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    Mälkki, Salonen and Saariaho nominated for classical Grammys

    Conductors Susanna Mälkki and Esa-Pekka Salonen are nominated for next year's Grammy Awards. The recording of...
    Music Finland, 11.11.2024
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    Online platform Magma promotes the activities of Nordic composers and artists

    Magma, the new addition to the Nordic Playlist, is an online platform concentrating on promoting the...
    28.11.2014
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    Finnish songwriters co-wrote songs for David Guetta, Kaskade, Tiga, and Andy C

    Finnish producers and songwriters and have been busy lately working with major artists like David Guetta,...
    20.11.2014
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    New works commissioned by The Finnish National Opera and the Finnish National Ballet

    The Finnish National Opera and the Finnish National Ballet have commissioned new works from composer Tuomas...
    17.11.2014
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    Luca Vago won the III Uuno Klami composition competition

    The finals of Uuno Klami Composition Competition were held on 13 and 14 November in Finland....
    17.11.2014
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    Meta4 takes Finnish quartet works to Germany

    Meta4, the celebrated Finnish string quartet will tour in Germany in November and January. The November...
    13.11.2014
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    Nordic Playlist Radio Bar at Iceland Airwaves

    Radio hosts and DJs from all of the Nordic countries, the UK and Germany will gather...
    5.11.2014
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    Finnish contemporary music third most performed in the US

    According to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra database, Finnish composers are third most performed living composers, with 5,5%...
    30.10.2014
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    Miika Hyytiäinen’s mini-web opera premiered in Glyndebourne

    Composer Miika Hyytiäinen and director Jaakko Nousiainen have created a web opera that connects Glyndeboure Opera...
    24.10.2014
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    New world and folk albums for fall 2014

    This fall’s new world and folk album releases contain plenty of accordion, experimentalism and mayhem, as...
    23.10.2014
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    Archaic goes urban

    “What a weird instrument!” was Ilkka Heinonen’s reaction when he first encountered the jouhikko in the...
    21.10.2014
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    Pentatonix’s new album hits number 5 on the Billboard

    An American a cappella group Pentatonix’s new album hits number 5 on the Billboard with 46.000...
    2.10.2014
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    Samuli Kosminen: Flying to the US via Reykjavik

    Samuli Kosminen is one of Finland’s most internationally successful percussion players. He started out as a...
    30.9.2014