This year has marked the 75th anniversary of Kalevi Aho, one of Finland’s most celebrated contemporary composers. During the year there have been numerous concerts to mark the event. The Saimaa Sinfonietta commissioned Kalevi Aho to write the 18th symphony, and the world premiere took place in Mikkeli on 8 February. The Oulu Symphony Orchestra…
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 January 2024. Buy now Tango 60Molto appassionato, think of Argentina! Kalevi Aho wrote Tango 60 for string quartet (2012) in order to celebrate his sister’s…
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 Huhtamo (1943-2023). The duration of the work is 4 minutes. Buy now
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 partnership over the years – he recorded most of my violin works and conducted many of my compositions. I was deeply touched by his illness…
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 a concert celebrating 75th birthday of the composer. Duration 9 min. Buy now
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 extremely virtuosic, and almost concerto-like in nature. At times the horn plays also quarter-tone scales by combining ‘perfect’ and ‘imperfect’ (the 7th, 11th and 13th)…
Kalevi Aho composed Sonata III (2022) for the accordionist Janne Valkeajoki. The six fairly short movements are performed without a break. Duration 23 minutes. Buy now
Kalevi Aho’s 4th string quartet was composed in 2021. Lasting 27 minutes, the work is in four movements. This product includes the full score and the parts. Buy now
