Sydänlaulu – Stockholm Concert Hall
Violist Lilli Maijala will perform my piece Sydänlaulu at Stockholm Concert Hall. More information about the event can be found here and tickets can be found here.
Epitaph – Kaisankallio Kankaanpää
My piano solo piece Epitaph will be performed by Ville Hautakangas at the home concert of Kaisankallio in Kankaanpää. More info coming soon!
Epitaph – Steinway Gallery Helsinki
In memory of my former professor and friend Jouni Kaipainen I wrote a new piece Epitaph for solo piano, commissioned and premiered by Ville Hautakangas, now performed for the first time in Helsinki at the Steinwat Gallery.
Nisus – Swedish Premiere
The contemporary music ensemble Norrbotten NEO will perform the Swedish premiere of my string trio Nisus at their concert New Europe. The concert will be radio broadcast over all of Europe. More info can be found here and the recording of the radio broadcast can be found here.
Science Frictions – World Premiere
The Conferment Jubilee of the University of Helsinki is opened on 20 March 2023 in an event in which the new honorary doctors are also announced. In the opening event my new 20 minute multilingual conferment cantata Science Frictions, composed to a new text by Cia Rinne, will get its world premiere by counter tenor soloist […]
Vickan & Väinö – Oulu Music Festival
Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual (Swedish and Finnish) fairytale opera for children to the libretto and original story of Marina Motaleff. On stage Hedvig Paulig (Vickan), Ville Salonen (Väinö), Markus Nieminen (Engel/Löw) and Janne Valkeajoki (accordion). Commissioned and produced by Opera BOX and performed at 5 PM and 7 PM at the Oulu Music Festival.
The Holocene Extinction – World Premiere
Ylioppilaskunnan laulajat (The YL Male Choir) conducted by Pasi Hyökki have commissioned a new piece The Holocene Extinction that will get it's world premiere at the choir's 140th Anniversary Concert on Easter Saturday at Helsinki Music Centre. There will be a concert pre-talk (in Finnish) at 5 PM in the cafeteria of the Music Centre.More information […]
Sailing to Windward – Helsinki Music Centre
Akademiska sångföreningen (The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki) led by Elisa Huovinen will sing my piece Sailing to Windward (composed to a text by Michael Binnie) at their 185th Anniversary Concert at Helsinki Music Centre. Tickets can be found here.
Speaker – Music and Nature
Honoured to be invited to be one of the speakers, along side writer Anni Kytömäki and music technology researcher and professor Otso Lähdeoja, to talk at the panel discussion (in Finnish) themed "nature in new music". Moderated by researcher and emeritus professor Matti Huttunen. More info in Finnish can be found on Art University's Website […]
Infirmus – Vaasa City Orchestra
My string orchestra piece Infirmus, a piece dedicated to everyone suffering from a chronic illness, will be performed by the joined forces of Vaasa City Orchestra and Seinäjoki City Orchestra conducted by Henri Sigfridsson. More info about the season can be found here and tickets here.