Finnish Music Information Centre Fimic http://www.fimic.fi/Fimic/fimic.nsf News from Fimic fi-FI All news now available at www.musicfinland.fi http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/B518267F14EC305BC2257A91003585FC Update your links to get the newest information! Santtu-Matias Rouvali to Tampere Philharmonic http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/2DD5435C4A18AA3FC2257A7200265393 The 26-year old conductor will take up the post of Chief Conductor in 2013. Tauno Marttinen centenary http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/2B36CD7B4E856079C2257A4F004A36F1 The celebrations take place all over Finland and concentrate around the birthday on 27 September. Rautavaara and Saariaho up for Gramophone Awards http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/D684813CA2ABE1B6C2257A72002658B7 The two recordings releasd by Ondine compete for the Award in the category of contemporary music. Two Puumala premieres http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/847033A0B99E7B61C2257A4F004A86FE Rope will be premiered by FRSO and Hannu Lintu in Helsinki on 7 September. Meet Finns at WOMEX 12 http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/CF84CD7DDDC4F582C2257A63001F7D7E Finnish Folk music will be present at WOMEX 12 in many ways. Seven Finnish composers at UNM 2012 http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/CC0B8F2EC8D331A9C2257A4F0048EFED The festival will feature Gheorgiu, Hartikainen, Hyytiäinen, Lappalainen, Myllärinen,Supponen and Tarkiainen. Räisänen profile concert in Helsinki http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/98AC601D676B5854C2257A22004CBA3B Tomi Räisänen's composition concert on 25 August focuses especially on guitar works. OCO celebrates 40th anniversary http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/C448F206611C6B10C2257A600038BA3C The festive concert features a new work by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Into the heart of light. Helsinki Philharmonic tours in Europe http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/96149EFC58385067C2257A4F004A95C0 The orchestra plays in Villach, Austria and Wiesbaden and Stolpe, Germany from 22 to 26 August. Haapanen's Mermaid Machines at Baltic Sea Festival http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/D99FBF41F8899951C2257A22004C92D9 The premiere takes place on 28 August with SNYKO and Susanna Mälkki. Two news operas and Five women in a chapel http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/7B23775976993614C2257A5600438EED Matvejeff and Nykänen operas premiere at Turku Music Festival, Pulkkis at Helsinki Festival. New works for baroque instruments http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/A129946EB1DBC018C2257A4F004A76EC Hämeenniemi combines Indian music to baroque, and Tiensuu pioneers Finnish orchestral baroque. WOMEX 2012 Artist Award to Värttinä http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/9646AF4B5FEF0EC0C2257A5400425818 Värttinä will perform on Sunday morning, 21 OCT, during the WOMEX 2012 Award Ceremony. The folk musicians Heikki Laitinen and Kimmo Pohjonen describe murders on their new album http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/C4FF10EF390E4B02C2257A4B003BB198 Terrifying collection of new and old Finnish songs and stories is released on August. The cinematographic soundscape of Oddarrang will accompany silent short films http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/14D3BAE599FC55AFC2257A230046425E Finnish experimental jazz ensemble Oddarrang will launch their new project Oddarrang: In Cinema during autumn. Fagerlund wrote new works for the summer http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/282A440C94BD5000C2257989004DD863 Premieres will take place in Delft, the Netherlands, and in Loviisa and Tampere in Finland. 30 years of Time of Music http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/3A650D2EFA9C4538C22579B100232D0A The festival takes place in Viitasaari from 3 to 8 July and presents several premieres as well as a choral composition competition. Kaustinen Folk Music Festival concentrates this year on Scandinavia, kantele and Tavastia http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/D31541265F19BBECC2257A28003B3F1B Record-breaking number of over 300 folk music groups will be performing in Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. New works in Finland and abroad http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/E9DF6170DC7472FAC2257A22004C8A48 The summer season will present a remarkable amount of premieres by Finnish composers. HERD and other Finnish jazzists head to festivals http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/9FC30CC756ACEE0FC2257A230046F907 Finnish jazz trio HERD will be performing in North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam on 7 July. New Paths features Tiensuu, Pulkkis and Jalava http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/7F8DF028240387A3C2257A22004978A7 The New York based festival commissioned works from three Finns for its newest edition. Music Finland commences operations http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/EC3CC4095C538ADFC2257A1B00208EF1 The unification of Music Export Finland and the Finnish Music Information Fimic is in the home stretch. documenta presents Kurenniemi, Numminen and defunensemble http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/8D4DEF7B6309EDFBC2257A1600262241 M. A. Numminen's newest Wittgenstein work will be premiered. Holland Festival features a Saariaho premiere http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/DEC6FBA80C8085B0C2257A06003ADB07 The new work Circle Map will be premiered in Amsterdam on 22 June. New operas highlight the summer http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/7C02F1C5ACD61D61C2257A0900272FF7 The premieres include works by Kimmo Hakola and Heinz-Juhani Hofmann, and a community opera Free Will. Finland Fest in Japan http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/3079503A186E2FA8C2257A07002B4E12 Finland Fest brings metal, world music and pop to Tokyo. Feldkirch Festival focuses on Finland http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/1C2161B53B0BA46AC225798A0045726D The Austrian festival, 6-17 June, is inspired by the nature and mythical experiences of Finland and Norway. Mikko Innanen Intercontinental Extravaganza at IBeam in New York http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/1413ED13759A733FC22579E900292947 Mikko Innanen will have Intercontinental Extravaganza with various jazz musicians in NY. The Punk Syndrome, a documentary film about a Finnish punk band, gets awarded in Switzerland http://www.teosto.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/rssnews/D7F36D1EDC20A091C22579F20049DE9B “We’re one of the best bands in Finland. According to us.”