Kalevi Aho's Second String Quartet dates from February 1970, when he was in his second year as a student of Einojuhani Rautavaara at the Sibelius Academy. Its premiere in the...

Kalevi Aho's Concerto for timpani and orchestra (2015) was premiered in Turku, Finland 22nd April 2016 Ari-Pekka Mäenpää as soloists and Erkki Lasonpalo as conductor. Performance material is available for...

Kalevi Aho's Double concerto for two bassoons and orchestra (2016) was premiered in Warsaw, Poland with Bram van Sambeek and Leszek Wachnik as soloists. Duration 29 min.  Study score Buy...

SumussaKalevi Aho composed a shimmering six-minute journey for string quartet under the title Sumussa ("In the fog", 2023). It was premiered by Tempera Quartet at Kaustinen Chamber Music Week in...

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Ruija for flute and violoncello (2023) to be performed in Kakslauttanen planetarium dome in Saariselkä, Lapland. It is dedicated to the memory of sculptor Kari...

Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Kalevi Aho composed Le Tombeau de J. K. in memory of Jaakko Kuusisto, who died on February 23, 2022. "Jaakko and I had quite a...

Kalevi Aho has continued composing his popular Solo pieces for different instruments. Solo XVIII for tuba (2021) was premiered in March 2024 by Nicolas Indermühle in Sibelius Museum, Turku in...

Kalevi Aho's Three pieces for young violin players (2023) celebrates the full potential of open strings, first position, glissandos that end up on natural harmonics. Buy now

Kalevi Aho's virtuosic, perceptive portraits of four Finnish Cello Pedagogues for four violoncellos were composed 2008–2013. This product consists of a full score and a set of parts. Buy now

Quasi una fantasia for horn and organ (2011) was composed on the commission by organist Jan Lehtola, who premiered it with horn player Petri Komulainen in 2012. The piece is...