UPCOMING EVENTS
Ovllá is composed to an original story and libretto by Juho-Sire/Siri Broch Johansen is the first full length opera ever to be written in Northern Sami language. The opera includes original joiks composed by Emil Karlsen, which are an integral part of the musical composition to honor their heritage and integrate their voices into a shared musical expression. This is the recording of the live performance recorded on the 5th of February, performed by the commissioner Oulu City Theatre in collaboration with Oulu Sinfonia conducted by Rumon Gamba. More info and tickets can be found here. Listen online 6.2-6.6.2026 here.
If you listen live on the radio on the 7th of February at 7PM (Central European Time 6 PM, United Kingdom & Ireland 5 PM), you can download the free app SubtitleMobile for reading subtitles in English, Finnish, or three Sámi languages with the code OVLA.
My orchestral piece ICE will get its Swedish Premiere by the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra conducted by Paul Mägi at the in Uppsala, Sweden. The concert will also include music by Grieg and Sibelius. More information can be found here.
Soprano Maija Rautasuo and pianist Pinja Ukkola will perform my song cycle Dagbok at their recital “Den väntand själen”. More info here.
Soprano Maija Rautasuo and pianist Pinja Ukkola will perform my song cycle Dagbok at their recital “Den väntand själen”. More info here.
Soprano Maija Rautasuo and pianist Pinja Ukkola will perform my song cycle Dagbok at their recital “Den väntand själen”. More info here.
My orchestral piene Tundo! will get its Brazilian premiere by the São Paulo State Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Priscila Bomfim. The concert will take place in the São Paulo Hall. More info can be found here.
My new solo accordion piece Renewavles Op.83 will be performed by Niko Kumpuvaara at the Kuhmo Church at Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. Tickets 28/21€. More info here.
My first piano quintet Minna – Pictures from the Life of Minna Canth will be performed by Daniel Rowland (violin), Chiara Scannicandro (violin), Andres Kaljuste (viola), Maja Bogdanovic (cello) and Mackenzie Melemed (piano) at the Kuhmo Arts Centre. Tickets 28/21€. More info here.
The Orsino Ensemble will be playing the world premiere of my new wind quintet Raakku at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival at the Kuhmo Arts Centre. Tickets 28/21€. The whole program can be found here.
My song cycle Tidens ordning, five songs to the poems of Oscar Rossi, will be performed by bass barytone Sam Taskinen and pianist Mirva Helske at the XXXIV Mikkeli Music Festival. More info here.
PAST EVENTS
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