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[[File:UusintaChamberEnsemble.jpg|thumb|Uusinta Chamber Ensemble in 2009]]
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'''Uusinta Ensemble''' is a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] winning Finnish [[chamber ensemble]], focusing on [[contemporary music]]. Until 2013, the ensemble was known as "Uusinta Chamber Ensemble", or "Uusinta-kamariyhtye" in [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
'''Uusinta Ensemble''' is a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-winning Finnish [[chamber ensemble]], focusing on [[contemporary music]]. Until 2013, the ensemble was known as "Uusinta Chamber Ensemble", or "Uusinta-kamariyhtye" in [[Finnish language|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 [[Max Savikangas]], [[Riikka Talvitie]], [[Kimmo Leppälä]] and [[Lauri Toivio]]. The ensemble has premiered a vast number of Finnish and [[Nordic countries|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uusinta.com/Previous.html |title=Uusinta |access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011147/http://uusinta.com/Previous.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Uusinta’s American debut in New York in April 2014 received very good reviews.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/arts/music/mata-festival-returns-with-spotlight-on-helsinki.html?_r=0 |title=MATA Festival Returns, with Spotlight on Helsinki - the New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=17 April 2014 |access-date=28 February 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107120741/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/arts/music/mata-festival-returns-with-spotlight-on-helsinki.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |last1=Smith |first1=Steve }}</ref> Uusinta Ensemble released its first album, ''at the edge of time'', in 2004.
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 [[Max Savikangas]], [[Riikka Talvitie]], [[Kimmo Leppälä]] and [[Lauri Toivio]]. The ensemble has premiered a vast number of Finnish and [[Nordic countries|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uusinta.com/Previous.html |title=Uusinta |access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011147/http://uusinta.com/Previous.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Uusinta’s American debut in New York in April 2014 received very good reviews.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/arts/music/mata-festival-returns-with-spotlight-on-helsinki.html?_r=0 |title=MATA Festival Returns, with Spotlight on Helsinki - the New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=17 April 2014 |access-date=28 February 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107120741/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/arts/music/mata-festival-returns-with-spotlight-on-helsinki.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |last1=Smith |first1=Steve }}</ref> Uusinta Ensemble released its first album, ''at the edge of time'', in 2004.

Revision as of 14:29, 20 February 2024

Uusinta Chamber Ensemble in 2009

Uusinta Ensemble is a Grammy-winning 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 Max Savikangas, Riikka Talvitie, Kimmo Leppälä and Lauri Toivio. 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, Uusinta String Quartet, which comprises the violinists Maria Puusaari and Aleksi Kotila, the violist Max Savikangas, and the cellist Pinja Nuñez. The artistic director of the Uusinta Ensemble is the composer Perttu Haapanen.[3]

Uusinta Ensemble has co-performed with among others the Helsinki Chamber Choir, the French Ensemble Aleph, the German ensemble adapter and the Spanish Ensemble Espai Sonor.[4]

During the season 2009–2010, Uusinta Ensemble was part of the EU funded re:new project,[5] which promoted European contemporary music in 11 countries. In 2009, Uusinta Ensemble celebrated its tenth season. The contemporary music concert series Klang, 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 Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd. in 2000, but the two now work separately.

Awards

Together with the Helsinki Chamber Choir and the conductor Nils Schweckendiek, Uusinta won in 2024 both the ICMA prize and the Grammy award for "Best Choral Performance" for the album Reconnaissance, performing music of Kaija Saariaho. [7][8] The same album won also the Finnish Emma Award for the best classical album of 2023.[9]

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Uusinta". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  2. ^ Smith, Steve (17 April 2014). "MATA Festival Returns, with Spotlight on Helsinki - the New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Ensemble | Uusinta Ensemble". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Perttu Haapanen, Artistic Director". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. ^ re:new -projekti Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskuksen sivuilla
  6. ^ "Nykymusiikin Big Bang! | Konsertteja | YLE Radio 1 | yle.fi". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  7. ^ https://www.icma-info.com/winners-2024/
  8. ^ https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list
  9. ^ https://emmagaala.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Emma-palkintojen-2023-voittajat.pdf
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