Five premieres in two weeks

Five exciting world premieres will take place across Finland in just two weeks.

Minna Leinonen’s Joy, more joy! for soprano and ensemble will receive its first performances at Fuuga, Turku’s new music hall, on 28 and 29 October. Soprano Meeri Pulakka will perform with musicians of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra.

Jyrki Linjama’s Fifth String Quartet, inspired by the Gregorian prayer Da pacem, Domine, will be premiered by the CORA Quartet at the Kauniainen Music Festival on 31 October 2026.

Olli Kortekangas’s Five Études for Organ will receive its world premiere in Kuopio on 3 November, performed by students of the Sibelius Academy.

On 5 November, Oulu Sinfonia and conductor Rumon Gamba will premiere Kalevi Aho’s Piccolo Concerto with Carlotta Petri, for whom the work was composed. The same evening, the Seinäjoki City Orchestra will celebrate its 90th anniversary with the premiere of Tuomas Turriago’s orchestral version of Danzas latinas, conducted by Jukka Iisakkila.