This Special Feature introduces several musicians and composers who have contributed to the musical connection between Japan and Finland. Our playlist highlights these connections between the...

Toshi Ichiyanagi, who passed away in October 2022, was one of the most influential and internationally acclaimed Japanese composers of contemporary music. Possibly somewhat less known...

How similar are the fields of music and sport? Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi discuss performance, art, competition and overcoming oneself. This article is...

In this article, originally published in 1988, Ilkka Oramo writes about the national concept in music and asks whether it is possible to adapt the nationalistic...

The discovery of forgotten archives, musicians from Helsinki, Berlin and New York bring the little-known Yiddish songs of Jac Weinstein to life and shed new light...

Helvi Leiviskä wrote monumentally culminating symphonies and influenced numerous Finnish composers. As a theosophist, she wanted her music to reflect her world view and believed in...

Since its launch a decade ago, We Jazz has broken the mould of a traditional festival by spreading into unexpected venues while expanding to become a...

Tarmo Peltokoski made his international breakthrough at the age of 20. Now, two years later, he is making first appearances with orchestras near and far, and...

In 2022, several international competitions as well as annual local ones were organized in Finland. The competition year kicked off with The XII international Jean Sibelius...