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My piano solo piece Piano Delirium is part of the show Trådar by the contemporary Cirkus Cirkör as a part of Östersjöfestivalen taking place at the Berwaldhallen concert hall in Stockholm. The piece is performed by Johan Ullén in the show.

Very excited about the world premiere of my new 20 min orchestra piece Wasteland commissioned and performed by the symphony orchestra of the Norrlandsopera conducted by their fantastic principal guest conductor Ville Matvejeff. More information can be found here.

A string trio from the Tampering Ensemble will perform my Nisus at the fifth Tampering Festival. This year’s Tampering festival focuses on works composed during the pandemic and on works by Ukrainian composers.

At the first concert of the season, Joensuu City Orchestra will give a taster of the different pieces that are coming up during the fall season 2022, conducted by the conducting class from the Sibelius Academy. The young and talented conductor and composer Elisar Riddelin will conduct my piece Lucrum. The concert is for free.

Violinist Elisar Riddelin will perform Sydänlaulu in Northern Finland’s Saariselkä at Kaksilauttanen Arctic Resort at the festival Luosto Soi. More information about the event can be found here and tickets can be found here.

My piano solo piece Psychedelic has been released on the fantastic Reetamaria Rajala’s debut album SILENCE! Avaiable on streaming platforms NOW!

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, Rolf Broman baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Opera BOX. Tickets 20 euros per child, parents for free. Link to the festivals homepage and to their Facebook page.

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, Rolf Broman baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Opera BOX. Tickets 20 euros per child, parents for free. Link to the festivals homepage and to their Facebook page.

The new work Cura, commissioned by Leena and Antti Ihamuotila will get it’s world premiere at the Latosoitto Festival by Pekka Kuusisto and Tiina Karakorpi. The concert is sold out.

Soprano Emma Hartikainen and pianist Tanja Niiranen will perform two songs from my song cycle Dagbok at their summer concert in Järvenpää. They are performing a very interesting lied program including music by Ruth Schönthal (1924–2008)
Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983), Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979), Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), Lori Laitman (1955-), Johanna Müller-Hermann (1868–1941), Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915–1940) and Undine Smith Moore (1904–1989). More information can be found here.