Tampere Raw 25 years

Juuret

© Patrik Stenström

Wed 15.4.2026

at 19.00

Old City Hall

25/20 €

The Tampere Conservatory composition class was launched at the turn of the millennium under Jouni Kaipainen, when Ilari Laakso was Rector. The contemporary music ensemble TampereRaw was established around the same time.

The opening concert of the Tampere Biennale this year pays tribute to the vitality of a tradition of contemporary music in Tampere while celebrating the importance of cooperation between composers, performers and educators. When the roots are healthy, plants spring up nurtured by warmth and by the cycle of light and darkness.

Duration: 75 min

Artists

TampereRaw:
Marianne Järvinen,
flute
Janne Pesonen, clarinet
Anna Angervo, violin
Linda Halme, violin
Heili Hannikainen, viola
Maija Juuti, cello
Ville Hautakangas, piano

Iris Candelaria, soprano
Roope Mäenpää, conductor

Compositions

Ilari Laakso (*1952): Pihakeinun talviuni (2024)
Jonne Valtonen (*1976): Sivuraide (2025–2026) (world premiere)
Cecilia Damström (*1988): Aveo (2022)
Jouni Kaipainen (1956-2015): Luminoso (2006)
Eelis Uusivirta (*2004): Maininki (world premiere)
Minna Leinonen (*1977): Soisin (2025)
Roope Mäenpää (*1990): Ei ole kevät, ei syksy (2026) (world premiere) – text: Mirkka Rekola