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Timo Lassy and Liberty Ship among the best jazz albums of 2015

Timo Lassy's Love Bullet and Liberty Ship's Wide Open Suite & Noises At Sea entered reputable jazz...
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Finnish songwriters starting to make a mark in the German music market

The German songwriting market is beginning to open up for Finnish songwriters. Music Finland’s songwriting camp...
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Above & Beyond received Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category

Paavo Siljamäki’s progressive trance trio Above & Beyond received a Grammy nomination in the category Best...
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New book discusses contemporary opera in Finland

In their book Finland – A Nation of Opera editors Elke Albrecht and Eeva-Taina Forsius-Schibli provide...
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Finnish music figures send Jean Sibelius 150th birthday greetings

Happy birthday Sibelius!Finnish music figures send their regards to Jean Sibelius, whose 150th birthday is today....
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Kaija Saariaho’s busy beginning for 2016

There is no doubt that composer Kaija Saariaho has established herself as one of world’s most...
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The Finnish Music Export Award goes to Comusic Productions

Music Finland granted the first ever Finnish Music Export Award for the company behind Sunrise Avenue’s...
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Janne Mertanen – Sibelius Piano Works released by Sony Classical

Finnish pianist Janne Mertanen has recorded all Sibelius’ piano works to a box of five CDs....
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Christel Lee wins Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

The finals of the 11th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition ended on 3 December with a...
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Defunensemble defines its function with a double CD

Highly distinctive Finnish contemporary music ensemble, defunensemble, has released a double CD under the title Define...
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New and noteworthy world and folk albums for the end of 2015

New and noteworthy folk and world albums for the end of the year! Releases by Sväng...
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Finnish folk and world professionals networked in Berlin

Eight Finnish music professionals representing the folk and world music scene took part in a networking...