UMO gives concerts to 8500 eight graders in March
This series of 13 concerts is part of the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Art Testers project, in which all Finnish eight graders are invited. Only Art Testers can participate the concert.
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Six works of music nominated for the 2023 Teosto Prize
The nominees for the 2023 Teosto Prize were selected from Finnish works of music published in 2022. The Teosto Prize, which was first awarded in 2003 and is now being awarded for the 18th time, is one of the most noteworthy art prizes in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the prize is to recognise bold, original and innovative works of music.
Tom Jones to perform at Pori Jazz 2023
The legendary Sir Tom Jones and domestic stars Pepe & Saimaa, Erja Lyytinen, Aili Ikonen and Arppa will perform at Pori Jazz in July 2023.
Guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen tours Finland with his nine-piece band in February
Guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen, who rarely performs in Finland, will give concerts between February 24–27 in Espoo, Tampere, Oulu and Rovaniemi. The tour follows Reijonen's Three Seconds | Kolme Toista album, released in October 2022, which has collected top reviews both domestically and around the world.
Max Zenger appointed as the 2nd alto saxophonist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Saxophonist and woodwind specialist Max Zenger (b. 1988) has been appointed as the new 2nd alto saxophonist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra.
PLOP & JUNNU by PLOP and Juhani Aaltonen wins the Emma award for best jazz record of 2022
Jazz trio PLOP and Juhani Aaltonen celebrate their Emma Award win for the best jazz record of 2022.
Odysseus festival on Lonna island 21–23 July – the first artists announced
The strengths of the festival, held for the third time this year, are a bold and internationally high-level program, the unique maritime milieu of the island of Lonna, and the approachable atmosphere of the compact event. The first of 2023 performers have been announced.
Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri isännöi jo toisen Markku Johansson sävellys- ja sovituskilpailun
Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri järjestää toisen kerran Markku Johanssonin nimeä kantavan sävellys- ja sovituskilpailun vuonna 2023. Kilpailun palkitut teokset kuullaan osana Vantaan Viihdeorkesterin 75 v. juhlakonserttia, joka järjestetään Helsingin Musiikkitalossa 30.9.2023.
Horisontti-työryhmä etsii vuoden 2022 yleisötyötekoa
Vuoden yleisötyöteko -tunnustuspalkinto myönnetään kulttuurin ja esittävän taiteen alaan liittyvälle projektille, hankkeelle tai teolle, joka on ollut ajankohtainen vuoden 2022 aikana.
The full program of the 37th April Jazz Festival has been published
The full program of the 37th April Jazz Festival has been published. New additions to the program include the multiple Grammy nominee The Baylor Project (US), the luminous R&B singer Judith Hill (US), Yumi Ito (CH) and Steve Coleman And Five Elements (US), who inspired an entire jazz generation. The festival will also feature the album releases of Jukka Linkola's The Tentet and Antti Lötjönen Quintet East.