COMMISSIONS AND WORLD PREMIERES
COMMISSIONS
2023
Olli Moilanen (FI): Trapeze (2023) for flute and piano quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Mioko Yokoyama (JP): Mineralization (2023) for ensemble
Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 3.2.2024 Uusinta 25 Jubilee, the 25th anniversary concert, Helsinki Music Centre, Paavo Hall
2022
Tiina Myllärinen (FI): (Bad) Dreams come true (2022) for string quartet
Co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Meri-Lappi string quartet
Premiere: 11.3.2023 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki Music Centre, Paavo Hall
2021
Mioko Yokoyama (JP): There are always flowers (2020–2021) for alto saxophone, piano, viola and cello. Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
World Premiere: 7.7.2021 Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari Areena, Finland
Sebastian Hilli (FI): Honeymoon (2021) for trumpet and ensemble
World Premiere, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Ensemble Musikfabrik
Premiere: 11.3.2023 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki Music Centre, Paavo Hall
2020
Joel Järventausta (FI): Songs of Empty Landscapes (2020) for alto saxophone and piano quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 28.8.2020 Tampere Biennale 2.0. @UNM, Puistotorni, juhlasali Konsu Tampere, Finland
2019
José-María Sánchez-Verdú (ES): Tombe de sommeil (2019) for guitar solo, virtual guitar, auraphone, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, viola and violoncello
World Premiere, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Petri Kumela
The performance was produced in collaboration with the Freiburg Experimental Studio (SWR)
Premiere: 3.2.2019 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Cable Factory, Turbine Hall, Finland
Minna Leinonen (FI): Sirri (2018–2019) for viola da gamba solo, flute, clarinet, soprano/baritone saxophone, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 3.2.2019 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Cable Factory, Turbine Hall, Finland
2018
Elias Girod (FI), Linda Martikainen (FI) & Lauri Supponen (FI): Circulating Mouthpiece (2018) for piccolo, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass and dance (chor. Elias Girod and Linda Martikainen)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere 19.2.2018 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki Music Centre, Camerata Hall
PUBLIC PRIVACY
2016
Sebastian Hilli (FI): Paraphrase II – "Giant steps and eden acid" (2016) for flute/piccolo/bass flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
Premiere: 9.10.2016 New Music October Festival, Oulu Music Centre, Finland
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (IS): Wind Roses (2016) (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el.)
Ville Raasakka (FI): Traumerei (vlc, el.)
Mette Nielsen (DK): Odense Havn 1991/2016 (2016) (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el.)
Lars Petter Hagen (NO): Hymn (2007) (vla, vlc, db)
Ida Lundén (SE): Tyskamossarnas Sugluft (2016) (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el.)
World Premieres of commissioned works from Nordic composers within the Nordlyd-project
Premiere: 15.6.2016 Klang festival, Copenhagen, Republik
Max Savikangas (FI): Azonal (2015–2016) for viola and ensemble
World premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 8.2.2016 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki Music Centre, Camerata Hall
2015
Oscar Bianchi (IT/CH): Partendo (2015) for countertenor and ensemble
Commissioned by Festival les Amplitudes – with support of Pro-Helvetia and Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, Uusinta Ensemble Helsinki and Studio for New Music Moscow
Premiere: 5.2.2016 ECLAT Festival, Theaterhaus, Stuttgart
Riikka Talvitie (FI): Village Party (2015) for oboe (also tap dancing) and string quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 11.2.2015, Musica Nova Festival, The House of Nobility, Helsinki
2013
Ville Raasakka: Cantata for Choir and Chamber Orchestra (2012)
World Premiere, co-commissioned by the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 4.3.2013 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki Music Centre, Camerata Hall
2011
Markku Klami (FI): red moon (2011) for string quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta String Quartet
Premiere: 4.9.2011 Suså Festival, Grønnegade Barracks Arts Centre, Næstved, Denmark
2009
Lauri Kilpiö (FI): Fog, Stream and Fleeting Objects (2009)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 10.10.2009 Gyllenberg Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2007
Sami Klemola: Fragile (2007)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 29.8.2007 ICMC Festival - Immersed Music, PLEX Musik Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ville Raasakka (FI): Jitter (2007)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 16.3.2007 Music Nova Helsinki Festival, Finnish National Opera, Almi Hall, Helsinki
2006
Olli Koskelin (FI): Goings (2006) for clarinet, string trio & piano
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
Premiere: 8.5.2006 The Balder Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2003
Hannu Pohjannoro (FI): ajan reuna (the edge of the time) (2003)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 17.1.2004 Five Years of Newest Music And Replays, Helsinki, Finland
2002
Sebastian Fagerlund (FI): Imaginary Landscapes (2002)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 7.6.2002 White Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2023
Olli Moilanen (FI): Trapeze (2023) for flute and piano quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Mioko Yokoyama (JP): Mineralization (2023) for ensemble
Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 3.2.2024 Uusinta 25 Jubilee, the 25th anniversary concert, Helsinki Music Centre, Paavo Hall
2022
Tiina Myllärinen (FI): (Bad) Dreams come true (2022) for string quartet
Co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Meri-Lappi string quartet
Premiere: 11.3.2023 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki Music Centre, Paavo Hall
2021
Mioko Yokoyama (JP): There are always flowers (2020–2021) for alto saxophone, piano, viola and cello. Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
World Premiere: 7.7.2021 Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari Areena, Finland
Sebastian Hilli (FI): Honeymoon (2021) for trumpet and ensemble
World Premiere, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Ensemble Musikfabrik
Premiere: 11.3.2023 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki Music Centre, Paavo Hall
2020
Joel Järventausta (FI): Songs of Empty Landscapes (2020) for alto saxophone and piano quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 28.8.2020 Tampere Biennale 2.0. @UNM, Puistotorni, juhlasali Konsu Tampere, Finland
2019
José-María Sánchez-Verdú (ES): Tombe de sommeil (2019) for guitar solo, virtual guitar, auraphone, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, viola and violoncello
World Premiere, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Petri Kumela
The performance was produced in collaboration with the Freiburg Experimental Studio (SWR)
Premiere: 3.2.2019 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Cable Factory, Turbine Hall, Finland
Minna Leinonen (FI): Sirri (2018–2019) for viola da gamba solo, flute, clarinet, soprano/baritone saxophone, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 3.2.2019 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Cable Factory, Turbine Hall, Finland
2018
Elias Girod (FI), Linda Martikainen (FI) & Lauri Supponen (FI): Circulating Mouthpiece (2018) for piccolo, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass and dance (chor. Elias Girod and Linda Martikainen)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere 19.2.2018 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki Music Centre, Camerata Hall
PUBLIC PRIVACY
2016
Sebastian Hilli (FI): Paraphrase II – "Giant steps and eden acid" (2016) for flute/piccolo/bass flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
Premiere: 9.10.2016 New Music October Festival, Oulu Music Centre, Finland
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (IS): Wind Roses (2016) (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el.)
Ville Raasakka (FI): Traumerei (vlc, el.)
Mette Nielsen (DK): Odense Havn 1991/2016 (2016) (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el.)
Lars Petter Hagen (NO): Hymn (2007) (vla, vlc, db)
Ida Lundén (SE): Tyskamossarnas Sugluft (2016) (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el.)
World Premieres of commissioned works from Nordic composers within the Nordlyd-project
Premiere: 15.6.2016 Klang festival, Copenhagen, Republik
Max Savikangas (FI): Azonal (2015–2016) for viola and ensemble
World premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 8.2.2016 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki Music Centre, Camerata Hall
2015
Oscar Bianchi (IT/CH): Partendo (2015) for countertenor and ensemble
Commissioned by Festival les Amplitudes – with support of Pro-Helvetia and Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, Uusinta Ensemble Helsinki and Studio for New Music Moscow
Premiere: 5.2.2016 ECLAT Festival, Theaterhaus, Stuttgart
Riikka Talvitie (FI): Village Party (2015) for oboe (also tap dancing) and string quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 11.2.2015, Musica Nova Festival, The House of Nobility, Helsinki
2013
Ville Raasakka: Cantata for Choir and Chamber Orchestra (2012)
World Premiere, co-commissioned by the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 4.3.2013 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki Music Centre, Camerata Hall
2011
Markku Klami (FI): red moon (2011) for string quartet
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta String Quartet
Premiere: 4.9.2011 Suså Festival, Grønnegade Barracks Arts Centre, Næstved, Denmark
2009
Lauri Kilpiö (FI): Fog, Stream and Fleeting Objects (2009)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 10.10.2009 Gyllenberg Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2007
Sami Klemola: Fragile (2007)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 29.8.2007 ICMC Festival - Immersed Music, PLEX Musik Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ville Raasakka (FI): Jitter (2007)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 16.3.2007 Music Nova Helsinki Festival, Finnish National Opera, Almi Hall, Helsinki
2006
Olli Koskelin (FI): Goings (2006) for clarinet, string trio & piano
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
Premiere: 8.5.2006 The Balder Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2003
Hannu Pohjannoro (FI): ajan reuna (the edge of the time) (2003)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 17.1.2004 Five Years of Newest Music And Replays, Helsinki, Finland
2002
Sebastian Fagerlund (FI): Imaginary Landscapes (2002)
World Premiere, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Premiere: 7.6.2002 White Hall, Helsinki, Finland
WORLD PREMIERES
2023
Luke Styles (concept, music), Ilona Jäntti (concept, choreography): PINCH PLEAT for three aerialists and 3 musicians, combining aerial techniques with contemporary music.
18.8.2023 Oulu August Festivals, Oulu, Finland
Ossi Hiltunen (comp.) / Elina Sallinen (text): Tsup-tsup (2023) for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola and piano
Mathias Waenerberg (comp.) / Maryam Magomedov (text): Maanala for soprano, flute, saxophone and violin
Jin Oh (comp.) / Selma Lähteenmäki (text): Still Life Part I: Speaking to an Insect About a Bird for soprano, clarinet, saxophone, cello and piano
Sophia Chambon (comp.) / Eeva-Maaria Halonen (text): Avustaja for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola and piano
Þorkell Nordal (comp.) / Elina Sallinen (text): Lumi for soprano, violin, viola, cello and piano
29.5.2023 Soikoon! / Let it Sound! New ensemble works by students of the University of Arts Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Sebastian Hilli: Honeymoon (2021) for trumpet and ensemble, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Ensemble Musikfabrik
11.3.2023 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2022
Hans-Jürgen Gerung: Concertino (2019–2021) for guitar and string sextet
Tiina Myllärinen: (Bad) Dreams come true (2022) for string quartet, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Meri-Lappi String Quartet
25.11.2022 Fredagar på Sibbe: Patrik Kleemola & Uusinta Ensemble, Turku, Finland
Lara Poe: Fibres of floating fog (2022) for flute, commissioned by Malla Vivolin
11.10.2022 MODERN CLASSIC – Library Concert Series 1, Helsinki, Finland
2021
Juha T. Koskinen: Earth Treasury (2018) for mixed choir & 5 instruments
26.–30.5.2021 Kiirehdi elämän lähteelle, lintunen! Online broadcast, Helsinki, Finland
Mioko Yokoyama: There are always flowers (2020–2021) for alto saxophone, piano, violin, viola and cello, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
7.7.2021 Remembering History, Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland
2020
Lauri Supponen: MOUTHPIECE – a performance for six mouths
In collaboration with: Mad House Helsinki, Uusinta Ensemble, Live Art Society
27.10.2020 Helsinki, Finland
Lauri Toivio: Valse Vanitas (2020)
Joel Järventausta: Songs of Empty Landscapes (2020), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Maria Kallionpää: El Canto del Mar Infinito (2020)
28.8.2020 Tampere Biennale 2.0. @ Ung Nordisk Musik festival, Tampere, Finland
2019
Max Savikangas: Silvertone (2017–2019) for oboe/english horn solo, bandoneon, percussion, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass
12.9.2019 UUSINTA ENSEMBLE 20TH ANNIVERSARY II: SILVERTONES, Lohja, Finland
Arnau Brichs Ponce: L’Escuma (2019) for flute, viola and harp
Yu-Chun Chien: Being Double (2019) for trombone and percussion
Jug Markovic: wash me blue (2019) for clarinet and violoncello
Gísli Magnússon: Stuðlagil (2019) for bass clarinet, trumpet and piano
Katharina Roth: Mark (2019) for flute, clarinet and harp
Leonardo Marino: Il settimo girone (2019) for piano and percussion
7.7.2019 Time of Music Festival: FINAL CONCERT OF THE COMPOSITION COURSE, Viitasaari, Finland
José-María Sánchez-Verdú: Tombe de sommeil (2019), for guitar solo, virtual guitar, auraphone, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, viola and violoncello. Co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Petri Kumela. The performance is produced in collaboration with the Freiburg Experimental Studio (SWR)
Minna Leinonen: Sirri (2018–2019) for viola da gamba solo, flute, clarinet, soprano/baritone saxophone, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass. Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
3.2.2019 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2018
Artturi Rönkä: Quartettino for flute, saxophone, bass clarinet and percussion
Mioko Yokoyama: Circular Spell (2017–2018) for violoncello
Ilkka Aunu: Tahallaan kaunis for oboe, tenor saxophone and piano
Matilda Seppälä: Vuolle for soprano saxophone and violin
Nuño Fernández: …frente a la obscura lumbre… for flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano and violoncello
23.5.2018 Klang Concert Series: LET IT SOUND! Uusinta Ensemble performs student compositions, Helsinki, Finland
Elias Girod, Linda Martikainen & Lauri Supponen: Circulating Mouthpiece (2018) for piccolo, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass and dance (chor. Elias Girod and Linda Martikainen). Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
19.2.2018 Klang Concert Series: PUBLIC PRIVACY, Helsinki, Finland
2017
Paola Livorsi: Suonno (2003–2004) for string quartet with 4-loudspeaker amplification (new version)
Paola Livorsi: The end of no ending (2017) for 2 singers, ensemble and live electronics; for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, cornet, trumpet, guitar and 2 percussionists
20.10.2017 VOICES AND SPACES - PAOLA LIVORSI’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, Helsinki, Finland
Sebastian Hilli: confluence/divergence (2013–2015) for guitar solo, flute, percussion, harp and violoncello
7.7.2017 Time of Music Festival: COMPOSER PORTRAIT CONCERT OF SEBASTIAN HILLI, Viitasaari, Finland
2016
Sebastian Hilli: Paraphrase II (Giant Steps and Eden Acid) (2015) for flute/piccolo/bass flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
9.10.2016 Uuden musiikin lokakuu (New Music October) festival: GIANT STEPS AND EDEN ACID, Oulu, Finland
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (IS): Wind Roses (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el., cond.)
Mette Nielsen (DK): Odense Havn 1991/2016 (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el., cond.)
Ida Lundén (SE): Tyska mossarnas sugluft (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el., cond.)
15.6.2016 Klang festival: World Premieres of commissioned works from Nordic composers within the Nordlyd -project, Copenhagen, Denmark
YoungWoo Yoo: String Trio (2015)
11.6.2016 June in Buffalo Festival, Buffalo, UB North Campus, USA
Max Savikangas: Azonal (2015–2016) for viola and ensemble, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
8.2.2016 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki, Finland
2015
Tim Page & Salla Hakkola: Under My Skin for objects, four performers, and electronics
4.12.2015 SOUND-OBJECT-BODY-SOUND II, Vapaan taiteen tila, Helsinki, Finland
Aino Tenkanen: Follow me! (2015) for guitar and string trio
Saara Lindahl: Between Time and Infinity (2015) for piano quintet
Gabriel Williams: String Quartet No. 5 (2015)
30.11.2015 Klang Concert Series: STRING QUARTET NOW! Helsinki, Finland
Øyvind Mæland: Étude-Ralentissante (2014)
5.9.2015 Ung Nordisk Musik Festival: Extreme Waiting Lounge, Helsinki, Finland
Riikka Talvitie: Village Party (2015) for oboe (also tap dancing) and string quartet, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
11.2.2015 Musica Nova Festival: JETZT GENAU! Helsinki, Finland
Veli-Matti Puumala: Nachklang (2015) for clarinet, piano, violin and viola
30.1.2015 Kaustinen Chamber Music Week: IN FOCUS: COMPOSER VELI-MATTI PUUMALA, Kaustinen, Finland
2014
Anne-Mai Edala: Läbi metsade (2014)
Sander Pehk: Nishida kanali ääres (2014)
Joshua Michael Tasker: Coitus (2014)
Marianna Liik: Ebakorrapärane pärl III (2014)
Piret Pajusaari: Deformation of Thought (2014)
27.9.2014 Uusinta Ensemble Presents: New Music by Young Estonian Composers, Estonian Public Broadcasting company ERR, Studio I, Estonia
Hikari Kiyama: Joruri Death Metal (2014)
16.4.2014 MATA Festival, The Kitchen, New York, USA
2013
Henrik Denerin: passage - plateau - with variation (2010) for solo piano
16.10.2013 Nordic Music Days: SMÖRGÅRDBORD - A selection of Nordic Contemporary Music, Helsinki, Finland
Josué Moreno: I’m sitting in the rain (2013) for ensemble and electronics
2.9.2013 Klang Concert Series, Collaborative concert with Ensemble Espai Sonor (Valencia, Spain), Helsinki, Finland
Lauri Kilpiö: Piano Concerto
6.7.2013 Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland
Timothy Page: Concerto (2013) for lyre (Finnish jouhikko) and chamber ensemble
24.5.2013 DEBUT COMPOSITION CONCERT OF TIMOTHY PAGE, Helsinki, Finland
Itzam Zapata: Piñatas, Glitter and Stilettos (2013) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano
Dante Thelestam: Oboe Trio (2013) for oboe, violin and viola
Tomas Peire Serrate: Awake (2013) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and percussion
Sauli Zinovjev: Sola (2012–2013) for chamber orchestra
6.5.2013 Klang Concert Series: SOIKOON! - New works by composition teachers and students at the Sibelius Academy’s Department of Composition and Music Theory, Helsinki, Finland
Antonin Serviére: Déclinaisons (2013) for saxophone solo, flute, clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin and violoncello
23.4.2013 ECHOS DE PARIS – Works by Parisian composers, Helsinki, Finland
Kalevi Aho: Three songs to poems by Mawlana Rumi
Ville Raasakka: Cantata for Choir and Chamber Orchestra (2012), co-commissioned by the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Uusinta Ensemble
4.3.2013 Klang Concert Series: Text and Context - Uusinta with Helsinki Chamber Choir, Helsinki, Finland
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Valotomu (2010–2011) for quitar and string quartet
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Täälläolo (2010) for string quartet
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Paikka (2012) for oboe and throat-singer
15.1.2013 Composition concert of Aki Yli-Salomäki, Helsinki, Finland
2012
ISABELLA (2012), Chamber Opera
Libretto: Maritza Núñez
Director: Katariina Lahti
Conductor: Lauri Toivio
2.11.2012 Helsinki, Finland
Ville Raasakka: Kaupunki ikkunalasin takana (2009–2012) for soprano and piano
Ville Raasakka: Trio (2012) for flute, viola and piano
15.5.2012 Debut Composition Concert of Ville Raasakka, Helsinki, Finland
Osmo Tapio Räihälä: Zenith (2012) for trumpet and chamber ensemble
3.3.2012 Kirkko Soikoon Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2011
Matti Heininen: Quintett – Tod und Verklärung
Seunghee Lee: Bon I
Outi Tarkiainen: Sanoitta
Niilo Tarnanen: Hollow Obsessions
Veli-Matti Puumala: ... se sillan...
Tapio Tuomela: Fissure
5.12.2011 Klang Concert Series: Soikoon! Klang - First performances of new compositions by the students and teachers at the Sibelius Academy's department of composition and music theory, Helsinki, Finland
Max Savikangas: Full Hands (2011) for flute and string quartet
25.10.2011 Nya Perspectiv Festival: Full Hands – Max Savikangas’s Composer Portrait Concert, Västerås, Sweden
Kimmo Kuokkala: Uinuvat (The Sleepers) – post-apocalyptic trio for oboe, cello and piano (2009–2010)
Commissioned by Markus Hohti from Uusinta Ensemble and Trio Illiusioni
3.10.2011 Klang Concert Series: Kohu (Commotion) – Uusinta presents a selection of three contemporary composers, Helsinki, Finland
Marko Portin: Jeaggi (2011)
18.9.2011 ‘Finnish Clarinet Quintets Vol. 1’ - Compositions by Finnish composers for clarinet and string quartet, Porvoo, Finland
Timothy Page: The Center Cannot Hold (2011)
Pink Twins: Before Forever (2011)
12.9.2011 Big Bang! Inauguration concert of the Klang Concert Series at the Helsinki Music Centre in coproduction with other active Finnish contemporary music ensembles, Helsinki, Finland
Markku Klami: red moon (2011) for string quartet, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
4.9.2011 Suså Festival, Grønnegade Barracks Arts Centre, Næstved, Denmark
Jarkko Hartikainen: Magnetic (2011)
24.3.2011 Estonian Music Days: ‘Network Neighborhood’, Tallinn, Estonia
Sampsa Ertamo: Dryad (2009)
Sampsa Ertamo: Centaur (2010)
Sampsa Ertamo: Sibylla (2008)
Sampsa Ertamo: Septetto (2009/2010) World Premiere of the New Version.
Sampsa Ertamo: Unison (2010)
15.2.2011 Sampsa Ertamo’s Composition Concert, Helsinki, Finland
2009
Antti Auvinen/Halldór Úlfarsson: Air
Sami Klemola/Halldór Úlfarsson: Preesens (2009)
10.12.2009 LUMEN’ - Uusinta Ensemble in Collaboration with ensemble Adapter, Berlin, Germany
Max Savikangas: Azonal Advice
Lauri Toivio: Noitavaino
Lauri Kilpiö: Fog, Stream and Fleeting Objects (2009), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Osmo Tapio Räihälä: Suprematisse
10.10.2009 Uusinta Ensemble’s 10th Anniversary Concert, Helsinki, Finland
Michael Finnissy: ”Viitasaari”
Matei Gheorghiu: Bagatelle on Invented Finnish Folk Tunes
10.7.2009 Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland
Sampsa Ertamo: Maa oli autio ja tyhjä
14.4.2009 Sampsa Ertamo’s Composition Concert, Helsinki, Finland
2007
Sami Klemola: Fragile (2007), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
29.8.2007 ICMC Festival – Immersed Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ville Raasakka: Jitter (2007), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
16.3.2007 Music Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2006
Olli Koskelin: Goings (2006) for clarinet, string trio & piano, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
8.5.2006 The Balder Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2004
Hannu Pohjannoro: ajan reuna (the edge of the time) (2003), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
17.1.2004 Five Years of Newest Music And Replays, Helsinki, Finland
2002
Lauri Toivio: Vimma (Frenzy) (2002)
Sebastian Fagerlund: Imaginary Landscapes (2002), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
7.6.2002 Concert of premieres, Helsinki, Finland
1999
Riikka Talvitie: Saaren laulu, f.p. as a whole
13.8.1999 Kallio-Kuninkala Festival, Järvenpää, Finland
2023
Luke Styles (concept, music), Ilona Jäntti (concept, choreography): PINCH PLEAT for three aerialists and 3 musicians, combining aerial techniques with contemporary music.
18.8.2023 Oulu August Festivals, Oulu, Finland
Ossi Hiltunen (comp.) / Elina Sallinen (text): Tsup-tsup (2023) for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola and piano
Mathias Waenerberg (comp.) / Maryam Magomedov (text): Maanala for soprano, flute, saxophone and violin
Jin Oh (comp.) / Selma Lähteenmäki (text): Still Life Part I: Speaking to an Insect About a Bird for soprano, clarinet, saxophone, cello and piano
Sophia Chambon (comp.) / Eeva-Maaria Halonen (text): Avustaja for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola and piano
Þorkell Nordal (comp.) / Elina Sallinen (text): Lumi for soprano, violin, viola, cello and piano
29.5.2023 Soikoon! / Let it Sound! New ensemble works by students of the University of Arts Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Sebastian Hilli: Honeymoon (2021) for trumpet and ensemble, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Ensemble Musikfabrik
11.3.2023 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2022
Hans-Jürgen Gerung: Concertino (2019–2021) for guitar and string sextet
Tiina Myllärinen: (Bad) Dreams come true (2022) for string quartet, co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Meri-Lappi String Quartet
25.11.2022 Fredagar på Sibbe: Patrik Kleemola & Uusinta Ensemble, Turku, Finland
Lara Poe: Fibres of floating fog (2022) for flute, commissioned by Malla Vivolin
11.10.2022 MODERN CLASSIC – Library Concert Series 1, Helsinki, Finland
2021
Juha T. Koskinen: Earth Treasury (2018) for mixed choir & 5 instruments
26.–30.5.2021 Kiirehdi elämän lähteelle, lintunen! Online broadcast, Helsinki, Finland
Mioko Yokoyama: There are always flowers (2020–2021) for alto saxophone, piano, violin, viola and cello, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
7.7.2021 Remembering History, Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland
2020
Lauri Supponen: MOUTHPIECE – a performance for six mouths
In collaboration with: Mad House Helsinki, Uusinta Ensemble, Live Art Society
27.10.2020 Helsinki, Finland
Lauri Toivio: Valse Vanitas (2020)
Joel Järventausta: Songs of Empty Landscapes (2020), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Maria Kallionpää: El Canto del Mar Infinito (2020)
28.8.2020 Tampere Biennale 2.0. @ Ung Nordisk Musik festival, Tampere, Finland
2019
Max Savikangas: Silvertone (2017–2019) for oboe/english horn solo, bandoneon, percussion, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass
12.9.2019 UUSINTA ENSEMBLE 20TH ANNIVERSARY II: SILVERTONES, Lohja, Finland
Arnau Brichs Ponce: L’Escuma (2019) for flute, viola and harp
Yu-Chun Chien: Being Double (2019) for trombone and percussion
Jug Markovic: wash me blue (2019) for clarinet and violoncello
Gísli Magnússon: Stuðlagil (2019) for bass clarinet, trumpet and piano
Katharina Roth: Mark (2019) for flute, clarinet and harp
Leonardo Marino: Il settimo girone (2019) for piano and percussion
7.7.2019 Time of Music Festival: FINAL CONCERT OF THE COMPOSITION COURSE, Viitasaari, Finland
José-María Sánchez-Verdú: Tombe de sommeil (2019), for guitar solo, virtual guitar, auraphone, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, viola and violoncello. Co-commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble and Petri Kumela. The performance is produced in collaboration with the Freiburg Experimental Studio (SWR)
Minna Leinonen: Sirri (2018–2019) for viola da gamba solo, flute, clarinet, soprano/baritone saxophone, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass. Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
3.2.2019 Musica Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2018
Artturi Rönkä: Quartettino for flute, saxophone, bass clarinet and percussion
Mioko Yokoyama: Circular Spell (2017–2018) for violoncello
Ilkka Aunu: Tahallaan kaunis for oboe, tenor saxophone and piano
Matilda Seppälä: Vuolle for soprano saxophone and violin
Nuño Fernández: …frente a la obscura lumbre… for flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano and violoncello
23.5.2018 Klang Concert Series: LET IT SOUND! Uusinta Ensemble performs student compositions, Helsinki, Finland
Elias Girod, Linda Martikainen & Lauri Supponen: Circulating Mouthpiece (2018) for piccolo, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass and dance (chor. Elias Girod and Linda Martikainen). Commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
19.2.2018 Klang Concert Series: PUBLIC PRIVACY, Helsinki, Finland
2017
Paola Livorsi: Suonno (2003–2004) for string quartet with 4-loudspeaker amplification (new version)
Paola Livorsi: The end of no ending (2017) for 2 singers, ensemble and live electronics; for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, cornet, trumpet, guitar and 2 percussionists
20.10.2017 VOICES AND SPACES - PAOLA LIVORSI’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, Helsinki, Finland
Sebastian Hilli: confluence/divergence (2013–2015) for guitar solo, flute, percussion, harp and violoncello
7.7.2017 Time of Music Festival: COMPOSER PORTRAIT CONCERT OF SEBASTIAN HILLI, Viitasaari, Finland
2016
Sebastian Hilli: Paraphrase II (Giant Steps and Eden Acid) (2015) for flute/piccolo/bass flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
9.10.2016 Uuden musiikin lokakuu (New Music October) festival: GIANT STEPS AND EDEN ACID, Oulu, Finland
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (IS): Wind Roses (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el., cond.)
Mette Nielsen (DK): Odense Havn 1991/2016 (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el., cond.)
Ida Lundén (SE): Tyska mossarnas sugluft (fl, cl, vla, vlc, db, pno, el., cond.)
15.6.2016 Klang festival: World Premieres of commissioned works from Nordic composers within the Nordlyd -project, Copenhagen, Denmark
YoungWoo Yoo: String Trio (2015)
11.6.2016 June in Buffalo Festival, Buffalo, UB North Campus, USA
Max Savikangas: Azonal (2015–2016) for viola and ensemble, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
8.2.2016 Klang Concert Series, Helsinki, Finland
2015
Tim Page & Salla Hakkola: Under My Skin for objects, four performers, and electronics
4.12.2015 SOUND-OBJECT-BODY-SOUND II, Vapaan taiteen tila, Helsinki, Finland
Aino Tenkanen: Follow me! (2015) for guitar and string trio
Saara Lindahl: Between Time and Infinity (2015) for piano quintet
Gabriel Williams: String Quartet No. 5 (2015)
30.11.2015 Klang Concert Series: STRING QUARTET NOW! Helsinki, Finland
Øyvind Mæland: Étude-Ralentissante (2014)
5.9.2015 Ung Nordisk Musik Festival: Extreme Waiting Lounge, Helsinki, Finland
Riikka Talvitie: Village Party (2015) for oboe (also tap dancing) and string quartet, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
11.2.2015 Musica Nova Festival: JETZT GENAU! Helsinki, Finland
Veli-Matti Puumala: Nachklang (2015) for clarinet, piano, violin and viola
30.1.2015 Kaustinen Chamber Music Week: IN FOCUS: COMPOSER VELI-MATTI PUUMALA, Kaustinen, Finland
2014
Anne-Mai Edala: Läbi metsade (2014)
Sander Pehk: Nishida kanali ääres (2014)
Joshua Michael Tasker: Coitus (2014)
Marianna Liik: Ebakorrapärane pärl III (2014)
Piret Pajusaari: Deformation of Thought (2014)
27.9.2014 Uusinta Ensemble Presents: New Music by Young Estonian Composers, Estonian Public Broadcasting company ERR, Studio I, Estonia
Hikari Kiyama: Joruri Death Metal (2014)
16.4.2014 MATA Festival, The Kitchen, New York, USA
2013
Henrik Denerin: passage - plateau - with variation (2010) for solo piano
16.10.2013 Nordic Music Days: SMÖRGÅRDBORD - A selection of Nordic Contemporary Music, Helsinki, Finland
Josué Moreno: I’m sitting in the rain (2013) for ensemble and electronics
2.9.2013 Klang Concert Series, Collaborative concert with Ensemble Espai Sonor (Valencia, Spain), Helsinki, Finland
Lauri Kilpiö: Piano Concerto
6.7.2013 Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland
Timothy Page: Concerto (2013) for lyre (Finnish jouhikko) and chamber ensemble
24.5.2013 DEBUT COMPOSITION CONCERT OF TIMOTHY PAGE, Helsinki, Finland
Itzam Zapata: Piñatas, Glitter and Stilettos (2013) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano
Dante Thelestam: Oboe Trio (2013) for oboe, violin and viola
Tomas Peire Serrate: Awake (2013) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and percussion
Sauli Zinovjev: Sola (2012–2013) for chamber orchestra
6.5.2013 Klang Concert Series: SOIKOON! - New works by composition teachers and students at the Sibelius Academy’s Department of Composition and Music Theory, Helsinki, Finland
Antonin Serviére: Déclinaisons (2013) for saxophone solo, flute, clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin and violoncello
23.4.2013 ECHOS DE PARIS – Works by Parisian composers, Helsinki, Finland
Kalevi Aho: Three songs to poems by Mawlana Rumi
Ville Raasakka: Cantata for Choir and Chamber Orchestra (2012), co-commissioned by the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Uusinta Ensemble
4.3.2013 Klang Concert Series: Text and Context - Uusinta with Helsinki Chamber Choir, Helsinki, Finland
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Valotomu (2010–2011) for quitar and string quartet
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Täälläolo (2010) for string quartet
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Paikka (2012) for oboe and throat-singer
15.1.2013 Composition concert of Aki Yli-Salomäki, Helsinki, Finland
2012
ISABELLA (2012), Chamber Opera
Libretto: Maritza Núñez
Director: Katariina Lahti
Conductor: Lauri Toivio
2.11.2012 Helsinki, Finland
Ville Raasakka: Kaupunki ikkunalasin takana (2009–2012) for soprano and piano
Ville Raasakka: Trio (2012) for flute, viola and piano
15.5.2012 Debut Composition Concert of Ville Raasakka, Helsinki, Finland
Osmo Tapio Räihälä: Zenith (2012) for trumpet and chamber ensemble
3.3.2012 Kirkko Soikoon Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2011
Matti Heininen: Quintett – Tod und Verklärung
Seunghee Lee: Bon I
Outi Tarkiainen: Sanoitta
Niilo Tarnanen: Hollow Obsessions
Veli-Matti Puumala: ... se sillan...
Tapio Tuomela: Fissure
5.12.2011 Klang Concert Series: Soikoon! Klang - First performances of new compositions by the students and teachers at the Sibelius Academy's department of composition and music theory, Helsinki, Finland
Max Savikangas: Full Hands (2011) for flute and string quartet
25.10.2011 Nya Perspectiv Festival: Full Hands – Max Savikangas’s Composer Portrait Concert, Västerås, Sweden
Kimmo Kuokkala: Uinuvat (The Sleepers) – post-apocalyptic trio for oboe, cello and piano (2009–2010)
Commissioned by Markus Hohti from Uusinta Ensemble and Trio Illiusioni
3.10.2011 Klang Concert Series: Kohu (Commotion) – Uusinta presents a selection of three contemporary composers, Helsinki, Finland
Marko Portin: Jeaggi (2011)
18.9.2011 ‘Finnish Clarinet Quintets Vol. 1’ - Compositions by Finnish composers for clarinet and string quartet, Porvoo, Finland
Timothy Page: The Center Cannot Hold (2011)
Pink Twins: Before Forever (2011)
12.9.2011 Big Bang! Inauguration concert of the Klang Concert Series at the Helsinki Music Centre in coproduction with other active Finnish contemporary music ensembles, Helsinki, Finland
Markku Klami: red moon (2011) for string quartet, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
4.9.2011 Suså Festival, Grønnegade Barracks Arts Centre, Næstved, Denmark
Jarkko Hartikainen: Magnetic (2011)
24.3.2011 Estonian Music Days: ‘Network Neighborhood’, Tallinn, Estonia
Sampsa Ertamo: Dryad (2009)
Sampsa Ertamo: Centaur (2010)
Sampsa Ertamo: Sibylla (2008)
Sampsa Ertamo: Septetto (2009/2010) World Premiere of the New Version.
Sampsa Ertamo: Unison (2010)
15.2.2011 Sampsa Ertamo’s Composition Concert, Helsinki, Finland
2009
Antti Auvinen/Halldór Úlfarsson: Air
Sami Klemola/Halldór Úlfarsson: Preesens (2009)
10.12.2009 LUMEN’ - Uusinta Ensemble in Collaboration with ensemble Adapter, Berlin, Germany
Max Savikangas: Azonal Advice
Lauri Toivio: Noitavaino
Lauri Kilpiö: Fog, Stream and Fleeting Objects (2009), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
Osmo Tapio Räihälä: Suprematisse
10.10.2009 Uusinta Ensemble’s 10th Anniversary Concert, Helsinki, Finland
Michael Finnissy: ”Viitasaari”
Matei Gheorghiu: Bagatelle on Invented Finnish Folk Tunes
10.7.2009 Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland
Sampsa Ertamo: Maa oli autio ja tyhjä
14.4.2009 Sampsa Ertamo’s Composition Concert, Helsinki, Finland
2007
Sami Klemola: Fragile (2007), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble.
29.8.2007 ICMC Festival – Immersed Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ville Raasakka: Jitter (2007), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
16.3.2007 Music Nova Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2006
Olli Koskelin: Goings (2006) for clarinet, string trio & piano, commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
8.5.2006 The Balder Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2004
Hannu Pohjannoro: ajan reuna (the edge of the time) (2003), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
17.1.2004 Five Years of Newest Music And Replays, Helsinki, Finland
2002
Lauri Toivio: Vimma (Frenzy) (2002)
Sebastian Fagerlund: Imaginary Landscapes (2002), commissioned by Uusinta Ensemble
7.6.2002 Concert of premieres, Helsinki, Finland
1999
Riikka Talvitie: Saaren laulu, f.p. as a whole
13.8.1999 Kallio-Kuninkala Festival, Järvenpää, Finland
