The world premiere of Matthew Whittall’s oboe concerto In the New Light of Spring is on the program of the Vaasa City Orchestra 13. December. The work is a co-commission involving also the Tapiola Sinfonietta. Anni Haapaniemi is the soloist and the concert in Vaasa is conducted by Tomas Djupsjöbacka. Whittall’s previous large-scale work Joy…
2025 will witness the 150th anniversary of the birth of Erkki Melartin (7.2.1875 – 14.2.1937) – one of the most prolific Finnish composers of all times. His extensive oeuvre includes six symphonies, symphonic poems, a violin concerto, stage music, chamber music for various combinations of instruments and hundreds of piano pieces and songs. The anniversary…
Sanatorium Express (Pikaparantola) will be staged in Melbourne on 22 and 27 February by the Australian Contemporary Opera Company at their 2025 International Festival of Contemporary Opera & Song. The most recent performance of this delightful opera buffa to a libretto by Minna Lindgren was last year in Germany, by the Frankfurt Chamber Opera….
“Žibuoklė Martinaitytė – a distinctive voice. These choral works go beyond words… A powerfully compelling, stunningly sung hour of immersive listening to a distinctive and important musical voice.” This is how the BBC Music Magazine praised Martinaitytė’s new album ‘Aletheia‘ and chose it as the choral disc of the month. The New York Times chose…
Uusi pianokoulu Minun pianoni on ilmestynyt! Innostavien kappaleiden kautta opitaan perusrytmit, tahtiosoitukset ja nuotit kahden oktaavin alueella. Säestyksiä löytyy kirjan sivuilta ja myös soivina versioina QR-koodien takaa. Värikkäät kuvat, tarinat ja hahmot piristävät soittohetkiä, ja pienet teoriatehtävät tukevat pedagogisesti tarkkaan mietittyä etenemistä. Kirjan on kehitänyt Italiassa pianonsoiton opettajana työskentelevä musiikin maisteri ja musiikkipedagogi Julia Reinikainen….
Lotta Wennäkoski’s Verdigris for orchestra has become a new concert hit, and can already boast 16 performances around the world this year alone. Another orchestral favourite by her is Flounce, performed at the BBC Proms and soon a popular curtain-raiser after its premiere. Since the beginning of this year, Verdigris has been played in Australia,…
Lara Poe‘s music is rapidly gaining ground. Her Laulut maaseudulta (Songs from the Countryside) for voice and orchestra was premiered on 25 August at the 2024 London Proms by the orchestras of the Sibelius Academy and the Royal College of Music conducted by Sakari Oramo. The soprano soloist is Anu Komsi. After the Proms, the work will travel…
