A wonderful classical music event held amidst the mountain scenery of Lapland in Luosto, Pyhä and Sodankylä 1 August – 4 August 2024. Concerts held on the slopes of Ukko-Luosto, in the old log church at Sodankylä, and at other intriguing new venues will provide a diverse range of chamber,…
Joel Ward is an Anglo-Finnish audio engineer and musician. Originally a trumpet player, later a bass player, and now primarily a singer, Ward is also a remarkably experienced sound technician despite his young age. He graduated from the University of the Arts, Helsinki Sibelius Academy’s music technology program with a…
The Sounds of Luosto festival will be organized in the Lappish landscape on Luosto, Pyhä, and in Sodankylä. Concerts will be held in places like the natural amphitheaters of Ukko-Luosto and Aittakuru, as well as Sodankylä’s historic old church. The theme of 2023 is from earth to sky. On offer…
Artistic director of the “Sounds of Luosto” festival, Aku Sorensen (born in Santa Clara, CA) has recently completed a master’s degree in conducting at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts, under the tutelage of Sakari Oramo. He has previously received tuition from such conductors as Jorma Panula,…
Eija Ahvo is an actress whose career began in the Helsinki City Theater in the year 1988. Singing became her second career when she became a freelancer in 1985. Her breakthrough to household recognition came in 1986, when she appeared on the TV program Soitinmenot. Ahvo can be seen and…
Italian-Swiss flutist Livia Schweizer is a flutist based in Helsinki. She started to study flute at the Conservatory Mascagni of Livorno in Mauro Rossi’s class. Attracted by the Nordic cultures and by the Finnish musical scene, in 2012 Livia took part in the Erasmus program at the OAMK in Oulu,…
Pianist Tuula Hällström fell in love with making music with others early. Chamber music entered her life early at the Western Helsinki Music Institute. This culminated in a win at the Juvenalia Chamber Music Competition alongside violinist Anna Malmivirta (o.s. Kahanpää) in 1995. Collaboration with singers began immediately when Hällström…
British soprano Olivia Moss is currently working towards her master’s degree in Vocal Arts at the Sibelius Academy, under the tutelage of Outi Kähkönen. Moss was awarded Second Prize in the Helsinki Lied Competition 2021, alongside her duo partner Kumi Shimozaki and she was a finalist in the Boosey &…
Anu Magga is a Sami reindeer farmer, entrepreneur, and artist who holds traditional Sami joik and storytelling close to her heart. Magga has performed joik since her school days, and she sought to enhance her storytelling skills with a degree from the Lapland University as a Story Master. In addition…
Pianist Martin Malmgren has made himself known as a versatile performer, equally at home on stage as a soloist, a chamber musician, and a lied pianist. With an unusually wide repertoire ranging from early baroque up until the music of our times, he takes delight in surprising his audiences by…
