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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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    Music Kickup announced new services at Midem 2014

    Music Kickup, which recently launched their extremely successful 100% free digital music distribution service to major...
    4.2.2014
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    Softengine will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

    Finland’s contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest this year will be melodic pop-rock outfit Softengine.
    3.2.2014
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    Nordic Music Prize 2013 finalists announced

    The 12 finalists for the Nordic Music Prize have been announced. Finland's finalists are hypnotic psych-rockers...
    30.1.2014
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    Esa-Pekka Salonen named Ojai Festival’s Music Director for 2017

    One of North America's most acclaimed festivals of contemporary music, Ojai has published it's Music Directors...
    27.1.2014
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    Osmo Vänskä and Ondine won Grammy awards

    Osmo Vänskä’s performance of Sibelius’ Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 with Minnesota Orchestra won the Grammy...
    27.1.2014
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    Sebastian Fagerlund’s works in high demand

    Composer Sebastian Fagerlund's violin concerto "Darkness in light" was recently performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra,...
    22.1.2014
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    First acts for The Great Escape 2014 announced

    The first Finnish bands on the bill are Satellite Stories, Sin Cos Tan, Jaakko Eino Kalevi...
    22.1.2014
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    The nominees for Nordic Music Prize announced

    The Nordic Music Prize is an annual award for the Best Nordic Album of the Year....
    16.1.2014
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    The Lentoon! mentoring programme helped build international careers

    In the fall of 2013, Music Finland organized the Lentoon! mentoring programme to provide freelancers working...
    14.1.2014
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    Guitar repertoire builds up

    Guitarists Otto Tolonen and Petri Kumela have recorded new Finnish guitar repertoire on their latest albums....
    13.1.2014
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    Leif Segerstam celebrates 70th anniversary in March

    The extraordinarily prolific composer and distinguished conductor Leif Segerstam will turn 70 on 2 March 2014....
    8.1.2014
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    Catch Shine 2009’s new live session and a new track from Cup

    The Helsinki-based duo have had a great year 2013. Their debut album Our Nation was released...
    17.12.2013