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

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UML 2018

Soon starts my last year as an artistic director of New Music October Festival in Oulu. This year focuses on microtonality with special focus on the music by Juhani Nuorvala, …

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Quarter-tone accordion at the BBC Proms

Here a clip from BBC Proms featuring a twisted version of Finnish tango classic ‘Satumaa’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/play/p06kf8d3