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Aki Rissanen signed a deal with German Ozella Music

Pianist Aki Rissanen has signed a three album deal with German jazz label Ozella Music.
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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...
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The President Toomas Hendrik Ilves awarded Tapio Korjus

The President Toomas Hendrik Ilves gave high-level decorations of the Republic of Estonia to a number...
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Isac Elliot teams up with award winning producer RedOne

Pop star Isac Elliot has teamed up with RedOne, the top producer known for his work...
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Softengine are ready to take over the Eurovision!

As the Eurovision fever begins to reach the peak point, Finland’s representative, rock band Softengine is...
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Buñuel and purgatory: interview with Kalle Kalima

Kalle Kalima is releasing new albums this spring with his groups KUU!, K-18 and Johnny La...