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News / Contemporary & Classical

Grammy 2024 nominees include Helsinki Chamber Choir, MD$ and Ruuben

The list of Grammy nominees for 2024 includes Finnish names from classical and contemporary music scene...
12.11.2023
News / Contemporary & Classical

Wennäkoski recording receives prestigious Gramophone Award

The album "Sigla" containing compositions by Lotta Wennäkoski has won the Gramophone award for the contemporary...
5.10.2023
News / Indie & Electronic

Teosto Prize 2023 given to Mikko Sarvanne, Draama-Helmi, Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen

The 2023 Teosto Prize is awarded to three works of music. This year's prize winning works...
28.4.2023
News / Contemporary & Classical

Music Finland participates in the ACDA choir conference for the first time

Music Finland makes a new opening to the American choral music market by participating in the...
10.2.2023
News / Contemporary & Classical

Status network releases report on art music in the Nordics

Today, the collaborative network STATUS has released the findings of an investigation into the environment and...
21.9.2022
In the Spotlight

Composer Cecilia Damström: Tackling crises through music

In May, Cecilia Damström became the first female classical composer to win the Teosto Prize. Damström’s...
28.6.2022
News / Contemporary & Classical

In memoriam: Jaakko Kuusisto 1974 – 2022

Violinist, composer and conductor Jaakko Kuusisto has passed away at the age of 48. Kuusisto was...
28.2.2022
In the Spotlight

Pioneers: Kari Kriikku – clarinettist extraordinaire

Lively and charismatic onstage, Kari Kriikku is one of Europe’s top clarinettists in the contemporary classical...
15.2.2022
News / Contemporary & Classical

In memoriam: Paavo Heininen 1938 – 2022

January 19th 2022 brought us the news about the passing of major Finnish contemporary composer Paavo...
19.1.2022