UPCOMING EVENTS
Violist Lilli Maijala will perform my piece Sydänlaulu at two sold out concerts of Our Festival (Finnish: Meidän Festivaali) at Suviranta, the Villa of painter Eero Järnefelt which nowadays is a private home.
Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual (Swedish and Finnish) fairytale opera for children to the libretto and original story of Marina Motaleff. Cast: Hedvig Paulig soprano, Ville Salonen tenor, Markus Nieminen baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Opera BOX. Will be performed at Lemin musiikkijuhlat , free entry!
Prize winning rising star Vilina Rainisto will perform my piano solo miniatures Characters at Mänttä Music Festival.
The pre-recorded video world premiere of my piece ICE will be performed by the commissioner Sinfonia Lahti conducted by their amazing principal conductor Dalia Stasevska. The video premiere will be performed at 11:45 on the big screen of Helsinki Music Centre, the event is free for everyone.
The World Premiere of my new piece Fretus for string orchestra will take place on the 7th of August in the archipelago at Styrsö Kammarmusikdagar in Sweden.
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.
The world premiere in concert of my piece ICE will be performed by the commissioner Sinfonia Lahti conducted by their amazing principal conductor Dalia Stasevska.
PAST EVENTS
The Finnish Male Choir Association’s representative choir Liiton miehet conducted by Paavo Hyökki will perform my piece Sailing to Windward, with lyrics by Michael Binnie, at the Alexander Church in Tampere. In addition to Sailing to Windward the choir will be performing music by the composers Forrest, Hindemith, Komulainen, Kuula, Madetoja, Mäntysaari, Poulenc, Rautavaara and Tommola. Free entry. More info here.
My solo piano piece Psychedelic will get its Swedish premiere in Södermöre by Reetamaria Rajala. The concert will be streamed live.
Elisar Riddelin will play the Swedish premiere of my piece Loco in Stockholm. The piece, originally composed for the National Viola Competition, is arranged for violin on request of Riddelin. Find the Facebook event here and the link to the concert here.
Accordionist Sonja Vertainen will perform my piece Groove at her chamber music master’s recital at the Sibelius Academy, together with flutist Heidi Riikonen. The concert will be streamed online.
My first string quartet Via Crucis will get its most northern performance by musicians from the Lapland Chamber Orchestra at Hetan Musiikkipäivät (Hetta Music Festival). The concert will be live streamed.
The movement Hjärteblad from the cycle Vidkänning composed to poems by Henrika Ringbom will be performed online on the International Women’s Day. Composed for and performed by Akademiska Damkören Linnea and conductor Merete Ellegaard in their concerts Ett Knippe Kvinnokamp.
The world premiere of my new orchestra piece Nixus (version for chamber orchestra) will be played at the Joensuu Winter Music Festival by Joensuu City Orchestra conducted by their great principal conductor Eero Lehtomäki.
My debut with Finland’s most northern symphony orchestra Oulu Sinfonia conducted by Leo McFall will be with my piece Tundo! on Thursday the 11th of February at 7PM. Because of audience restrictions the concert will be streamed live.
Tampere Raw will perform my first Piano Quintet Minna – Pictures from the Life of Minna Canth at Stockholm Concert Hall. It will be the first performance of the entire piece in Sweden.
EDIT: Due to the Coronavirus this event has been cancelled.
Linda Suolahti and Mari Viluksela will perform my piece Celestial Beings at a concert organised by Kokonainen
EDIT: Due to the Coronavirus this event has been cancelled.