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A look at the Sibelius Academy in 2018

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Special Features

FMQ publishes four times a year Special Feature that explores a particular theme through articles, music and video clips.

A look at the Sibelius Academy in 2018

01 Jun 2018

The second special feature in FMQ in 2018 focuses on Finland’s only university-level music institution, the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, through...

War and violence: the dark side of music

15 Feb 2018

One hundred years ago Finland went through the trauma of Civil War. This FMQ Special Feature explores how the eternal theme of war and various forms...

Expanding horizons in music education

08 Dec 2017

The socio-cultural, economic and political changes fostered by globalisation and technology bring new challenges to all fields, music education not excepted. FMQ presents the most exciting...

Sebastian Fagerlund - portrait of a composer from Europe in 2017

02 Aug 2017

A composer residency in Amsterdam, an opera premiere in Helsinki, commissions all over the world. An exploration of the work and music of Sebastian Fagerlund paints...