Calendar

Calendar
2010

February 26, Helsinki

Triptych for Seven
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra


March 18, Washington DC

Iscrizione, Phillips Duettino (world premiere), Divertimento, Tämä hetki – Dieser Augenblick
Meri Siirala, soprano, Olli Leppäniemi, clarinet, Samuli Peltonen, cello, Kristian Attila, piano


March 20, Tampere & March 21, Espoo

Pietà
Pia Freund, soprano, Varpu Haavisto, viola da gamba, Assi Karttunen, harpsichord


April 16, Tampere

Crossing the Five Rivers, Ciaccona (wp)
Varpu Haavisto, viola da gamba, Kari Vuola, organ


April 27, Oulu

Boreas (wp), Divertimento
Markku Korhonen, clarinet, Arto Alikoski, cello
Oulu Sinfonia String Quartet


June 10, Espoo

Ciaccona
Kari Vuola, organ


July 27 & 28, Uusikaupunki

Syvä ilo, Aveux (wp), Quartettino
Monica Groop, mezzosoprano, Rudolf Jansen, piano, Anni Haapaniemi, oboe, New Helsinki Quartet & al.


September 12, Hämeenlinna

Pietà
Pia Freund, soprano, Varpu Haavisto, viola da gamba, Assi Karttunen, harpsichord


October 6, Jyväskylä

Mukka Suite
Jyväskylä Sinfonia, cond. Martin Fischer-Dieskau


November 5, Espoo

Charms
Eeva Koskinen, violin, Riitta Pesola, cello, Marita Viitasalo, piano,
Tapiola Sinfonietta, cond. Santtu Rouvali


November 9, Oulainen

Pietà
Pia Freund, soprano, Varpu Haavisto, viola da gamba, Assi Karttunen, harpsichord


2011


April 27, Helsinki

Piano Concerto
Paavali Jumppanen, piano, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dmitri Slobodeniuk


May 15, Washington DC

new work (wp)
The Children's Chorus of Washington, cond. Joan Gregoryk


May 22, Washington DC

new work (wp)
The Choral Arts Society of Washington, cond. Norman Scribner


June 7, Naantali

new work (wp)


October 28, Helsinki

Yhden yön juttu (One Night Stand), chamber opera (wp)
Sibelius Academy Opera, cond. Markus Lehtinen
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New opera commission
Olli will compose a chamber opera for the opening season of the Helsinki Music Center. The opera which goes by the name Yhden yön juttu (One Night Stand) has been commissioned by the Sibelius Academy. Olli’s long-time working partner Michael Baran will write the libretto. The world premiere of the opera is scheduled for October 28, 2011.
 
Olli now a member of the Kalevala Society

Olli has been honored with the membership of the distinguished Kalevala Society.  The society’s members are scholars and artists with a strong interest in the Finnish national epic.

 
Two commissions from Washington DC

Two DC choirs have commissioned works from Olli. The Children’s Chorus of Washington will perform their commission on May 15, 2011, followed by the world premiere of an extensive work for The Choral Arts Society a week later. The latter is a joint commission with the Tampere Philharmonic.
More information: The Choral Arts Society
 
Olli in Washington DC & Baltimore

In March 2010, Olli’s music was presented in Washington DC in the Phillips Collection’s “Leading European Composers” concert series. Top young Finnish musicians, picked by the composer himself, performed four of his recent chamber works, including the world premiere of Phillips Duettino, written especially for the occasion.

Olli also gave a master class lecture on his music at Peabody Institute in Baltimore.

 
Crusell Week to concentrate on Olli

Olli has been chosen as the focus composer for this year's Crusell Week in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The festival will feature his new work Aveux (Hommage à Robert Schumann) for oboe and strings. The work will be performed by Anni Haapaniemi and the New Helsinki Quartet. Earlier works by Olli will also be heard at the festival scheduled for July 27 & 28.

 

 
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