Coming Up!

Sep 11-12 World premiere of Transformations for saxophone quartet and symphony orchestra performed by Aava Saxophone Quartet and Saimaa Sinfonietta / Erkki Lasonpalo, Lappeenranta (Sep 11) and Mikkeli (Sep 12)

Sep 22 Concert with Elliott Sharp (guit) & Harri Sjöström (sax) @ ImproMonday Festival in Zagreb (CR)

Sep 23 Windows & Mirrors Quartet @ ImproMonday Festival in Zagreb (CR)

Oct 3 Concert with Emil Holmström (pf) @ Uuden musiikin lokakuu -festival, Oulu (FI)

Oct 14 Concert with BERG Orchestra cond. Peter Vrábel @ Prague (CZ)

Oct 23 LP release concert of Gourmet @ Malmitalo Helsinki (FI)

Nov 5 Sini Huopaniemi (org) & NYKY Ensemble perform CybOrgan @ Temppeliaukio Church (FI)

Nov 13 Concert with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra cond. Maria Schneider @ Savoy Theatre Helsinki

Nov 22 World premiere of new work for woodwind quintet and percussion by musicians of Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra @ Musiikkitalo Helsinki 

Nov 28-29 Recording of Windows & Mirrors Quartet in Verona (IT)

Dec 5-8 Jury member at the international Arrasate Hiria Competition (ES)

Dec 13 Janne Valkeajoki, Helka Seppälä and Lauri Pekkarinen perform Dancespheres @ Helsinki Musiikkitalo Organo

News

Classical Emma for Finnish Accordion Concertos album

The album “Finnish Accordion Concertos”, featuring my concerto “Shape-Shifter” for accordion and string orchestra, has received the Classical Emma, so called “Finnish Grammy”

Performed by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra under the direction of conductor Tomas Djupsjöbacka, and featuring soloist Petteri Waris on accordion, “Shape-Shifter” is joined by works from composers Minna Leinonen and Aulis Sallinen.

The album is available on most streaming services.

BellowsArt releases The Well-tempered Clavier

On Nov 23, 2023 the record label BellowsArt released the complete recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Susanne Kujala. It is the first complete recording on the classical accordion. Her instrument is tuned to Bradley Lehman’s tuning, which he has deciphered from the ornament drawn by Bach himself on the title page of the first edition of The Well-Tempered Clavier I. You can buy the recordings on www.bellowsart.fi