UPCOMING EVENTS


Sailing to Windward – Meilahti Church

Date: May 10, 2025
Time: 19:00 - 20:00

The Male Choir Valkia together with SEIM Ensemble, led by Elisa Huovinen will sing my piece Sailing to Windward (composed to a text by Michael Binnie) at their concert in Meilahti Church. The Facebook event can be found here and tickets can be found here.

Shapes – Hannover

Date: May 16, 2025
Time: 20:00
Location: Markuskirche, Hannover, Germoany

Sonja Vertainen will perform the movement The Ascending Line from my solo accordion suite Shapes at the concert Markus Nachtcafé #5 in a concert program by mussica assoluta in the Markuskirche in Hannover, Germany. More info can be found here.

ICE – World New Musc Days Portugal

Date: June 6, 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: Grande Auditório da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

My orchestral piece ICE will get it’s Portuguese Premiere by the Gulbenkian Orchestra conducted by José Eduardo Gomes at the World New Music Days in Portugal. The concert will also include music by my colleagues Hawar Tawfiq, Murielle Lemay and Vasco Mendonça. More information can be found here.

Shapes Piano Version – Joensuun Musiikkijuhlat

Date: June 12, 2025
Time: 18:00

Pianist Reetamaria Rajala will play the world premiere of the piano version of my suite Shapes. She will also be performing all my other so far published solo works for piano at Joensuun Musiikkijuhlat. The concert includes in addition to Shapes he works EpitaphCharactersUnder StjärnhimlenUndaPiano Delirium and Psychedelic. Find more info here.

Vidkänning – Tampere Vocal Music Festival

Date: June 13, 2025
Time: 09:30 - 17:45
Location: Great Hall, Tampere-talo, Finland

Vino Ensemble conducted by Viena Kangas will sing the second movement ingenting from my piece Vidkänning, composed to a text by Henrika Ringbom. The concert will be part of Kuorokatselmus at Tampere Vocal Music Festival (Tampereen Sävel). The event begins at 9:30 AM and Vino Ensemble will perform at 11 AM. More info here and tickets here.

Du store Eros – Mozarteum

Date: June 13, 2025
Time: 19:00

Students from the class of Professor Pauliina Tukianen at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg will perform my song Du store Eros from my song cycle Framtidens skugga. More information coming soon.

Epitaph – Kangasala Classic

Date: June 15, 2025
Time: 18:00
Location: Kangasala Church, Kangasala, Finland

Ossi Tanner will perform my piece Epitaph at the final concert of Kangasala Classic. There will also be music by Agnes Tschetschulin, Helvi Leiviskä and Franz Schubert. More info can be found here and tickets can be found here.

Aino – Sysmä Suvisoitto

Date: June 29, 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: Sysmä Church, Finland

My second Piano Quintet Aino – Emotions from the life of Aino Sibelius will be performed at the Sysmä Summer Sounds Festival. It will be performed at the chamber music concert by flautist Enna Puhakka, clarinetist Eeva Mäenluoma, violinist Linda Suolahti, cellist Markus Hohti and pianist Miikka Taipale. More info can be found here and tickets here.

Cura – Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival

Date: July 26, 2025
Time: 15:00
Location: Kuhmo-talo, Kuhmo, Finland

My piece Cura will be performed by violinist Daniel Rowland and pianist Matilda Kärkkäinen at Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival at concert number 55 (at the 55th edition of the festival).

Psychedelic – Pori

Date: August 22, 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: Promenadi-sali, Pori, Finland

My solo piano piece Psychedelic will be performed in Pori by Miikka Taipale. The program also includes music by Selim Palmgren and Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Tickets can be found here.

 

PAST EVENTS


Permafrost – German Premiere

Date: April 16, 2025
Time: 19:30
Location: Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany

Looking forward to the German premiere my new 22-minute accordion concerto Permafrost in Hannover by Sonja Vertainen and musica assoluta conducted by Thorsten Encke. More info can be found here.

Sydänlaulu – Sibelius Academy

Date: April 8, 2025
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Location: Concert Hall, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki

Violist Liisa Orava will perform my piece Sydänlaulu at her master recital at the Sibelius Academy. She will also be performing works my Justus Weinreich, Johann Matthias Sperger, Lillian Fuchs and Caroline Shaw. Free entry! More info here.

Epitaph – Vaasa City Hall

Date: April 6, 2025
All-day event
Location: Kaupungintalon kamarimusiikkisalissa/ Stadshusets kammarmusiksal, Vaasa/Vasa, Finland

Tuomas Turriago will perform my piece Epitaph at his and Dimas Ruiz Santos recital in Vaasa. The concert also includes pieces for oboe and piano, composed by Jenny Hettne, Atso Almila and by Tuomas Turriago himself. More info can be found here.

Vidare, hur långt, hur länge – Nya Paviljongen

Date: April 5, 2025
Time: 18:00
Location: Nya Paviljongen, Grankulla, Finland

My new work for women’s voice choir Vidare, hur långt, hur länge composed to a brand new text by poet Heidi von Wright was commissioned by the Exaudio Choir, who also will give the world premiere conducted by Hanna Kronqvist. Tickets can be found here.

All Piano Works – Seinäjoki

Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Location: Kalevan Navetta, Seinäjoki, Finland

Pianist Reetamaria Rajala will be performing all my so far published solo works for piano at the Seinäjoki City Orchestra’s Club evening. The concert includes the works EpitaphCharacters, Under StjärnhimlenUndaPiano Delirium and Psychedelic. Find more info here.

Orchestral Concert – Damström Festival

Date: March 9, 2025
Time: 17:00
Location: House of Nobility, Helsinki, Finland

Very honoured to get a own festival organised by Uuden Ajan Ensemble and Tapio von Boehm! On Sunday 9.3 my orchestral works Tundo!, Lucrum, Nixus, ICE and Wasteland and the orchestral version of my song cycle Dagbok will be performed, showcasing a decade of my compositions. Soprano Hedvig Paulig will be the soloist of Dagbok. The concert takes place in the House of Nobility and tickets can be found here.

Piano Quintets – Damström Festival

Date: March 8, 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: House of Nobility, Helsinki, Finland

Very honoured to get a own festival organised by Uuden Ajan Ensemble and Tapio von Boehm! On Saturday 8.3 all my Piano Quintets Minna, Aino and Helene will be performed for the first time all in one concert called Historical female portraits in tones. The concert takes place in the House of Nobility and tickets can be found here.

Vidare, hur långt, hur länge – World Premiere

Date: March 8, 2025
Time: 18:00
Location: Vasa stadshus, Vasa, Finland

My new work for women’s voice choir Vidare, hur långt, hur länge composed to a brand new text by poet Heidi von Wright was commissioned by the Exaudio Choir, who also will give the world premiere conducted by Hanna Kronqvist. Tickets can be found here.

Earth Songs – Radio Broadcast

Start date: February 28, 2025
End date: March 30, 2025
Time: 19:00

The live recording of my new violin concerto Earth Songs, performed by Linda Suolahti and TampereRaw, conducted by Maria Itkonen at the Musica nova Helsinki Festival, will be radio broadcast in Finland at 7PM. It will be available world wide on demand one month forward here. The concert includes include music by my colleagues Tomi Räisänen, Ilkka Hammo and a world premiere by Roope Mäenpää. Listen online here.

ICE – BBC3 Radio Broadcast

Start date: February 24, 2025
End date: March 26, 2025
Time: 00:30
Location: Radio BBC3 and BBC Sounds

Looking forward to hear my orchestral piece ICE be performed by the fantastic Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra led by their marvellous chief conductor Nicholas Collon. aired on the radio channel BBC3 and available for 30 days afterwards on BBC Sounds. It will be broadcast at 12:30 AM British Time (GMT), hence 2:30 Finnish Time (EET). More info can be found here.