Composers

    The Wondrous Adventures of Rocky for guitar (2019) by Jennah Vainio consists of 15 pieces that combine classical guitar technique with heavy metal and rock aesthetics. There are not many...

    Kalevi Aho: Symphony No. 17 "Symphonic Frescoes"

    Matthew Whittall's ad puram annihilationem meam ("to the purest annihilation of myself", 2008) for mixed choir juxtaposes facets of Christian liturgy, like plainchant, with a more spacious ritual atmosphere influenced...

    Jennah Vainio: Sylvia's Lullaby (Helsinki Variations)

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    Kalevi Aho: Symphonic Dances

    KALEVI AHO: SYMPHONIC DANCESHOMMAGE À UUNO KLAMIAct 3 to Klami's Ballet "Pyörteitä" for orchestra MOVEMENT 4. Tuulien ja tulien tanssi(Dance of the Winds and Fires) Trk   Bar   Duration01      001      ...

    Kalevi Aho: Concerto for kantele, strings and percussion

    Almost every time the orchestra has a double concerto for flute and harp on its program, it plays a work from Mozart's early years. Flutist Marina Piccinini and harpist Anneleen...

    In July and August 2016 Kalevi Aho worked for two and a half weeks in the former house of the Sámi artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943–2001) in Lássagámmi in Yykeänperä (Skibotn),...

    Mikko Heiniö's Allora for violoncello solo (114./2022) was commissioned and premiered by Erkki Lahesmaa. The 10-minute work contains elements from the composition (1864) by the Ukrainian priest Mykhailo Verbytsky (1815–1870),...

    Kai Nieminen’s enigmatic guitar miniature is like a sounding statue of Hathor, the ancient Egyptian goddess of joy, dance, music, and love. The slowly, dignified descending decorative motifs are accompanied...