On my music and beyond: How do you win composition competitions?
On my music and beyond: How do you win composition competitions?
On the date of publication of this column, Tomi Räisänen’s organ concerto Pulmo, which was awarded the grand prize in the Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition, is being premiered on the new organ at the Music Centre in Helsinki. “As a composer, it is good for you to aim to improve and challenge yourself”, writes Räisänen.