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Lauri Supponen appointed Composer in Residence at hcmf// 2026

Composer Lauri Supponen has been appointed Composer in Residence for 2026 at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music...

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The yoik steps onto new stages: Opera turns Its gaze north

Northern voices are increasingly heard in contemporary Finnish opera. In recent operas by Outi Tarkiainen and...

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Pekka Kuusisto is the next Chief Conductor of Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Pekka Kuusisto, the Finnish violinist and conductor, becomes the next Chief Conductor of the renowned Tokyo...

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Composer Asta Hyvärinen’s surrealistic dream plays

Composer Asta Hyvärinen, who describes her works as “cross-sections of a shattering world”, premieres a spellbinding...

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Contemporary & Classical

The Sugar Factory program aims at renewing contemporary opera

The Finnish National Opera is launching a new program called The Sugar Factory (Sokeritehdas) – contemporary...

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Northern Connection continues to strengthen liaisons in contemporary music

The Northern Connection project continues to build networks in contemporary music as its second round kicks...

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Defunensemble: Finland’s bleeding-edge experimental music ensemble at 15

Fearless Finnish contemporary music group defunensemble celebrates its 15th anniversary without compromising its avant-garde vision. ...

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HCMF kicks off with a strong focus on Finnish music

This year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF) is starting in mid-November, with a strong focus on...

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Climate activism, poetry and herbs: Top UK festival spotlights Finnish composers

Finland will be the focus of the UK’s leading festival of new and experimental music through...

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