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7 questions for Henna Salmela
Director of Administration Henna Salmela is retiring after an extensive and distinguished career of 36 years in music publishing. She joined Fazer Musiikki as a press officer and has witnessed the company’s evolution from a small part in a major corporation into an independent and active operator in the field of art music. Here, she…
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Lotta Wennäkoski Receives State Recognition
Composer Lotta Wennäkoski received the First Class Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland on 5 June 2026. The distinction had been awarded to her by the President of the Republic on Finland’s Independence Day last year. The decoration was presented by Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Chair of the Society of Finnish Composers….
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Violin Blend 2024 – 18 new Finnish violin duos
Violin Blend 2024 (Viulukimara 2024) presents 18 pieces for two violins by eight Finnish composers, all written between 2014 and 2024. The works are suitable for a repertoire ranging from elementary to music institute levels, offering a rich spectrum of stylistically diverse music: from the shivering, dreamlike tones of Johanna Eränkö and Lotta Wennäkoski to…
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Piano Blend 2010 – 24 piano works by Finnish contemporary composers (Pianokimara 2010)
Piano Blend 2010 consists of 24 piano compositions by 12 contemporary Finnish composers, written between 1987 and 2010. Most of the pieces were composed in the 21st century. The collection presents a wide variety of music in terms of content, musical language, and style, and the pieces are suitable for enriching programmes from basic-level studies…
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Kalevi Aho: Concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra
Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) wrote his concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra in 2014–15 at the request of the saxophonist Anders Paulsson. The concerto is cast in three movements. Buy now
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Ilkka Kuusisto: Eläimellisiä lauluja for voice & piano
Ilkka Kuusiston (1933-2025) laulusarja Eläimellisiä lauluja (1999) ilakoi Tapsa Rantasen absurdeilla, naulan kantaan osuvilla teksteillä. Lauluista kaksi (Kameleontti ja Olisipa varaanilla baari) voidaan esittää kahden laulajan vuoropuheluna. Kissa soittaa viulua -kappaleessa on mukana viulustemma. Buy now
