Cecilia Damström Festival
Very honoured to get a own Cecilia Damström festival organised by Uuden Ajan Ensemble and Tapio von Boehm! On Saturday the 8th of March all my Piano Quintets Minna, Aino and Helene will be performed for the first …
Ovlá Opera 2026
I have some very exciting news to share that has recently been made official: I’m currently writing my first full scale opera Ovlá, an original story and libretto by Juho-Sire/Siri Broch Johansen. …
Extinctions Nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize
Absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured that my orchestral piece Extinctions has been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2024! Twelve works have been nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council …
Permafrost at the 70th International Rostrum of Composer
Last week the live recording of my piece Permafrost, premiered by accordionist Sonja Vertainen and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jan Söderblom, was selected by the Finnish Broadcasting Company …
Wasteland – Broadcast and Review
On Friday the 12th of April my orchestral piece Wasteland was live broadcast by the Tampere Philharmonic conducted by Olari Elts. Listen to the broadcast on demand here until the …
Permafrost – World Premiere – Listen Here
On Friday the 16th of February the live broadcast of my accordion concerto Permafrost, performed by accordionist Sonja Vertainen, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jan Söderblom will begin at …
Extinctsions – Watch the World Premiere Here
On Friday the 26th of January the live broadcast by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chloé Dufresne will begin at 8PM Finnish Time (GMT +2) and can be …
Review of Science Frictions in Helsingin Sanomat
The new conferment cantata Science Frictions that I composed to a new text by Cia Rinne, got such a great review by Nuppu Koivisto in the largest Finnish tabloid Helsingin Sanomat, so I translated the whole …
Happy Day of Equality!
Happy Minna Canth Day – Day of Equality! What a wonderful week it has been, in the former home town of Minna Canth – Kuopio – working together with the …
ICE nominated for the Teosto Prize 2022
Very happy to share with you that my piece ICE has been nominated for the Teosto-Prize 2022! The whole launch event of the Teosto Prize can be watched (in Finnish) …