More awards for Kalevi Aho albums

Kalevi Aho’s latest album has won the prestigious International Classical Music Award in the contemporary music category. It features the Moonlight Concerto for viola and percussion and the Alto Flute Concerto, performed by the orchestras of Mikkeli and Lahti, respectively. The soloists are Hiyoli Togawa, Alexej Gerassimez and Sharon Bezaly. The awards were presented on 18 March in Bamberg, Germany. Last year, an album featuring Aho’s string quartets was honoured with the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 2025 as one of the year’s finest recordings. Both recordings were released by BIS Records.
Meanwhile, a CD by English clarinettist Julian Bliss – featuring Clarinet Concertos by Kalevi Aho and Magnus Lindberg – is one of three finalists for the BBC Music Magazine Award in the Concerto category. The winner will be announced on 22 April.