*WATERFIRE (2021)

an Opera in 52 dreams.
For 3 singers, actor, 2 dancers and koto player, chorus and orchestra.
 

Libretto by Aleksi Barrière based on the dream diary from Myôe Shônin (1173-1232).

Unabara (2020)

for guitar, concert kantele and harpsichord.

 

Fp: Helsinki, September 2020.

Trio Superpluck

JINKO (2020)

for shô and 13-string koto.

 

Fp: Yokohama, Japan, June 12, 2020.

Ko Ishikawa and Miyama McQueen Tokita

Hoshi Mandara(2020)

cycle for piano solo.

 

1 Maa-aria 2 NEN (念) 3 EN (縁) 4 Fondamenta (de profundis) 5 Nebulae 6 Myôken (妙見) 7 Kokuugen (虚空眼)

Fp: Nagoya, Japan, October 24, 2020.

Kimihiro Yasaka

Ramento (2020)

for guitar.

 

Fp: Tampere Biennale, April 4, 2020. (concert postponed)

Patrik Kleemola

Ama no ukihashi (2020)

for 13-string koto.

 

Written for Nobutaka Yoshikawa

Seirei (2019)

for clarinet and string quartet.

 

Fp: Seasons of Silence, Kittilä, Finland, September 21, 2019.

Lauri Sallinen and Kamus String Quartet

das zur Ruhe kommen der Mondscheibe im Herzen (2019)

for guitar, violin and cello.

 

Fp: Turku Guitar Festival, October 19, 2019.

Patrik Kleemola

TEN (2019)

for soprano and 5 musicians.

 

Fp: Hiroshima, Japan, October 27, 2019.

Ensemble Hakka

Dream Transmission (2019)

for clarinet & electronics.

 

Fp: Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, July 27, 2019.

Lauri Sallinen

Usugôri (2018)

for 17-string bass koto.

 

Fp: Keyaki Hall, Tokyo, October 24, 2018.

Nobutaka Yoshizawa

Earth Treasury (2018)

for mixed choir and 5 instruments.

 

Text: Waka poem from Myôe Shônin

Ophelia/Tiefsee(2016/2018)

for actor, solo viola and 16 players.

 

Commissioned by Radio France.

Fp: Maison de la Radio, Paris, Festival Présences, February 14, 2017.

Thomas Kellner, actor

Vladimir Percevic, viola

Secession Orchestra, conductor Clément Mao-Takacs

Stage director: Aleksi Barrière

at the mercy of the waves (2017)

for daegeum, koto and double bass.

 

Fp: Konzerthaus Berlin, September 11, 2017.

AsianArt Ensemble

Piano Trio No. 2 (2015-2017)

1. Wasser im Sande 2. Kiyotaki River 3. Night Sea

 

Fp: Helsinki, November 19, 2017.

Trio La Rue

Superborea (2017)

for dancer and baroque ensemble.

 

Fp: Helsinki, Cirko, November 9, 2017.

Baroque Ensemble Cornucopia

Pekka Silén, recorder

Louna Hosia, viola da gamba

Marianna Henriksson, harpsichord

Hannu Vasara, violin

Janne Marja-aho & Kaisa Torkkel, dance & choreography

Kimmo Karjunen, lights & scenography

Jaakko Kulomaa, sound engineer

Sielulinnut(2017)

for string quartet, kantele and speaker.

 

Text: Johanna Venho

Fp: Rovaniemi, June 11, 2017.

Kaamos Quartet, Eva Alkula and Markku Köngäs

Taizôkai (2015)

for guitar.

 

Fp: Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, November 19, 2015.

Patrik Kleemola

Sogni di Myôe (2015)

for ensemble.

 

Fp: Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, October 4, 2015.

Zagros Ensemble

aufheben (2015)

A soundscape composed for the exhibition  The Ecstacy of Saint Teresa at Amos Anderson

Art Museum, Helsinki (August-October 2015).

Lusia Rusintytär(2015)

Chamber opera for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, male choir and 7 musicians.

 

Libretto: Hannu Väisänen

Commissioned by Oulunsalo Soi Festival (Finland)

Fp: Utajärvi, Oulu, August 7–9, 2015. Helsinki Festival, August 23, 2015.

Lusia - mezzo-soprano: Virpi Räisänen

The Voice of the Moon - boy soprano: Vili Saarela

Male choir Pohjan Laulu

Conductor: Jonas Rannila

Stage director: Jorma Uotila

Balade pour JS (2014)

for violin and piano.

 

Fp: Meilahti Church, Helsinki, October 25, 2015.

German premiere at Finnland-Institut, Berlin, November 13, 2015.

Annemarie Åström and Sonja Fräki

String Quartet No. 2 (2014)

"Under a Ginkgo Tree in Tiergarten"

 

Fp: Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival (Finland), July 12, 2016.

Borea Quartet

Cinq fontaines de la Fortune (2014)

for guitar and harpsichord.

 

Fp: Time of Music Festival (Finland), July 2, 2014.

Rody van Gemert and Assi Karttunen

Chant of Lusia(2014)

for mezzo-soprano and string quartet.

 

Fp: Oulunsalo Soi Festival, August 2, 2014.

Virpi Räisänen and Quatuor Danel.

Studi sull'acqua (2013)

for guitar.

 

Fp: Rome, Villa Lante, October 25, 2013.

Kai Nieminen

Lusia-fantasia (2013)

for harpsichord.

 

Fp: Pyhtää Church, June 7, 2013.

Anna-Maaria Oramo

Semui-in (2012)

for bandoneon and décacorde.

 

Fp: Time of Music Festival, July 6, 2012.

Duo Dryades.

Concerto (2011)

for organ and 7 musicians.

 

Fp: Organo novo Festival, Helsinki, November 20, 2011.

Jan Lehtola and Lahti Chamber Ensemble, cond. Petri Komulainen.

Wayfaring Moon (2011)

for Noh voice and flute.

 

Fp: Shibaura House, Tokyo, January 19, 2012.

Ryoko Aoki and Ayako Okubo.

Foco interno (2011)

for guitar.

 

Fp: Turku Music Festival (Finland), August 16, 2011.

Patrik Kleemola

Publisher: Edizioni Sconfinarte

Recording: CD Perchitarrasola, Patrik Kleemola, guitar, Pilfink 2012

Shadow of Yûgao (2011)

A sound composed for the light designer Jukka Korpihete's exhibition

 

Dreaming of Light at the Ozone Gallery, Tokyo (October 2011).

Madame de Sade (2010)

Opera in prologue, 3 acts and epilogue.

 

For 6 singers, 10 musicians and electronics.

Libretto: JT Koskinen and Janne Lehmusvuo

after Yukio Mishima's play Sado koshaku fujin (1965).

Finnish translation by Kai Nieminen.

Commissioned by Opera Skaala (Helsinki, Finland)

Fp: Korjaamo Culture Factory, Helsinki, August 11, 2010.

Renée (Madame de Sade) - mezzo-soprano Essi Luttinen

Madame de Montreuil (Renée's mother) - dramatic soprano Taina Piira

Anne (Renée's younger sister) - lyric soprano Mari Palo

Comtesse de Saint-Fond - countertenor Teppo Lampela

Baronesse de Simiane - alto Jeni Packalen

Charlotte - soprano Laura Heinonen

Conductor: Eva Ollikainen

Stage director: Janne Lehmusvuo

Seishin (2010)

for wind orchestra and percussion.

 

Fp: Musica nova Helsinki, February 10, 2011.

The Guard's Band, cond. Sami Hannula.

Bashô Fragments, Tokyo Version (2009)

for bass clarinet, cello and electronics.

 
Fp: Tokyo Opera City, June 21, 2010.

Ensemble Nomad

MORI (2009)

for two violins and viola.

 

Fp: Kuhmo, Finland, March 14, 2009.

Meta4 without cellist

erBa (2009)

for two guitars.

 

Fp: Tokyo, March 5, 2009.

Norio Sato and Rody van Gemert

The Trilogy of Light (2008-2010)

Part 1. A Winter's Dream, Part 2. Energy, Part 3. Elegy

 

Light Designer: Jukka Korpihete, Video: Ville-Veikko Heinonen, Sounds: Juha T. Koskinen.

An urban installation in the centre of Jyväskylä City, Finland.

Dark Paths of Wisdom (2008)

for string quartet.

 

Fp: Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival (Finland), July 25, 2008.

Tempera Quartet

Der Bau (2007)

for guitar.

 

Fp: Helsinki, March 22, 2008.

Rody van Gemert

Kheiron (2007)

for viola and piano.

 

Fp: Helsinki, September 16, 2008.

Max Savikangas and Emil Holmström

Fourrures (2007)

for clarinet, violin, cello and piano.

 

Fp: Yekaterinburg (Russia), May 18, 2007.

Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Symphony No. 1 (2006)

Fp: Helsinki, January 30, 2008.

 

Finnish RSO, cond. Sakari Oramo.

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Ormhuvud (2006)

for organ.

 

Fp: Paavalinkirkko, Helsinki, May 7, 2006.

Jan Lehtola

Sattumia (2005)

six pieces for violin and piano.

 

Commissioned by the Association of the Finnish Schools.

String Quartet No. 1 (2005)

Fp: Takefu International Music Festival (Japan), September 5, 2005.

Quatuor Diotima

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Piccarda on the Moon (2005)

for piano.

 

Fp: London, February 16, 2005.

Jonathan Powell

Scrabble vs. Komet (2004)

(Kommander Kobayashi. Science Fiction Opera Series. Season 1)

for 4 singers and 6 players.

 

Commissioned by NOVOFLOT opera company (Berlin)

Fp: Hamburg (Opera Stabile), January 14, 2005.

Berlin (Sophiesaele), Festival UltraSchall, January 21, 2005.

Julia Henning, soprano, Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir, soprano, Sibylle Fischer, mezzo-soprano,

Meik Schwalm, bass.

Conductor: Vicente Larrañaga

Stage director: Sven Holm

Vad var JAG? - VAR jag? (2004)

for mixed choir.

 

Fp: Helsinki, October 29, 2004.

Cantabile Choir, cond. Pasi Hyökki

Canzone (2004)

for viola and piano.

 

Fp: Huittinen, Finland, August 24, 2004.

Sirpa Petelius and Hanna Ilonen

Sogni di Dante (2004)

for ensemble.

 

Fp: Takefu International Music Festival (Japan), June 12, 2004.

Ensemble Recherche

Zweckfrei? Zwanglos? (2003)

for reciter, trombone and organ.
 
Fp: Mittersil, Austria, September 20, 2003.

Christopher Widauer, Bertl Mütter, Juha T. Koskinen and Wolfgang Niessner

Il messo celeste (2003)

for organ.

 

Fp: Espoo, Finland, May 29, 2003.

Kati Pirttimaa

Tom’s a-cold (2002)

for children's choir.

 

Fp: Festival Musik in 21. Jahrhundert, Saarbrücken, May 31, 2003.

Tapiola Choir cond. Kari Ala-Pöllänen.

Brunelda - the Heart of Amerika (2002)

An operatic ritual, the latest interpretation of "Amerika" by Franz Kafka.

For soprano, two actors, clarinet and piano.

 

Fp: Helsinki, November 6, 2002.

Laura Heinonen, Sami Lanki, Jukka Manninen, Päivi Kiljala and Tuula Hällström.

Stage director: Karla Loppi

Bestiario di Leonardo (2002)

for soprano and piano.

 

Fp: Paris, March 2, 2002.

Mari Palo and Antti Kaihola

Omaggio a Smilla (2002)

for violin, trumpet and string orchestra.

 

Fp: Musica nova Helsinki, March 2, 2003.

Kaija Saarikettu, Jouko Harjanne and

Virtuosi di Kuhmo, cond. Tuomas Rousi.

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Hehkuva graniitti (2001) (Incandescent Granite)

for solo baritone, 10 male singers and orchestra.

 

Fp: Helsinki, May 29, 2001.

Juha Uusitalo, baritone, Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Finnish RSO,

cond. Sakari Oramo.

Canon greffe, hommage à J.S.Bach (2000)

for alto flute, bass clarinet and viola.

 

Fp: Paris, autumn 2000.

Ensemble Cairn

Nequaquam (2000)

for ensemble

 

Fp: Helsinki, October 29, 2000.

Zagros Ensemble, cond. Hannu Lintu

de umbris (2000)

for piano

 

Fp: Ghent, Belgium, October 14, 2000.

Laura Mikkola

Flibbertigibbet (2000)

for percussion and electronics

 

Fp: Ircam, Paris, September 21, 2000.

Jean Geoffroy

Seppia (2000/2008)

for solo violin

 

Fp: Nurmo, Finland, August 1, 2000.

Kaija Saarikettu

Eukko - pidättekö vainajista (2000)

(The Old Woman – are you fond of Dead People)

Chamber opera for 4 singers and ensemble

 

based on a short story by Daniil Kharms.

Commissioned by Opera Skaala (Helsinki, Finland)

Fp: Finnish National Opera, Musica nova Helsinki, March 4, 2000.

Seppo Ruohonen, tenor, Mari Palo, soprano, Päivi Loponen, mezzo-soprano, Jari Mäkinen, bass.

Conductor: Kari Kropsu

Stage director: Janne Lehmusvuo

Soleil noir (1999/2006)

for string quartet.

 

Fp: Musica nova Helsinki, March 12, 1999.

Zagros Quartet

Hamlet-machine (1999)

for viola and ensemble.

 

Fp: Musica nova Helsinki, March 12, 1999.

Ilari Angervo, viola, Zagros Ensemble, cond. John Storgårds.

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Madame de Sade, fragment (1998)

for soprano, mezzo-soprano and ensemble.

 

Commissioned by Académie européenne de Musique

Fp: Aix-en-Provence, France, July 8, 1998.

Rié Hamada, soprano, Hanna Schaer, mezzo-soprano and Ensemble Court-Circuit

Stage director: Pierre Strosser

Ensemble Court-Circuit conducted by Pierre-André Valade.

Narciso (1997)

for orchestra.

 

Fp: Musica nova Helsinki, March 10, 1999.

Finnish RSO, cond. Sakari Oramo

Ambra (1997)

for ensemble.

 

Fp: CNSM de Lyon, June 10, 1997.

Cond. Vsevolod Chmoulevitch

Velhosiskot (1996)

chamber opera for six singers and ensemble.

 

Libretto: Juha T. Koskinen

Fp: Helsinki, September 18, 1996.

Meri-Liinu Mäkelä, Reetta Ristimäki, Minna-Sisko Mutanen, Päivi Loponen,

Dan Karlström, Vikke Häkkinen.

Conductor: Johanna Almark-Mannila

Stage director: Janne Lehmusvuo

Fatalité (1995)

for orchestra.

 

Fp: Helsinki, January 5, 1996.

Finnish RSO, cond. Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Scheggia (1995)

for ensemble.

 

Fp: Siena, Italy, August 24, 1995.

Cond. Giuseppe Garbarino

Sapfo-sarja (1994)

for mezzo-soprano, violin, cello and piano.

 

Fp: Helsinki, December 8, 1994.

Päivi Loponen, Juha T. Koskinen, Sami Mäkelä, Hans-Otto Ehrström,

cond. Hannu Lintu

Eclysis (1994)

for chamber orchestra.
 
Fp: Tampere Biennale, April 9, 1994.

Cond. John Storgårds

Viridium Dies (1993/2002)

for organ.

 

Fp: Tampere Biennale, April 12, 2002.

Jan Lehtola

Credo-diabolique (1993)

for bassoon and piano.
 
Fp: Helsinki, 1993.

Jaakko Luoma and Jaana Kärkkäinen