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.

Performers:

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

Programme:

Hommage à Kaija Saariaho:

Luc Antonini (FR) (*1961), Sonate (world premiere)
Yves Balmer (FR) (*1978), Winds Choreography (world premiere)
Zacharias Ehnvall (SWE) (*1991), Multiplicité (world premiere)

Mioko Yokoyama (*1989), new work (world premiere)
Tiina Myllärinen (*1979), new work (world premiere)
Aino Tenkanen (*1991), new work (world premiere)
Maija Hynninen (*1977), new work (world premiere)

New possibilities of the organ with Jean-Baptiste Barrière and Alejandro Olarte (electronics)

Performance order will be confirmed later.

In co-operation with and supported by:

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

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