FMQ Special Feature 4/2022:
Never-ending competition
What role do competitions and competitiveness play in Finnish musical life?
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FMQ Special Feature 3/2022:
Kaija Saariaho 70
Kaija Saariaho represents an inspiration and a trailblazer: a composer of extraordinary music and a creator of new aural worlds; but also a teacher, a colleague, a friend, an incisive thinker, and a mother.
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Timely:
Electronic sounds and vintage machines
The University of Helsinki’s Music Research Laboratory & Electronic Music Studio celebrates its 60th anniversary this autumn.
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Mioko Yokohama
On the search for enjoyable contemporary music
"I would be delighted if an audience member said: 'Those ten minutes passed so quickly' after hearing my music", writes Mioko Yokoyama.
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Review:
Mandolin Concerto provides a rarely heard line-up
"Mandolin Concerto provides a rich, although unmistakeably Nordic, amalgam of sounds, and some refreshing sonic surprises," writes Balázs Weyer in his review about Petri Hakala and Timo Alakotila's album Mandolin Concerto.
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From the Archives (1985–2005)
FMQ began life as a printed magazine – the Finnish Music Quarterly – in 1985. Until 2005, its articles were only available in hard copy.
Selected articles from our back catalogue have been posted online, and the selection is continuously being added to.
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