Chamber music
Chanson agitée for flute and guitar (2025)
Instrumentation: flute and guitar
Duration: 9 minutes
World premiere: Livia Schweitzer (flute) and Patrik Kleemola (guitar), WeW Festival, Turku, 21.11.2025
Recording from the world premiere.
Vivo, Spero (2024)
Commissioned jointly by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, cello and contrabass
Duration: 10 minutes
World premiere: World premiere: Yuki Ikeda (flute), Fatima Boix-Canto (clarinet), Eeva Rysä (cello), Aapo Juutilainen (contrabass)
Whim (”Oikku”) for trombone and piano (2020)
Instrumentation: trombone and piano
Duration: 7 minutes
World premiere: Anna-Maija Laiho (trombone and Tuomas Turriago (piano), Lieksa Brass week, 2020
Recording from the world premiere.
Suite Française for Wind Quintet (2012)
Commissioned for the Marseille Wind Quintet Competition / required piece for the competitors.
Instrumentation: wind quintet
Duration: 20 minutes
Crisp (2011)
Instrumentation: kantele and guitar
Duration: 9 minutes
World premiere: Eija Kankaanranta (kantele) and Petri Kumela (guitar), 2011
Pilke 2 (2008)
Instrumentation: clarinet and piano
Duration: 8 minutes
Version 2 world premiere: Lauri Sallinen (clarinet) and Anna Kuvaja (piano)
Pilke (2005)
Instrumentation: alto saxophone and piano
Duration: 8 minutes
World premiere: Joonatan Rautiola (alto saxophone) and Marko Hilpo (piano)
Quintet no 2 ”Pierrot” (2005)
Commissioned by Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Duration: 15 minutes
World premiere: Mikael Helasvuo (flute), Asko Heiskanen (clarinet), Jukka Pohjola (violin), Tomas Djupsjöbacka (cello) and Tuija Hakkila (piano)
Spurt 2 (”Pyrähdys 2”), (2001)
Instrumentation: clarinet, accordion and cello
Duration: 7 minutes
Spurt (”Pyrähdys”), (2000)
Instrumentation: accordion and cello
Duration: 7 minutes
World premiere: Matti Rantanen (accordion) and Marko Ylönen (cello)
Mirage (1997)
Instrumentation: kantele and harp
Versio 2: kahdelle kanteleelle
Duration: 10 minutes
World premiere: Ritva Koistinen (kantele) and Reija Bister (harp)
Aufschwung (1994)
Instrumentation: flute and guitar
Duration: 8 minutes
World premiere: Mikael Helasvuo (flute) and Jukka Savijoki (guitar)
Lamento (1994)
Instrumentation: clarinet, bassoon/french horn, cello
Duration: 6 minutes
World premiere: Students of the Sibelius Academy Junior Department
Ad astra – fanfaari vaskikvintetille (1989)
Composition Competition for the University of Helsinki – 3rd Prize
Instrumentation: brass quintet
Duration: 2 minutes
World premiere: Helsinki Brass
Transition (1989)
Recommended work at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music, 1992
Instrumentation: two pianos and a tape
Duration: 15 minutes
Ladder of Escape (1988-1989)
Recommended work at the UNESCO Rostrum, 1992
Instrumentation: flute, 2 clarinets, bassoon, french horn, 2 percussions, 2 violins, viola, cello (flute + piccolo, clarinet in A)
Duration: 12 minutes
World premiere: Chamber orchestra Avanti!, director Tapio Tuomela
Quintet for Vibraphone and wind quartet (1987)
Instrumentation: vibraphone and wind quintet (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn)
Kesto: 7’30” minuuttia
World premiere: Avanti! Quintet