Works
Solo works
Until the Stone Splits (2008)
violin
5'
Kunnes kivi halkeaa (in Engl. Until the Stone Splits) is a kind of modern threnody. The piece is a musical portrait of Finnish poet Sirkka Turkka's poem "Kipu ei kasva mitään" from the anthology Vaikka on kesä (1983). In the poem the narrator laments her longing for her deceased mother. The piece is dedicated to the violinist Saana Uksila. Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company.
Premiere: November 29, 2008
Sibelius Academy Chamber Music Hall, Helsinki
Saana Uksila, violin
November 30, 2008
Cygnaeus Gallery, Helsinki
Saana Uksila, violin
February 7, 2014
Hannover, Germany
Linnea Hurttia, violin
August 15, 2015
Festival de Musique Classique d'Uzerche, France
Fuki Fujie, violin
February 19, 2016
University of Fine Arts & Music, Nagoya, Japan
Linnea Hurttia, violin
February 20, 2016
Tokyo, Japan
Linnea Hurttia, violin
April 16, 2016
Tampere Biennale, Finland
Maria Puusaari, violin
June 11, 2016
Silence Festival, Finland
Minna Pensola, violin
March 2, 2017
The National Library of Finland, Helsinki
Siljamari Heikinheimo, violin
May 13, 2017
Club Vakiopaine, Jyväskylä, Finland
Maria Puusaari, violin
November 23, 2019
RUSK Festival, Pietarsaari, Finland
Fredrik Paulsson, violin
August 1, 2020
Our Festival, Tuusula, Finland
Terhi Paldanius, violin
November 4, 2022
FRSO's Red Nose Day -concert, Finnish Television 1
Maria Puusaari, violin
Kati Outinen, actor
February 19, 2023
Kuhmo Winter
Kuhmo Arts Centre, Lentua Hall, Kuhmo, Finland
Minna Pensola, violin
May 4, 2023
Kuhmo Chamber Music, spring concert
Balder Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Minna Pensola, violin
August 2, 2024
Sounds of Luosto Festival
Porttikosken lava, Sodankylä, Finland
Tuulia Hero, violin
March 23, 2025
Oulu Music Festival
City Hall, Oulu, Finland
Siljamari Heikinheimo, violin