- Performances and premieres on various festivals and concerts: Musica Nova Helsinki 2007 & 2009, Avanti! Summer Sounds 2007 & 2008 (Porvoo, Finland), Time of Music Festival 2007, 2008 & 2009 (Viitasaari, Finland), SibaFest 2008 (Helsinki, Finland), Ung Nordisk Musik 2007 (Reykjavík, Iceland), 30th Anniversary Festival of Ears Open Society (2007, Helsinki), Turku Music Festival 2007 (Turku, Finland), Kantakaupungin Kitarakonsertit 2006 Festival (Helsinki), National Wind and Brass Music Days 2006 (Turku), Kemiö Music Festival 2005 (Kemiö, Finland) and on the concert tour of the Finnish Polytechnic Chamber Orchestra in 2004-2005 in Tampere, Helsinki, Kuhmo, Oulu (Finland), Bratislava and Piestany (Slovakia)
- One of the young Finnish Composers featured and interviewed in the radio program series "Suomalaiset Sävelet Nyt" (Finnish Sounds Now) in November 2006, produced by Radio YLE 1 of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
- Composer of the year 2006 of the Helsinki Guitar Society
- Performances of Klami’s works abroad: in Estonia, Iceland, Italy and Slovakia
Markku Klami’s works have been performed among others by
Eija Räisänen and Avanti! Orchestra (cond. Magnus Lindberg), Finnish Polytechnic Chamber Orchestra (cond. Atso Almila), Mia Heikkinen and Chamber Orchestra UNKO (cond. Jani Telaranta), Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra (cond. David Searle), Chorus Cathedralis Iuniorum (cond. Heikki Rainio), Helsinki Guitar Duo (Rody van Gemert & Mikko Ikäheimo), Massimo Felici, Jón Guðmundsson, Pasi Helin, Huba Hollókõi, Otto Jakobsson, Henna Jämsä, Timo Kaakkolammi, Patrik Kleemola, Hanna Kosonen, Vincent Lhermet, Olli-Pekka Martikainen, Tanja Nisonen, Annika Põder, Lily-Marlene Puusepp, Aleksi Rajala, Jukka Rajala, Lauri Sallinen, Antti Suoranta, Seeli Toivio, Otto Tolonen, Lauri Vaahtoranta and Patrick Vena. |
2004: Winner of the National Composition Competition of the Finnish Polytechnic Chamber Orchestra (Flow for string orchestra)
2006: Shared First Prize in the National SävellYS Composition Competition organized by Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra (sight - energy - vague - ocean)
2009: On the Jury's list of recommended works in the 2nd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition (FUME for clarinet and orchestra) |
| Check the Media section of my website for reviews (sorry, they're in Finnish only at the moment) |
Christina Athinodorou
