performers and commissioners: Avanti! (Finland), Ensemble adapter (Germany), Parkour (Belgium), Latvian Radio Chamber Singers (Latvia), EMO Ensemble (Finland), organist Jan Lehtola, Magnus Lindberg, Finnish Rado Symphony Orchestra, soprano Eija Räisänen, conductor Nils Schweckendiek, Sibelius Academy Vocal Ensemble, Vivo Symphony Orchestra, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Finnish National Opera, conductor Jani Telaranta, conductor Kari Tikka, guitarist Otto Tolonen, Tapiola Sinfonietta and UNKO Chamber Orchestra, among others
Competitions and Prizes:
Shared 1st prize in the SävellYS 2006 composition competition (for "Hommage - variations for orchestra"); Finalist in the 'TACTUS 2008 Young Composers' Forum in Belgium
Highlights:
important performances: Avanti! Summer Sounds Festival (Finland), Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (Germany), Doordarshan World Music Channel (India), International Christopher Summer Festival Vilnius 2007 (Lithuania), Korvat auki 30 vuotta 2007 Helsinki (Finland), Kyoto International Music Students Festival (Japan), Microscore Project Auckland (New Zealand), Musica nova Helsinki (Finland), Salzburg Mozarteum (Austria), Sibelius Academy 125 Years (Finland), STADIA "Aikamme kamarimusiikkia" Festival (Finland), Sibelius Academy Winter Festival (SibaFest) 2006 & 2008 (Finland), Ung Nordisk Musik Copenhagen 2006 (Denmark), Ung Nordisk Musik Oslo 2008 (Norway), Viitasaari Time of Music (Finland), Week van de Hedendaagse Muziek 2007 Gent (Belgium)
Education
Degree Courses:
Bachelor of Music, Sibelius Academy (prof. Paavo Heininen), spring 2008
Masterclasses:
Luigi Abbate, Beat Furrer, Jonathan Harvey, Toshio Hosokawa, Adriana Hölszky, Helmut Lachenmann, Magnus Lindberg, Dieter Mack, Tristan Murail, Michael Nyman, Jouni Kaipainen, Matthias Pintscher, Michael Reudenbach, Bent Sųrensen
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