Jan Lehtola: Organ Recital

Event Introduction

The Musica nova concert commemorates Kaija Saariaho, who died on 2 June 2023 and whose contribution to the new organ was invaluable. In the concert, Jan Lehtola will premiere three solo works that were awarded in the International Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition. Lehtola will also premiere compositions from three young Finnish-based composers: Tiina Myllärinen, Aino Tenkanen, and Mioko Yokoyama. After the intermission, the organ’s computer-generated features will be heard for the first time with Jean-Baptiste Barrière and Alejandro Olarte. Jan Lehtola was involved in the designing process of the new organ and he also collaborated with Kaija Saariaho. Lehtola has premiered 200 compositions and recorded the complete organ works of nearly twenty contemporary composers for international record labels.

NB! At the pre-concert talk 6.15–6.45 pm Tuuli Lindeberg will interview composers Maija Hynninen, Tiina Myllärinen, Mioko Yokoyama and Aino Tenkanen (in Finnish).

Programme notes »

Performers:

Jan Lehtola, urut
Jean-Baptiste Barrière & Alejandro Olarte, elektroniikka

Programme:

Hommage à Kaija Saariaho

Luc Antonini (b. 1961)          Sonate (2023) premiere
Composition awarded in the International Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition

Yves Balmer (b. 1978)           Winds Choreography (2023) premiere
Composition awarded in the International Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition

Zacharias Ehnvall (b. 1991)   Multiplicité (2023) premiere
Composition awarded in the International Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition

Intermission
In the second half, applause only at the very end of the concert.

Maija Hynninen (b. 1977)      Voyager uruille (2024)premiere
Circulation–Solar wind–Interstellar space
Commissioned by Jan Lehtola

Mioko Yokoyama (b. 1989)   Wind talks (2024)premiere
Commissioned by Musica nova Helsinki

Aino Tenkanen (b. 1991)       Broken Signal (2024) premiere
I 0010 0000
II 0100 0010
III 0101 0010
IV 1011 0100
Commissioned by Musica nova Helsinki

Tiina Myllärinen (b. 1979)     Reflections (2024) premiere
Commissioned by Musica nova Helsinki

Alejandro Olarte (b. 1978)     Fragmented Time-Étude for Computer-Controlled Organ

Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023)    Maan varjot, 1. Misterioso ma intenso

Maija Hynninen (b. 1977)      Voyager 1 uruille ja elektroniikalle (2024) premiere
Circulation–Solar wind–Interstellar space
Commissioned by Jan Lehtola

In co-operation with and supported by:

Musiikkitalo Organ Association, Musiikkitalo Foundation, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation

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