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Susanna Mälkki appointed Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Susanna Mälkki begins a three-year term as Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in autumn...
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Ultima hosts Nordic Music Days, Trondheim focuses on Saariaho

The two music festivals will present lots of Finnish contemporary music in Norway in September. 11...
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Relevant Tones radio program takes a look at Finnish contemporary music

Radio show Relevant Tones’ host Seth Boustead and producer Jesse McQuarters recently travelled to Helsinki to...
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Sakari Oramo conducts the Last Night of the Proms

BBC Proms, which celebrates its 120th anniversary this year, is currently taking place in London. Finnish...
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Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition begins today

46 international young singers gather to Helsinki to take part in the VII Mirjam Helin International...
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Contemporary Finnish Clarinet and other new albums

Mikko Raasakka received a Doctorate for Music from Sibelius Academy in 2005 for a study on...
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Rostrum of Composers was held in Helsinki

The 61st International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) was held in Helsinki, from May 6 to 9,...
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A Finnish evening with Esa-Pekka Salonen in London

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the music of his homeland in all-Finnish programme with Philharmonia Orchestra at Royal...
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Wennäkoski and Heiniö nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize

Composers Lotta Wennäkoski and Mikko Heiniö have been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.
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A guide to contemporary & classical summer festivals

The Finnish festival summer is full of contemporary music – in fact, it’s so packed that...
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Finnish music on the rise in the UK

In 2012-2013, the United Kingdom was the focus market for Finnish music. To that end, we...
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Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Rubáiyát premiered at the Wigmore Hall

Einojuhani Rautavaara's new song-cycle, setting poetry from Omar Khayyám's Rubáiyát, was written for Gerald Finley who...