RÄISÄNEN
Tomi
News
New album, Juoni, featuring solo, chamber, and concerto works for guitar, is now published.
Recording of Inside a Mechanical Clock released on album 'Mundus Aequalis'
Eva Alkula's performance of Maaemo selected for the International Rostrum of Composers 2025. Listen online radio broadcast here.
Min-tsuku, a mini art song cycle for children and youth, was awarded the 2nd prize in the L.I.E.D. Composition Competition.
Tomi Räisänen's Profile Concert on May 25, 2024, at the Helsinki Music Centre
Organ Concerto 'Pulmo' video available on HKO Screen
Organ Concerto Pulmo wins the grand prize in the International Kaija Saariaho Composition Competition.
Performances 2026
November 27, 2026 | Kyynelketju (Chain of Tears)
Eero Saunamäki (recorder) | Minato City Centre for Traditional Culture | Tokyo, Japan
September 29, 2026 | Kyynelketju (Chain of Tears)
Eero Saunamäki (recorder) | Bridges 2, 19:00 | Luxembourg
September 6, 2026 | Kalalle
Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra | Kensington Town Hall (34 Bellair Street, Kensington, Victoria, 3031), 15:00 | Melbourne, Australia | [Info]
August 11, 2026 | Kyynelketju (Chain of Tears)
Eero Saunamäki (recorder) | BRQ Vantaa Festival, Pyhän Laurin kappeli (Pappilankuja 3), 12:00 | Vantaa, Finland | [Info]
July 19, 2026 | Pikkuväki
Kiichi Suganuma (recorder) | Rohm Theatre (13 Okazaki Saishojicho, Sakyo-ku), 14:00 | Kyoto, Japan | [Info]
July 17, 2026 | Kyynelketju (Chain of Tears)
Eero Saunamäki (recorder) | Barokkikuopio, Museo (Museokatu 1), 16:00 | Kuopio, Finland | [Info]
June 13, 2026 | Slow Violence (fast-forward)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Klang Festival, Den Sidste Mole (Sydløbsvej 3), 16:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | [Info]
April 19, 2026 | Séance
Mikko-Pekka Svala (bassoon) | Tampere Biennale, Culture House Laikku, 11:00 | Tampere, Finland | [Info]
April 11–19, 2026 | Midsommar(so)natten (36 performances)
Flex Ensemble: Kana Sugimura (violin), Martha Bijlsma (cello) | Real Teatro de Retiro (Plaza Daoíz y Velard) | Madrid, Spain | [Farout Artistic Research] | [Real Teatro de Retiro]
April 11, 2026 | Sea of Tranquility (Guitar Concerto)
Rob MacDonald (guitar), Continuum Contemporary Music, Gregory Oh (cond.) | St. George’s Grange Park (30 Stephanie Street), 20:00 | Toronto, Canada | [Info]
February 4, 2026 | Dive
Ivana Vítková | Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music, Sala Kameralna (ul. św. Tomasza 43), 12:15 | Krakow, Poland
February 1, 2026 | Inside a Mechanical Clock
Jonne Grans (guitar), Aida Salakka (double bass), Matti Pulkki (accordion) | YLE Radio 1 Broadcast | [Listen]
January 23, 2026 | Dive
Silvia Berchtold (recorder) | Di(v)e performance, Zentralwäscherei (Neue Hard 12), 19:00 | Zürich, Switzerland | [Info] | [Zentralwäscherei Zürich]
Performances 2025
December 13, 2025 | Mamonaku
Eri Sasaki (piano) | KM Art Hall (1 Chome-23-20 Hatagaya, Shibuya), 14:00 | Tokyo, Japan
November 18, 2025 | Euryale
Foot in the Door: Ayako Oshima (clarinet), Ashtyn Wolph (alto saxophone), Ho Man Cheung (piano) | The Hartt School, Lincoln Theater (200 Bloomfield Ave), 19:30 | Hartford, USA
November 11, 2025 | Midsommar(so)natten
Flex Ensemble: Kana Sugimura (violin), Martha Bijlsma (cello) | Theaterhaus Hildesheim (Langer Garten 23c), 19:00 | Hildesheim, Germany
November 7, 2025 | Kotona (solo version)
Naoko Kikuchi (koto) | FEST:Spiele Oberschwaben, Rathaussaal (Marktstraße 1), 19:00 | Munderkingen, Germany
October 16, 2025 | Slow Violence (fast-forward)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Devinkė pub (Užupio g. 4) | Vilnius, Lithuania
October 10, 2025 | Kyynelketju (Chain of Tears)
Eero Saunamäki (recorder) | Café Barock, Studio Pitkänsillanranta (Pitkänsillanranta 13), 19:00 | Helsinki, Finland
October 10, 2025 | Midsommar(so)natten
Flex Ensemble: Kana Sugimura (violin), Martha Bijlsma (cello) | Stadtteilzentrum Lister Turm (Walderseestraße 100), 19:00 | Hannover, Germany
September 27, 2025 | Slow Violence (fast-forward)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Theater BAU3 (Dornacherstrasse 192), 21:00 | Basel, Switzerland
August 13, 2025 | Slow Violence (fast-forward)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Tampering Festival, Ravintola Telakka (Tullikamarin aukio 3), 21:00 | Tampere, Finland
August 1, 2025 | Séance (premiere)
Mikko-Pekka Svala (bassoon) | Crusell Music Festival, Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Rauha-Sali (Viikaistenkatu 3), 18:00 | Uusikaupunki, Finland
July 24, 2025 | Under the Apple Tree
Samu Metsänen, Ilta Alttila, Eero Saunamäki | Sipoon vanha kirkko (Brobölentie 68) | Sipoo, Finland
July 3, 2025 | Dynamo (Circulating Concerto Grosso) (premiere)
Zafraan Ensemble: Liam Mallett (flute), Horia Dumitrache (clarinet), Martin Posegga (saxophone), Daniel Eichholz (percussion), Anna Viechtl (harp), Clemens Hund-Göschel (piano), Emmanuelle Bernard (violin), Josa Gerhard (viola), Martin Smith (cello), Beltane Ruiz Molina (contrabass) | Theater im Delphi (Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2), 19:30 | Berlin, Germany
June 26, 2025 | Slow Violence (fast-forward)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Toot Tavern Tunes (3 Circular Rd) | Singapore
June 12, 2025 | Slow Violence (fast-forward)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Waaghaus, Waaghaus Saal (Bohl 14), 19:30 | St. Gallen, Switzerland
June 6, 2025 | Slow Violence (fast-forward) (premiere)
Orest Smovzh (violin) | Schopf2 (Schopfheimer Str. 2), 20:00 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
May 25, 2025 | Stheno
Erik Bosgraaf (tubes), Izhar Elias (guitar) | Dudok Muziekdagen, Broederkerk, Lemkerzaal (Burgwal 84), 16:00 | Kampen, The Netherlands
May 16, 2025 | Kotona
Nobutaka Yoshizawa (koto), Saori Nakazawa (violin), Kei Sakoda (violin), Michiko Fukuda (viola), Tatsuro Terada (cello) | Shingyo-ji Temple (2-9-7 Fukagawa, Koto-ku) | Tokyo, Japan
May 8, 2025 | Maaemo
Eva Alkula (kantele) | YLE Radio 1 Broadcast: "International Rostrum of Composers", 19:02 | Finland | [International Rostrum of Composers]
March 29, 2025 | Crossings
Ensemble Reconsil: Manu Mayr (contrabass) | Reaktor (Geblergasse 40), 19:30 | Vienna, Austria
March 27 – June 16, 2025 | The Gaze of Soldiers (premiere)
Sound design for Tomoko Yoneda's video work | Tomoko Yoneda Solo Exhibition, Daiwa Foundation Japan House (13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle) | London, UK
February 28, 2025 | Maaemo
Eva Alkula (kantele) | YLE Radio 1 Broadcast, 19:02 | Finland
February 9, 2025 | Maaemo
Musica nova Helsinki, Eva Alkula (kantele) | The Finnish House of Nobility (Ritarikatu 1), 15:00 | Helsinki, Finland
February 6, 2025 | Ludi Caeli
Paddington Brass: Luella Shaw (trumpet), Florence Wilson-Toy (trumpet), Chloe Harrison (horn), Ben Haslam (trombone), Nona Lawrence (tuba) | Royal Academy of Music, Angela Burgess Recital Hall (Marylebone Rd), 13:00 | London, UK
January 8, 2025 | Crossings
Heiko Maschmann (contrabass) | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Bachsaal (Rudolf-Höber-Straße 3), 13:00 | Kiel, Germany
