Young Artists of Summer: Olli Moilanen
Take a trip through the depths of imagination in Olli Moilanen’s concert Mielikuvituksen valo (“Light of Imagination”)!
The works in the concert are all related to imagination in different ways, and they are a selected presentation of Moilanen’s chamber music during his studies at the Sibelius Academy. “Suosta” is a minimalist study of the synesthesia of alternating colours created by harmony, like an oil slick on the surface of the mire, from which the music rises slowly.
The piano trio Little Boy And His Airplane is dedicated to Moilanen’s little brother who used to work as a professional pilot. While composing, Moilanen imagined his brother playing with a miniature airplane like the ones he used to make as a child.
Moilanen wrote the Laskostuu cello solo just after his graduation. He imagined the cello’s sound gradually folding like a cloth while the sound gradually fades.
Amfisbaina is a mythical two-headed snake from Jorge Loius Borges’ book of imaginary creatures, which inspired Moilanen with such a strong impression that he wanted to compose it. The clarinet and the saxophone form the vigilant ends of the snake and the cello forms its slithery body.
Programme
Olli Moilanen:
- Suosta 4′ (2018/2023) world premiere
- Little Boy And His Airplane 10′ (2018)
- Laskostuu 5′ (2022) world premiere
- Amfisbaina 11′ (2021/2023) world premiere of the new version
Performers
- Mariola Aniolek, piano
- Sirkku Helin, violin
- Sirja Nironen, cello
- Anna-Sofia Anttonen, soprano and alto saxophone
- Mikko Raasakka, clarinet and bass clarinet
Additional information: Anna Huuskonen, anna.huuskonen@uniarts.fi
Young artists of summer
The concert series presents recent graduates and students of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki who have excelled in their studies.
See the other concerts in the series
Mannerheimintie renovation project
Access to the Musiikkitalo from the direction of Mannerheimintie will be difficult. We recommend that you allow enough time for your arrival and use the entrance on the side of Kansalaistori if possible. According to current information, the entrance to Mannerheimintie will also remain in use throughout the renovation, but pedestrian routes can be challenging at times.
The works in the concert are all related to imagination in different ways, and they are a selected presentation of Moilanen’s chamber music during his studies at the Sibelius Academy. “Suosta” is a minimalist study of the synesthesia of alternating colours created by harmony, like an oil slick on the surface of the mire, from which the music rises slowly.
The piano trio Little Boy And His Airplane is dedicated to Moilanen’s little brother who used to work as a professional pilot. While composing, Moilanen imagined his brother playing with a miniature airplane like the ones he used to make as a child.
Moilanen wrote the Laskostuu cello solo just after his graduation. He imagined the cello’s sound gradually folding like a cloth while the sound gradually fades.
Amfisbaina is a mythical two-headed snake from Jorge Loius Borges’ book of imaginary creatures, which inspired Moilanen with such a strong impression that he wanted to compose it. The clarinet and the saxophone form the vigilant ends of the snake and the cello forms its slithery body.
Programme
Olli Moilanen:
- Suosta 4′ (2018/2023) world premiere
- Little Boy And His Airplane 10′ (2018)
- Laskostuu 5′ (2022) world premiere
- Amfisbaina 11′ (2021/2023) world premiere of the new version
Performers
- Mariola Aniolek, piano
- Sirkku Helin, violin
- Sirja Nironen, cello
- Anna-Sofia Anttonen, soprano and alto saxophone
- Mikko Raasakka, clarinet and bass clarinet
Additional information: Anna Huuskonen, anna.huuskonen@uniarts.fi
Young artists of summer
The concert series presents recent graduates and students of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki who have excelled in their studies.
See the other concerts in the series
Mannerheimintie renovation project
Access to the Musiikkitalo from the direction of Mannerheimintie will be difficult. We recommend that you allow enough time for your arrival and use the entrance on the side of Kansalaistori if possible. According to current information, the entrance to Mannerheimintie will also remain in use throughout the renovation, but pedestrian routes can be challenging at times.