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The orchestral version of Matei Gheorghiu’s bassoon concerto Requiem will receive its world premiere in Lappeenranta on 12 November. Mikko-Pekka Svala will be the soloist, with Tuomas Pirilä conducting the...

Five exciting world premieres will take place across Finland in just two weeks. Minna Leinonen’s Joy, more joy! for soprano and ensemble will receive its first performances at Fuuga, Turku’s...

Fennica Gehrman’s new collection Repertoire Treasures for Pianists presents 53 works by 41 composers, inviting pianists of all levels to discover inspiring music from five centuries. “What shall I play...

Matthew Whittall’s The World Tree has won the Finnish Music Publishers’ Award in the category for contemporary small-scale (and choral) works. The prize was presented at the Finnish Music Publishers’...

Composer Robert Ruohola received a Young Creator's Grant at the Finnish Music Publishers Association’s 50th anniversary celebration on 10 September. Presented annually to promising Finnish songwriters and composers, the grant...

Tiina Myllärinen’s guitar quartet Shades will receive three performances in Germany in autumn 2026. The concerts will be given by the Bibra Guitar Quartet, who will present the work in...

Lotta Wennäkoski has been nominated for the Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco’s Music Composition Prize 2027 with her work Vents et lyres. One of the most respected awards in contemporary...

Beloved violin duets by László Rossa and Géza Szilvay are now available in new editions designed for teachers and students both within and beyond the Colourstrings community. The publications make...

Estonian composer Helena Tulve has been appointed Artistic Planner of Summer Sounds Festival. One of Estonia’s leading contemporary composers, Tulve is known for her sensitive approach to sound, space and...

Composer Lotta Wennäkoski received the First Class Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland on 5 June 2026. The distinction had been awarded to her by the...