UPCOMING EVENTS


Letters – Rathaus Leck

Date: September 24, 2023
Time: 17:00
Location: Rathaus-Saal Leck, Germany

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Berlin based Elaia Quartet at the City Hall of the town Leck in northern Germany. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information (in German) to the concert can be found here.

Letters – Wesel

Date: September 29, 2023
Time: 20:00
Location: Städtisches Bühnenhaus Wesel, Germany

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Berlin based Elaia Quartet  at the Städtisches Bühnenhaus of the town Wesel in western Germany. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information (in German) to the concert can be found here.

Nixus – Jyväskylä Sinfonia

Date: October 11, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Jyväskylä Theatre, Finland

My orchestra piece Nixus (version for chamber orchestra) will be performed by the Jyväskylä Sinfonia conducted by Jiří Rožeň. More information can be found here.

Letters – Bremervörde

Date: October 19, 2023
Time: 20:00
Location: Rathaus Bremervörde, Germany

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Berlin based Elaia Quartet  as part of the series Klassik im Rathaus in the City Hall of Bremervörde, close to Hamburg in Germany. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information (in German) to the concert can be found here.

Letters – Schwäbisch Hall

Date: November 5, 2023
Time: 18:00
Location: Arche im Sonnenhof, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Berlin based Elaia Quartet  in Schwäbish Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information (in German) to the concert can be found here.

Groove – Austrain Premiere

Date: November 28, 2023
Time: 19:30
Location: Großer Saal, Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz, Austria

The Austrian premiere of Groove will be performed by flutist Prof. Johanna Dömötör and accordionist Prof. Heidi Luosujärvi at Jubiläumskonzert 15 Jahre Forum Kammermusik. The concert will take place in Großer Saal, Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität in Linz, Austria. More info can be found here.

Aveo – Turku

Date: December 5, 2023
All-day event
Location: WAM Turku City Art Museum, Finland

My new solo cello work Aveo will be performed by Sirja Nironen at WAM Turku City Art Museum. Nironen and Mackenzie Melemed will play a variable repertoire together. More info coming later.

Letters – Balingen

Date: January 6, 2024
Time: 19:00
Location: Stadtkirche Balingen, Germany

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Berlin based Elaia Quartet  at the church of Balingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information (in German) to the concert can be found here.

Extinctions – World Premiere by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Date: January 26, 2024
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Helsinki Music Centre, Finland

Looking forward to the world premiere of my new 20-minute orchestral piece Extinctions, commissioned and performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the splendid Chloé Dufresne. More info can be found here.

ICE – Radio Symphony Orchestra

Date: February 28, 2024
Time: 19:00
Location: Helsinki Music Centre, Finland

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. More info can be found here.

 

PAST EVENTS


Letters – Bad Arolsen

Date: September 3, 2023
Time: 19:30
Location: Residenzschloss Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Berlin based Elaia Quartet (Theresa Jensen, Leonie Flaksman, Francesca Rivinius and Karolin Spegg) at the Arolsen Castle. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information (in German) to the concert can be found here.

CANCELLED- Letters – Erinys String Quartet – Helsinki

Date: August 28, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Concert Hall of the R Building, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by the Erinys Quartet at their own recital at the Sibelius Academy. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information can be found here and tickets to the concert can be found here.

EDIT: Due to a case of illness, this concert has been cancelled.

Letters – Estonian Premiere

Date: August 28, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Tallinn Town Hall, Estonia

My second string quartet Letters will be performed by Jan Söderblom, Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, Kaija Lukas and Jan-Erik Gustavsson) at the Tallin Chamber Music Festival. The concert also includes Leoš Janáček’s second string quartet Intimate Letters, the work that has inspired me to compose Letters. More information to the concert can be found here.

CANCELLED – Infirmus – Sibelius Academy

Date: August 15, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Concert Hall of the R Building, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki

My string orchestra piece Infirmus, a piece dedicated to everyone suffering from a chronic illness, will be performed by students from the Sibelius Academy and conducted by Elisar Riddelin, who also conducted the premiere back in 2015. The concert also includes music by my colleagues and friends Johan Ullén, Matilda Seppälä, Mateusz Gwizdałła and Matthew Whittall. More information about the concert can be found here and tickets can be found here.

EDIT: This event has been cancelled and will be performed at a later time.

Renewables – Tampering Festival

Date: August 12, 2023
Time: 14:30
Location: Pirkanmaan musiikkiopisto, Tampere, Finland

My new solo accordion piece Renewavles Op.83 will be performed by Sami Majamäki at the Tampering Festival. At the Tampering Festival it will be the first performance where all movements will be performed subsequently.

Renewables – First Performance

Date: August 11, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Pyynikkisali, Tampereen Konservatorio, Finland

My new solo accordion piece Renewables Op.83 will be performed by Sami Majamäki at the Tampering Festival. This is the first performance where all movements will be performed subsequently.

Characters – Kokonainen Festival

Date: August 11, 2023
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Location: Tervakosken Seuratalo, Finland

My piece Characters, a solo piano suite of miniatures will be performed by the virtuoso Fanny Söderström at the eight’s edition of the Kokonainen Festival. Find more info about the festival here .

Vibrations – World Premiere

Date: August 10, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Tikkurila Church, Vantaa, Finland

The World Premiere of my new trio Vibrations for recorder, violin and organ will take place on the 10th of August at the baroque music festival Vantaa BRQ in Finland. The piece will be performed by the commissioner, the fantastic Rosetta Ensemble.

Fretus – Korsholm Music Festival

Date: August 2, 2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Vaasa City Hall, Finland

My string orchestra piece Fretus, dedicated to the oceans of the world, will be performed by Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra lead by orchestral leader Malin Broman at the closing concert of Korsholm Music Festival taking place at Vaasa City Hall. More info can be found here.

Vickan & Väinö – Korsholm Music Festival

Date: August 1, 2023
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Location: Culture House Fanny, Finland

Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual children’s opera that tells the story of the construction of Finland’s new capital, Helsinki, by the architect Engel and two mice who save Engel’s plans. It is an opera about Finland’s multicultural history and friendship without a common language. The third opera by hugely popular contemporary composer Cecilia Damström is based on the script by Marina Motaleff-Kelly. The opera is aimed at 4–10-year-olds. (In Finnish and Swedish.) Cast: Hedvig Paulig, soprano, Ville Salonen, tenor, Aku Rantama, baritone and Sonja Vertainen, accordion. Performances at 13.00 and 14.30 o’clock. Tickets: 10€ for adult. More info can be found here.