2017 in Finnish music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Finnish music.

Events

January

• 18 – Esa-Pekka Salonen announced that he has withdrawn as music director of the Ojai Music Festival for 2018 because of his composition schedule, and will be replaced by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, ahead of her originally scheduled season in 2020.^[1]
• 28 – At the annual Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, Norma John was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest.^[2]

February

• 2 – The Music Nova Helsinki started (February 2 – 12).^[3]

March

• 9 – Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto is premièred by Yo-Yo Ma and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.^[4]

April

• 26 – The 31st April Jazz Espoo start (April 26 – 30).^[5]

May

• 9 – The soprano Karita Mattila wins the Singer's award at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards 2017.^[6]
• 18 - Gita Kadambi is appointed general director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of as its next general director, effective January 2018. Kadambi will stand down from her post as general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.^[7]

June

• 14 – The band HIM open their Farewell Tour in Barcelona.^[8]
• 30 – The 20th Tuska Festival started (June 30 – July 2).^[9]

July

• 7
  • The Baltic Jazz festival started in Dalsbruk (July 7 – 9).^[10]
  • The Ruisrock festival started at the Ruissalo island, Åbo (July 7 – 9).^[11]
• 8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori (July 8 – 16).^[12]
• 10 – The 50th Kaustinen Folk Music Festival started (July 10 – 16).^[13]

August

• 1 – Finnish-born Tuomas Hiltunen took over as general director of Fort Worth Opera.^[14]
• 8 – The Rauma Festivo Music Festival started (August 8–12).^[15]
• 17 – The Turku Jazz Festival started in Åbo (August 17 – 20).^[16]

September

• 11 – Our Festival (Meidän Festivaali in Finnish) started by the Lake Tuusula (September 11–17).^[17]

October

• 22 – The band Brother Firetribe appeared at the Rockingham Festival in the UK.^[18]

November

• 1 – Susanna Mälkki awarded the music prize by Nordisk Råd.^[19]
• 2 – The Tampere Jazz Happening start (November 2–5).^[20]

December

Album released

October

Deaths

March

• 9 - Barbara Helsingius, 79, Finnish singer, poet and Olympic fencer ^[27]

April

• 12 - Mika Vainio, 53, Finnish electronic and experimental musician (Pan Sonic)^[28]

May

• 1 - Erkki Kurenniemi, 75, Finnish musician^[29]

October

• 22 - Emu Lehtinen, 70, Finnish record dealer (leukemia)^[30]

November

• 7 - Pentti Glan, 71, Finnish-Canadian drummer (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed)^[31]

See also

• Music of Finland
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Notes and References

1. Ojai Festival Updates Future Music Directors: Patricia Kopatchinskaja to be Music Director in 2018 . Ojai Music Festival . 18 January 2017 . 2017-01-28 .
2. Web site: UMK17 – kohti uutta ja isompaa Uuden Musiikin Kilpailua.
3. Web site: Music Nova Helsinki 2017 . VisitHelsinki.fi . 2017-10-23.
4. Web site: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yo-Yo Ma in Chicago: The two paired with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Mr. Salonen's Cello Concerto. . Mermelstein . David . . 2017-03-10 . 2017-10-22.
5. Web site: 31st April Jazz Espoo 26.-30.4.2017 . 24 May 2016 . Europejazz.net . 2017-10-23.
6. Web site: Winners of RPS Music Awards 2017 revealed . Katy . Wright . Rhinegold Publishing . 2017-05-09 . 2017-07-21.
7. Gita Kadambi appointed as the General Director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet . Finnish National Opera and Ballet . 2017-05-18 . 2017-05-20.
8. Web site: HIM actuará el 16 de junio en Escenario Santander en una de sus tres fechas en España . 20 Minutos . 2016-12-21 . 2017-10-22.
9. Web site: 20th Festival 30.6.-2.7. 2017 . . 2017-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080901040908/http://www.tuska-festival.fi/ . 2008-09-01 . dead .
10. Web site: Baltic Jazz, Taalintehdas 7 July 2017 - 9 July 2017 . Festivals.fi . 2017-01-20.
11. Web site: Ruisrock Ruissalo, Turku 7.-9.7. 2017 . . 2017-10-23.
12. Web site: Pori Jazz 2017 . . 2017-01-12.
13. Web site: 50th Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 10.-16-.7. 2017 . . 2017-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023182318/http://kaustinen.net/?page_id=23 . 2017-10-23 . dead .
14. Web site: Fort Worth Opera names not one, but two new directors. dfw.com. Mark Lowry. 13 July 2017. 21 July 2017.
15. Web site: Rauma Festivo 2017 . RaumaFestivo . 2017-10-23.
16. Web site: Turku Jazz Festival 17.-20.08. 2017 . Tiketti.fi . 2017-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063628/https://www.tiketti.fi/Turku-Jazz-Festival-2017-Panimoravintola-Koulu-Turku-lippuja/44874 . 2017-10-23 . dead .
17. Web site: Our Festival - Programme 2017 . Ourfestival.fi . 2017-10-22.
18. Web site: Rockingham 2017 Lineup . RockinghamLive.com . 2017-10-22.
19. Web site: Vinnare av Nordiska rådets musikpris 2017 . sv . Norden.org . 2017-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021403/http://www.norden.org/no/aktuelt/bilder/nordisk-raads-priser/musikkprisen/musikkprisen-2017/vinnare-av-nordiska-raadets-musikpris-2017/view . 2017-11-07 . dead .
20. Web site: Tampere Jazz Happening 2 November 2017 - 5 November 2017 . Festivals.fi . 2017-10-22.
21. Web site: Trollfest - Helluva Album Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed . . 2016-11-24 . 2017-10-20.
22. Web site: Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit 11/2017 . fi . IFPi.fi . 2017-10-20.
23. Web site: An NCS Premiere: Barathrum — "On the Dark River Bank" . Nocleansinging.com. 2017-03-28 . 2017-10-20.
24. Web site: THE 69 EYES Frontman JYRKI 69 To Release 'Helsinki Vampire' Solo Album . . 2017-05-01 . 2017-10-20.
25. Web site: KORPIKLAANI Release First Digital Single From Live At Masters Of Rock . . 2017-07-11 . 2017-10-20.
26. Web site: Iiro Rantala: Good Stuff . . 2017-09-05.
27. http://www.is.fi/musiikki/art-2000005120307.html Laulaja Barbara Helsingius on kuollut
28. http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/13/pan-sonic-founder-mika-vainio-died-aged-53/ Pan Sonic founder and noise icon Mika Vainio has died aged 53
29. http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9590132 Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut
30. https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000005421233.html Ilkka ”Emu” Lehtinen 1947–2017
31. Web site: Pentti 'Whitey' Glan, drummer for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, dies . 2017-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171122214226/https://www.simcoe.com/whatson-story/7848058-innisfil-drummer-whitey-glan-remembered-for-his-heart-and-soul/ . 2017-11-22 . dead .