Tomi Räisänen
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Tomi Räisänen (ˈtomi ˈræisænen) (born 2 June 1976, Helsinki
) is a Finnish composer
.
under Erkki Jokinen graduating as the master of music
. Before entering the Sibelius Academy he read music at the University of Helsinki
studying musicology and composition under Harri Vuori. He has also participated in several international composition masterclasses, seminars and workshops under composers such as Louis Andriessen
, Brian Ferneyhough
, Jonathan Harvey
, Michael Jarrell
, Jouni Kaipainen
, Magnus Lindberg
, Philippe Manoury
and Marco Stroppa
.
Since early 2000s Räisänen's list of works has rapidly grown and contains around 70 compositions covering works from solo pieces to chamber and choral music, and includes orchestral works and concertos. Räisänen is one of the most performed composers in his generation in Finland. His music has been widely performed and broadcast in 39 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. In year 2007 Räisänen won the international Irino Prize (shared prize) in Japan with his work Stheno (2006). In year 2002 he was awarded with the 2nd prize in the international composition competition "2 Agosto" in Italy with his work Nomad (2002). He has also gained success in other composition competitions in Finland and Australia. All Räisänen's works are currently being published by Edition Troy.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
) is a Finnish composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Biography
Räisänen studied composition from 2000 to 2006 at the Sibelius AcademySibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
under Erkki Jokinen graduating as the master of music
Master of Music
The Master of Music is the first graduate degree in Music awarded by universities and music conservatories. The M.Mus. combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization with graduate-level academic study in subjects such as music history, music theory, or music pedagogy...
. Before entering the Sibelius Academy he read music at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
studying musicology and composition under Harri Vuori. He has also participated in several international composition masterclasses, seminars and workshops under composers such as Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
, Brian Ferneyhough
Brian Ferneyhough
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. His music is characterized by the extensive use of complex rhythmic tuplet notation which features in all his works...
, Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey (composer)
Jonathan Harvey is a British composer. He has held teaching positions at universities and music conservatories in Europe and the USA and is frequently invited to teach in summer schools around the world.-Life:...
, Michael Jarrell
Michael Jarrell
Michael Jarrell is a Swiss composer. Born in Geneva, he studied at the Conservatoire there, and later with Klaus Huber in Freiburg.His works span many genres...
, Jouni Kaipainen
Jouni Kaipainen
Jouni Kaipainen is a Finnish composer.Kaipainen was born in Helsinki. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under Aulis Sallinen and Paavo Heininen.- Works for the Stage :...
, Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer and pianist. He is currently the composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic.-Education:...
, Philippe Manoury
Philippe Manoury
Philippe Manoury is a French composer.-Biography:Philippe Manoury was born in Tulle. His first composition studies were at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, with Gérard Condé and Max Deutsch. He continued his studies from 1974 to 1978 at the Conservatoire de Paris with Michel Philippot, Ivo...
and Marco Stroppa
Marco Stroppa
Marco Stroppa is an Italian composer who writes computer music as well as music for instruments with live electronics.-Biography:...
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Since early 2000s Räisänen's list of works has rapidly grown and contains around 70 compositions covering works from solo pieces to chamber and choral music, and includes orchestral works and concertos. Räisänen is one of the most performed composers in his generation in Finland. His music has been widely performed and broadcast in 39 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. In year 2007 Räisänen won the international Irino Prize (shared prize) in Japan with his work Stheno (2006). In year 2002 he was awarded with the 2nd prize in the international composition competition "2 Agosto" in Italy with his work Nomad (2002). He has also gained success in other composition competitions in Finland and Australia. All Räisänen's works are currently being published by Edition Troy.
Awards and honors
- 2009: On the list of the recommended works in the 2nd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition (FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) with the work Horror vacui (2008) - 2007: 1st prize (shared) in The Irino Prize Competition (TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) with the work Stheno (2006) - 2005: Finalist in the MOECK Australian Recorder Composition Competition (Armidale, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) with the work Under the Apple Tree (G-2004) - 2004: On the list of the recommended works in the 1st International Uuno Klami Composition Competition (Finland) with the work Delirium nocturnum (2006)
- 2002: 2nd prize in the Concorco Internazionale di Composizione 2 Agosto composition competition (BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) with the work Nomad (2002) - 1997: Honorary mention in the Kuopio Composition Competition (KuopioKuopioKuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) with the work A Walk Through the Fields of Symmetry (1996)
Works for orchestra
- Puumies (The Tree-Man) (2011)
- Die Sauna der 7 Brüder (B-2011)
- Magus Magnus (2008)
- Delirium nocturnum (2006)
- Variation on Mendelssohn's Wedding March (2005)
- Under the Apple Tree (C-2002)
- A Walk Through the Fields of Symmetry (1996)
Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra/ensemble
- Piano Concerto :: Sublunar Mechanics (2011)
- Giant Butterfly (2006)
- Sea of Tranquility (2005)
- Duo Concertante (2004)
- Nomad (2002)
Works for chamber orchestra or large ensemble
- Die Sauna der 7 Brüder (A-2010)
- Broken Flower (2007)
- Abeyance (2005)
- Under the Apple Tree (E-2003)
- Battaglia (2002)
- Under the Apple Tree (D-2002)
- Under the Apple Tree (B-2001)
Vocal works with orchestra or large ensemble
- Laavlâ (2010)
- Fortuna favoris (2009)
- Lacrimosa (2004)
Chamber music
- No-Go (2011)
- Der Harlekin träumt (2011)
- Balloon Work (2011)
- Around the Circle (D-2011)
- Gatekeepers (C-2010)
- Ludi caeli (2006-2010)
- Midsommar(so)natten (2010)
- Gatekeepers (B-2010)
- Around the Circle (C-2010)
- L'homme armé (B-2010)
- Löyly (2009)
- Under the Apple Tree (J-2009)
- A Night at the Park Güell (2009)
- Grus (2008)
- Inside a Mechanical Clock (2008)
- Under the Apple Tree (I-2007)
- Liquid Mosaic (2007)
- Almtraum (2006)
- SthenoSthenoStheno , in Greek mythology, was the eldest of the Gorgons, vicious female monsters with brass hands, sharp fangs and "hair" made of living venomous snakes. The daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, she was born in the caverns beneath Mount Olympus...
(2006) - Under the Apple Tree (H-2006)
- Piano Quintet (2005)
- Aulos at the Dionysian Feast (B-2005)
- Aulos at the Dionysian Feast (A-2004)
- Around the Circle (B-2004)
- Around the Circle (A-2004)
- Triquad (2004)
- Euryale (2004)
- Insiders (2004)
- Under the Apple Tree (G-2004)
- Gatekeepers (A-2003)
- Follow the Circle (2003)
- Elevator Music on Mars (2003)
- Under the Apple Tree (F-2003)
- L'homme armé (A-2003)
- Diabolic Dialogue (B-2002)
- Diabolic Dialogue (A-2001)
- Two Gardens (2000)
Solo works
- Kyynelketju (Chain of Tears) (2007)
- Dreamgate (2006)
- Forged (2004)
- Time Labyrinth (2003)
- Peilisali (2002)
- Under the Apple Tree (A-2001)
- Nexusissimo (2000)
Vocal and choral music
- The City Listens (2007)
- Nexus (2000)
- Némulat (2000)
Discography
- L'homme armé - Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, Aki Virtanen (SaxCussion, OPTCD-11009, 2011)
- Ludi caeli - Helsinki Brass Quintet (H.B.Q., Edition Troy EDTCD-001, 2011)
- Stheno - Erik Bosgraaf, Izhar Elias (big eye, phenom records PH0713, 2007)
- Under the Apple Tree - Elisa Järvi (PianoNyt!, Sibelius Academy SACD 17, 2004)