FMQ Special Feature 3/2021:
Making the wheels of music go round – views on music funding in and beyond Finland
What are the post-pandemic funding prospects for the musical arts? How is Finland’s internationally acclaimed system of financial support for art music doing these days? What does a musician’s income structure look like, and how will it evolve in the future? These issues and many more are discussed in the FMQ Special Feature 3/2021.
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A new era:
Nicholas Collon starts as Chief Conductor of the FRSO
History will be made later this month, as Nicholas Collon becomes the first non-Finn to lead the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. What can Finland expect from the British musician – and should the rest of the world be listening too?
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Saariaho's opera premiere:
Innocence is touching and gripping
Kaija Saariaho has done it again: her opera Innocence, premiered in Aix-en-Provence, proved to be a masterpiece and was enthusiastically received by the audience and critics alike. Its distressing subject, a school shooting, was merely the starting point for a multi-faceted exploration of humanity and trauma. Text, music and drama came together in a rich and emotional blend. Is this the best opera that Saariaho has ever written?
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FMQ Special Feature 2/2021:
Changing spaces of music – from acoustic and live to virtual and hybrid
Special Feature 2/2021 takes a look at the physical and virtual spaces in which concerts are being produced and listened to in the 2020s.
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Sakari Oramo takes responsibility for music
Sakari Oramo is one of Finland’s international star conductors and is known for his extended engagements with orchestras and for his sense of responsibility. [- -] His new job as Professor of Orchestral Training and Orchestra Conducting with the world-famous conducting class of the Sibelius Academy has kept him busy.
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A timeless tale of identity and displacement at Our Festival
Finding the right tuning
In July 2021, the audience of Our Festival will be able to witness the six-member international working group of the festival and the Globe Art Point artist residency telling a story of European identity and migration in drama and music – or at least that is the plan. The inspiration for this production comes from the life story of Finnish-Iranian musician Marouf Majidi and Virgil’s Aeneid.
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On my music and beyond:
Engawa, listening out
"During my three-month teaching period [in Japan], I learned greater respect for individuals who build bridges between cultures that are distant from each other, both geographically and mentally," writes composer Juha T. Koskinen. This column is part of the series where composers and musicians write about their music.
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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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