pianist Sigrid Holst-Kuosma, and husband of pianist Inkeri Siukonen.
Kauko Kuosma studied piano and organ at the Sibelius Academy from 1946 to 1949 and gave his first piano recital in 1949. He won the Maj Lind piano competition in 1948. Further studies took him to Paris and Vienna. From 1947 he appeared in recitals and as soloist with orchestras, frequently presenting the debuts of Finnish piano concertos...