Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi (born 29 April 1951 in

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) is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He is an adjunct professor at the

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and he has played and recorded solo improvisation concerts. Hämeenniemi has written several books about

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culture and translated Tamil poetry. Recently he has written book on Italy: Napolista etelään (2021) on South Italy, and Kulkija Venetsiassa (2022) on the musical orphanages of Venice.

Selected compositions

World premiere details shown where available * ''Symphony no. 3'' (1999) (

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Sakari Oramo Sakari is a given name, and may refer to: * Sakari Kukko (born 1953), Finnish saxophonist and flutist * Sakari Kuosmanen (born 1956), Finnish singer and actor * Sakari Oramo (born 1965), Finnish conductor * Sakari Pinomäki, Finnish mechanical and ...

, 3 November 1999, Helsinki) * ''Symphony no. 2'' (1988) (

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Jukka-Pekka Saraste Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born 22 April 1956) is a Finnish conductor and violinist. Biography Saraste was born in Heinola He was trained as a violinist. He later studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy with Jorma Panula in the same class as Esa-Pek ...

, 31 August 1988, Helsinki) * ''Symphony no. 1'' (1983) (

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, 18 April 1984, Helsinki) * ''Viola Concerto'' (2001) (viola:

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, 12 October 2001, Helsinki) * Red Earth and Rain (2007) Bombay Jayashri, Avanti chamber orchestra, 2008, Helsinki. * Yaadum uuree (2013) Bombay Jayashri, HKO, cond. John Storgårds, 2013 Helsinki * Klarinetiseikkailu (2020) Lauri Sallinen, Saimaa Sinfonietta, cond. Erkki Lasonpalo, 2021, Lappeenranta

References

External links

Composer profile
at Music Finland * * 1958 births Living people 21st-century classical composers Finnish classical composers Finnish male musicians Sibelius Academy alumni Finnish male classical composers 21st-century male musicians 21st-century Finnish composers {{Finland-composer-stub