UPCOMING EVENTS


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

PAST EVENTS


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.

ICE – BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Date: February 21, 2025
Time: 19:30
Location: BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, United Kingdom

My orchestral piece ICE will get it’s United Kingdom Premiere by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Emilia Hoving at the BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, the United Kingdom. The concert also includes the piano concerto by the British composer Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and the first symphony of Grace Williams, believed to be the first symphony ever written by a Welsh composer. More info can be found here and tickets here.

Earth Songs – Musica nova Helsinki

Date: February 9, 2025
Time: 15:00
Location: House of Nobility, Helsinki, Finland

My new violin concerto Earth Songs will be performed by Linda Suolahti and TampereRaw, conducted by Maria Itkonen. The concert will take place in the House of Nobility as a part of the Musica nova Helsinki Festival. The concert will include music by my colleagues Ilkka Hammo, Tomi Räisänen and a premiere by Roope Mäenpää. More information and tickets can be found here.

Characters – Sibelius Academy

Date: January 31, 2025
Time: 18:00
Location: Chamber Music Hall, Sibelius Academy R-Building, Helsinki, Finland

My piece Characters, a solo piano suite of miniatures will be performed by Dóra Lukács at her Bachelor’s Recital at the Sibelius Academy. Find more info here .

Framtidens skugga – Lappeenranta Singing Competition

Date: January 3, 2025
Time: 16:00
Location: Lappeenranta City Hall, Villimiehenkatu 1, Lappeenranta, Finland

Mezzo soprano Olivia Kyllönen and pianist Kirill Kozlovski will perform the song Framtidens skugga, which is the first song from my song cycle Framtidens skugga composed to poems by Edith Södergran, as part of Olivia Kyllönen’s semifinal round at The Lappeenranta National Singing Competition (Lappeenrannan valtakunnalliset laulukilpailut). More info can be found here and the whole program can be found here. Tickets can be bought here and the free online stream can be watched here.

Shapes – Hannover Recital

Date: December 19, 2024
Time: 19:30
Location: Raum E50, Neues Haus 1, Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany

Accordionist Sonja Vertainen will perform from my whole solo accordion suite Shapes at her recital in Hannover. She will perform at the hall E50 in “Neues Haus 1” at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (Hannover University of Music, Theatre and Media). She will also be performing works by César Franck, Erkki Jokinen, Matthew Shlomowitz and Tom Bañados. More info here.

Under Stjärnhimlen – Swiss Premiere

Date: December 13, 2024
Time: 19:30
Location: Konzert-Galerie Maison 44, Basel, Switzerland

Guitarist Marisa Minder will play the Swiss Premiere of my piece Under Stjärnhimlen at the concert series Feeling blue & white in Basel. There will also be music by my colleagues Sauli Zinovjev, Lotta Wennäkoski, Leonid Bashmakov, Tobias Krebs and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Find more info here.

Piano Delirium & Unda – UK Premiere

Date: December 7, 2024
Time: 14:30
Location: Rose Theatre in Kingston, London, United Kingdom

Pianist Reetamaria Rajala will be playing the UK Premiere of my piano solo pieces Piano Delirium and Unda at her debute at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, London. The concert also includes music by my colleagues Saara Lindahl and Lara Poe. The event is free! Find more info here.