Veli Kujala – The official site of internationally acclaimed concert accordionist and composer Veli Kujala

”Veli Kujala is an archetype of modern musician, in whose character composing, improvising and crossing borders are all well presented.” Mats Liljeroos, Hufvudstadsbladet | ”The entirety is convincing, newest and most interesting music of our time… The music of Veli Kujala resonates in a startlingly fresh and uncompromisingly original way.” Ville Komppa, YLE Radio 1 | ”...the Kujala duo shines in the Sonata, delivering it with breathtaking virtuosity and nuance.” Patrick Hanudel, American Record Guide | ”It is always a great pleasure to listen to the great Veli Kujala on the accordion” Médéric Collignon, Citizen Jazz | ”Accordionist Veli Kujala’s debut concert at the Sibelius-Academy offered exactly what a debut concert is best to expect: brilliant musicianship, fine works and entertaining program.” Samuli Tiikkaja, Helsingin Sanomat | ”The composition DAI presented wonderfully the colorful soundscape of Kujala’s music, which is sometimes gushing, graceful, mystical, sneaky, creepy, hard, clear, blinding bright.” Hanne Orrenmaa, Ilkka | ”Kujala played brilliantly on accordion… I would like to know if anybody in the audience had ever before heard such an unbelievable soloist on this instrument.” Östgöta Correspondenten | ”Kujala proved to be adept at all styles and made the accordion a more sophisticated instrument.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Coming Up!

Apr 3 Concert of Kalima K-18 @Porgy&Bess, Vienna, Austria

Apr 5 Two Moons, duo improvisation concert w/ Sid Hille (piano) @Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki

Apr 5 World premiere of Sparkling Suite @Minä soitan harmonikkaa (national accordion) -competition, Espoo

Apr 8-10 Masterclass @Musikene, San Sebastian, Spain

Apr 13 Concert of Gourmet @ Vossa Jazz -festival, Voss, Norway

Apr 24 Composition concert of Paola Livorsi @Helsinki Music Centre

Apr 26 Music by Prokofjev and Sostakovits and texts by Daniil Harms with Petri Keskitalo (tuba), Mikko Innanen
(sax) and Markku Maalismaa (reciter) @Helsinki Music Centre

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Hyperorganism released digitally

The album ‘Hyperorganism’ featuring my organ concerto ‘CybOrgan’ and the 47-minute ‘Hyperchromatic Counterpoint’ for quarter-tone accordion and surround has been released digitally in Spotify, YouTube, iTunes etc.