Cecilia Damström The ability to think and feel is what makes us humans differ from other species on earth. This is also what Cecilia Damström (b.1988) tries to achieve with her compositions; to make people think and feel. Born … Read More
Reidar Tollander Organist Reidar Tollander holds Master of Music degrees from both the church music program at the Sibelius Academy (2005) and the program for Performing Arts in organ playing (2009). He has participated in master classes at the … Read More
Tuomas Lehto Tuomas Lehto (b.1985) started playing the cello at the age of three. At the Sibelius Academy he studied with Hannu Kiiski and Marko Ylönen. He has also studied with Torleif Thedéen and Jan-Erik Gustafsson in Finland and Sweden. … Read More
Christoffer Sundqvist Christoffer Sundqvist is one of the leading clarinets of his generation. Alongside his outstanding performances of the classical repertoire, the Finn is an ambassador for contemporary Nordic music. Composers as Magnus Lindberg, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Aulis Sallinen, Sebastian Fagerlund, … Read More
Maria Kalaniemi & Marianne Maans Maria Kalaniemi and Marianne Maans met in 1987 at the Sibelius Academy where they both studied at the folk music department. Their friendship and common interest in finland swedish folk music tradition led to … Read More
The Lohja City Orchestra The Lohja City Orchestra was founded in 1964.The orchestra’s operating potential was greatly enhanced with the completion of the Laurentius Hall in 1983. In the Spring 1999 the Lohja Orchestra changed its name to the Lohja … Read More
Jussi Myllys Tenor Jussi Myllys is a versatile singer and his repertoire spans over opera, oratorio and German lied. After finishing his Master’s degree at the Sibelius-Academy he spent a year as an exchange student in Berlin, and was thereafter … Read More
Juhani Lagerspetz Finnish pianist Juhani Lagerspetz (b.1959) studied at the Turku Conservatory, Sibelius Academy and later continued his studies at the Leningrad Conservatory. He made his debut at the early age of 13 with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in … Read More
Juha Kotilainen Juha Kotilainen made his debut at the Finnish National Opera in 1986 as Dandini (Rossini’s La Cenerentola) and has performed ever since at the house singing such roles as Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Jussi (The Ostrobotnians), … Read More