Sinetän musiikkijuhlat
Sinetän musiikkijuhlat - Sinettä Music Festival
Whirling
Fri 3 July at 8:00 PM
Sinettä Village Hall
Tickets: €25 / €15
Kaikukortti accepted
Café operated by the Sinettä Village Association before the concert.
Live painting during the performance: Lola Cervantes
Programme
Jukka-Pekka Lehto:Paadar
Anna Hakula:Mist
Caroline Louise Miller:Hydra Nightingale
Melody Eötvös:Tardigradus
Sanna Ahvenjärvi & Tapio Lappalainen:Whirling Energy
Mioko Yokoyama:Metamorphosis of Moment Musicaux No. 3
Performers
Heli Haapala – flute
Laura Raudaskoski – flute
Juho Tuominen – clarinet
Liina Ristolainen – violin
Emilia Lappalainen – viola
Auroora Perttunen – cello
Eero-Kalle Bergman – double bass
Sakari Viitala – percussion
The 54th Annual International ESTA Conference 2026
The 54th Annual International ESTA Conference 2026
26.-30.8.2026 - Sibelius Academy, Arts University of Helsinki, Finland
August 28, 2026, Sibelius Academy, R-Building, Arts University of Helsinki, Finland, R-Building
Sanna Ahvenjärvi & Tapio Lappalainen: Whirling energy
Performers:
Emilia Lappalainen, viola
Joonatan Lappalainen, percussionN.N., piano
Solace, Flame and Song – Portrait Concert in Haapajärvi, Finland
Solace, Flame and Song – Portrait Concert of Composers Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen on Friday, 16 October 2026 at 6:00 p.m., Haapajärvi Parish Hall (Ronkaalankuja 3, 85800 Haapajärvi)
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Performers:
Virpi Räisänen, mezzosoprano
Laura Heikkilä, piano
Johanna Tilus, piano
Tapio Lappalainen, electronics
Emilia Lappalainen, viola/violin
Joonatan Lappalainen, percussion
Experience a unique evening of contemporary Finnish music with Teosto Prize winners Ahvenjärvi and Lappalainen – part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture Oulu2026. The series of three concerts began on 18 December 2025 in Berlin, Germany, and will continue in October 2026 with concerts in Haapajärvi and Oulu, Finland.
The programme features both collaborative works by the Teosto Prize–winning composers and individual compositions that explore new emotional, sonic, and technological dimensions.
Ahvenjärvi’s own works tend to be characterised by emotional catharsis, comfort and an almost therapeutic vibe. The lyrics for the songs composed by Ahvenjärvi, performed at the concert, are written by Jenni Kinnunen.
Throughout Lappalainen’s career as a composer, working in the different fields of music technology, has been an inseparable part of his artistic identity. Lappalainen experiments with innovative live electronics to create new listening worlds.
The composition concert series of Ahvenjärvi and Lappalainen is supported by:
Oulu Culture Foundation (Oulu2026)
The Society of Finnish ComposersTeosto Cultural Foundation
Finnish Cultural Foundation
City of Haapajärvi
European Union Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Keskipiste-Leader
Jokilaaksot Music Institute
The New Music October -festival
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Music Finland
MES – The Finnish Music Foundation
The Finnland-Institut
Finnland Zentrum in Berlin
Solace, Flame and Song – Portrait Concert in Oulu, Finland
Solace, Flame and Song – Portrait Concert of Composers Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 4:00 p.m.,Tulindberg Hall (Leevi Madetojan katu 3, 90140 Oulu)
Ticket Pre-sale:
https://www.eventim-light.com/fi/a/6a33b71ede5334af227a3a4c
Performers:
Virpi Räisänen, mezzosoprano
Laura Heikkilä, piano
Johanna Tilus, piano
Tapio Lappalainen, electronics
Emilia Lappalainen, viola/violin
Joonatan Lappalainen, percussion
Experience a unique evening of contemporary Finnish music with Teosto Prize winners Ahvenjärvi and Lappalainen – part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture Oulu2026. The series of three concerts began on 18 December 2025 in Berlin, Germany, and will continue in October 2026 with concerts in Haapajärvi and Oulu, Finland.
The programme features both collaborative works by the Teosto Prize–winning composers and individual compositions that explore new emotional, sonic, and technological dimensions.
Ahvenjärvi’s own works tend to be characterised by emotional catharsis, comfort and an almost therapeutic vibe. The lyrics for the songs composed by Ahvenjärvi, performed at the concert, are written by Jenni Kinnunen.
Throughout Lappalainen’s career as a composer, working in the different fields of music technology, has been an inseparable part of his artistic identity. Lappalainen experiments with innovative live electronics to create new listening worlds.
The composition concert series of Ahvenjärvi and Lappalainen is supported by:
Oulu Culture Foundation (Oulu2026)
The Society of Finnish Composers
Teosto Cultural Foundation
Finnish Cultural Foundation
City of Haapajärvi
European Union Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Keskipiste-Leader
Jokilaaksot Music Institute
The New Music October -festival
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Music Finland
MES – The Finnish Music Foundation
The Finnland-Institut
Finnland Zentrum in Berlin
Concert by Välke Choir
Concert by Välke Choir
Conductor, Tapani Tirilä
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
Tulindberg Hall (Leevi Madetojan katu 3, 90140 Oulu)
Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -festival
World premiere of a new work by Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen, with text by Anna Elina Isoaro.
Defunensemble and 23.1 speaker sound system
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Yliopistokatu 9, 90570 Oulu)
Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -festival
Picture: Ville Mattila
Concert of defunensemble and 23.1-speaker sound system:
Hanna Kinnunen, flute
Mikko Raasakka, clarinet
Emil Holmström, piano
Markus Hohti, violoncello
Anders Pohjola, electronics
World premiere of a new work by Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen
Haapavesi Folk
Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
World premiere of the orchestral version of Whirling Energy, co-composed by Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen, at the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival on June 26, 2026, 6 p.m., at Haapavesi Church.
Performers:
Haapavesi Chamber Orchestra
Timo Hannula, Conductor
Emilia Lappalainen, viola
Joonatan Lappalainen, percussion
KUVA: Duo Lappalainen
Berlin Passionkirche
Nordische Stimmen Grenzenlos – Portrait Concert of Finnish Composers Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen on Thursday, 18 December 2025 at 8:00 p.m., Passionskirche (Marheinekeplatz 1, 10961 Berlin)
Experience a unique evening of contemporary Finnish music with Teosto Prize winners Ahvenjärvi and Lappalainen – part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture Oulu2026.
Works of Finnish composers Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen will be presented in their composition concert in Berlin – the opening event of a three-part concert series within the Finnish Cultural Capital year Oulu ECOC2026 and the 80th anniversary celebration of the Finnish Composers’ Association (Suomen Säveltäjät).
The programme features both collaborative works by the Teosto Prize–winning composers and individual compositions that explore new emotional, sonic, and technological dimensions. Ahvenjärvi’s own works tend to be characterised by emotional catharsis, comfort and an almost therapeutic vibe. The lyrics for the songs composed by Ahvenjärvi, performed at the concert, are written by Jenni Kinnunen.
Throughout Lappalainen’s career as a composer, working in the different fields of music technology, has been an inseparable part of his artistic identity. Lappalainen experiments with innovative live electronics to create new listening worlds.
The concert will also include the world premiere of the new version of the Christmas song “Joulu saapuu taas” (“Christmas Comes Again”) composed by Ahvenjärvi and Lappalainen.
The performers at the Berlin concert are musicians specialising in contemporary music: Swedish soprano Lisa Fornhammar, Greek pianist Ermis Theodorakis, and music technologist Tapio Lappalainen. The concert also features Duo Lappalainen, consisting of violist/violinist Emilia Lappalainen and percussionist Joonatan Lappalainen, both of whom study at the Sibelius Junior Academy of the University of the Arts and at the Oulu Conservatory.
Performers:
Lisa Fornhammar, soprano
Ermis Theodorakis, piano
Tapio Lappalainen, electronics
Emilia Lappalainen, viola/violin
Joonatan Lappalainen, percussion
Concert Schedule:
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Doors open: 7:30 p.m.
Concert: 8:00 p.m.
Ticket Pre-sale:
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Leipzig
On December 15 at 5 p.m., the Lucia Concert will take place once again in the Peterskirche in Leipzig.
Many enthusiastic listeners come to the church during the Advent season to enjoy the Nordic sounds and to see Lucia, who traditionally brings light to the people together with her entourage. This custom, originating from a saint’s feast day, is especially cherished in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. The artists living in Leipzig who perform at the Lucia Concert also come from these countries.
The concert will also feature the world premiere of Sanna Ahvenjärvi’s and Tapio Lappalainen’s new Christmas song Joulu saapuu taas / Christmas is coming again, arranged for soloists, choir, and ensemble.
Performers:
Lisa Fornhammar, soprano
Elin Karlström, soprano
Dan Karlström, Tenor
Lucia Ensemble
Emilia Lappalainen, viola
Joonatan Lappalainen, percussion
Christian Hornef, piano
The Lucia Concert
December 15th 2025 at 5 p.m.,
Peterskirche, Leipzig, Germany
