Uusinta Ensemble
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Uusinta Ensemble is a Finnish chamber ensemble, focusing on contemporary music. Until 2013, the ensemble was known as "Uusinta Chamber Ensemble", or "Uusinta-kamariyhtye" in Finnish.
Uusinta Ensemble was started in 1998 by the composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä, and in the early years most of its members were composers, such as , , and . The ensemble has premiered a vast number of Finnish and Nordic composers' music. In recent years, Uusinta's repertoire has widened internationally, much as a result of the ensemble's co-operation with various organizations and festivals. Apart from its native Finland, Uusinta has performed in France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Estonia and the United States. Uusinta has premiered over one hundred works by composers of various nationalities.[1] Uusinta’s American debut in New York in April 2014 received very good reviews.[2] Uusinta Ensemble released its first album, at the edge of time, in 2004.
The ensemble’s current members belong to the most prominent Finnish musicians born in the 1970s and the 1980s. Inside the ensemble, there is an established string quartet, , which comprises the violinists and , the violist Max Savikangas, and the cellist . The artistic director of the Uusinta Ensemble is the composer .[3]
Uusinta Ensemble has co-performed with among others the , the French Ensemble Aleph, the German and the Spanish .[4]
During the season 2009–2010, Uusinta Ensemble was part of the EU funded project,[5] which promoted European contemporary music in 11 countries. In 2009, Uusinta Ensemble celebrated its tenth season. The contemporary music concert series , which started in Helsinki in 2011, was launched by the initiative of the Uusinta Ensemble members. [6]
Besides the ensemble, Uusinta also started the publishing house in 2000, but the two now work separately.
Discography[]
- (2003), 2CD
- (2004)
- Rock Painting (2006)
- (2011)
- (2011)
- (2016)
- (2016)
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ re:new -projekti Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskuksen sivuilla
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Finnish musical groups
- Contemporary classical music ensembles
- Musical groups established in 1998