Paasikivi

American  

[pah-si-ki-vi] / ˈpɑ sɪ kɪ vɪ /

noun

1. Juho Kusti 1870–1956, Finnish statesman: president 1946–56.

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Example Sentences

The sublimity of this “Oedipe” is fateful thanks to the festival’s probing new artistic director, Finnish mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Paasikivi is a fascinating singer with a multifaceted color palette and a laser-sharp delivery that accords primacy to the text.

From New York Times

And next January, Mr. Gilbert will lead the Verdi Requiem, featuring the soprano Angela Meade in her Philharmonic debut and starring Lilli Paasikivi, a mezzo-soprano; Brandon Jovanovich, a tenor; and Eric Owens, the bass-baritone, as well as the New York Choral Artists, directed by Joseph Flummerfelt.

From New York Times

Lilli Paasikivi was the breathtaking mezzo, beautiful in tone and infinitely noble of utterance.

From The Guardian

According to some reports last week, the Finnish Cabinet of re-elected President Risto Ryti was due for a shakeup, perhaps installing Juho Paasikivi, who negotiated the brief peace with Russia in 1940.

From Time Magazine Archive