Publishing Manager Ari Nieminen passed away on 14 February 2026 at the age of 73. Since the 1980s, he was a central and respected figure in the field of Finnish music publishing. He began his career at Fazer Music as an editor and later continued at Warner/Chappell Music Finland as Production and Publishing Manager. When…
When one of the most prominent film composers in Finland collaborates with an insightful artist and a distinguished pedagogue, the result is a dazzling collection of new music that fills a pedagogical gap in the repertoire suitable for advanced amateur harpists and harp students. Pessi Levanto’s Echoes and Dreams – 12 songs for harp leans…
Almost every time the orchestra has a double concerto for flute and harp on its program, it plays a work from Mozart’s early years. Flutist Marina Piccinini and harpist Anneleen Lenaerts wanted something more and asked Kalevi Aho for a different kind of double concerto that would bring out the possibilities of solo instruments more…
In July and August 2016 Kalevi Aho worked for two and a half weeks in the former house of the Sámi artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943–2001) in Lássagámmi in Yykeänperä (Skibotn), which currently serves as an artist’s residence. The 20-minute chamber concerto for harp and strings, Mearra was created for the most part there, on the…
Matei Gheorghiu’s (b. 1984) War Nocturne for violin, violoncello and piano was comissioned by the Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition 2026. In this 6-minute work the composer looks at the conflict between Israel and Gaza from a sad and outsider perspective: “I don’t like forcing a direction or theme to the music. In this…
Mikko Heiniö’s Allora for violoncello solo (114./2022) was commissioned and premiered by Erkki Lahesmaa. The 10-minute work contains elements from the composition (1864) by the Ukrainian priest Mykhailo Verbytsky (1815–1870), which later became the national anthem of Ukraine. Buy now
Lasse Eerola’s etude collections for clarinet provide an essential and inspiring foundation for learning. 25 studies for clarinet offers a musically enjoyable way for clarinet students to expand their range, techniques, and expression skills. Buy now
Kai Nieminen’s enigmatic guitar miniature is like a sounding statue of Hathor, the ancient Egyptian goddess of joy, dance, music, and love. The slowly, dignified descending decorative motifs are accompanied by flute sound rays and alternating gentle and commanding sound columns. At the end of the composition, accompanied by the distant sound of footsteps, Hathor’s…
As a composition student under Paavo Heininen’s mentorship, Kaija Saariaho (1952-2003) was fascinated by poetry that had an experimental and playful relationship to verbal expression, a lot of which was written in Swedish. In 1979, she was very much immersed in the output of a Swede Finn, Gunnar Björling, and from his poetry she composed…
Five well-known Finnish folk songs, brilliantly arranged by pianist-composer Ralf Gothóni, are here gathered under one cover! The arrangements gained wider public attention through the 1996 recording by Karita Mattila and Ilmo Ranta, and have since inspired singer–pianist duos to create interpretations ranging from wistful to boisterous. This edition also includes English translations of the…
