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Ilkka Heinonen Trio takes jouhikko to WOMEX 2014

Ilkka Heinonen Trio, Ilkka Heinonen (jouhikko), Nathan Riki Thomson (double bass) and Mikko Hassinen (drums, electronics),...
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Festival season 2014: Finnish acts on international festivals

Where do Finnish acts play this summer? We compiled a list of international festivals where Finnish...
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Insomnium and Stam1na head for European tour

Insomnium will headline Shadows of the Dying Sun Over Europe 2014 tour, which starts in October....
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A guide to world and folk music festivals

We compiled a list of essential world and folk music festivals that take over cities and...
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UMO Jazz Orchestra collaborate with Lenny Pickett

UMO Jazz Orchestra collaborate with bandleader and saxophonist Lenny Pickett on their new album The Prescription,...
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Upcoming jazz tours in June and July

Kari Ikonen Trio, Sun Trio, Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana and Jukka Perko Avara Trio on...
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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...