Outi Tarkiainen (b. February 7, 1985) is a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music. Tarkiainen grew up in Rovaniemi, the capital and commercial center of the Finnish Lapland region. She studied composition with Eero Hämeenniemi and Veli-Matti Puumala at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, with Ron Miller at the University of Miami, and with Malcolm Singer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[1]

List of works

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Opera

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Orchestra

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Concertante

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Song cycles

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  • The Earth, Spring's Daughter (2015) - for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
  • The Lustful Mother (2018) for baritone, piano, and string orchestra

Wind ensemble

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  • Joye (2017)

Chamber music

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  • Beaivi (2016)
  • Siimes (2017)
  • There is more light in this room when you are here (2018)
  • They Walked Side by Side (2018)
  • The Lustful Mother's Heart (2020)
  • Without a Trace (2020)
  • Woodland Fanfares (2021)
  • Tenderness (2022)
  • The Seasons of Love (2023)

References

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  1. ^ Mellor, Andrew (2021). "Outi Tarkiainen (b. 1985)". Wise Music Group. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ Vandevert, John (31 May 2023). "Q & A: Outi Tarkiainen and The Mission of Her Opera 'A Room of One's Own'". OperaWire. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Ooppera | Kovassa nosteessa oleva Outi Tarkiainen säveltää saamelaisaiheisen oopperan Keski-Eurooppaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. ^ Beale, Robert (22 November 2019). "Eyck, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - theremin takes centre stage". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ^ Kosman, Joshua (22 April 2023). "Review: S.F. Symphony's new concerto takes a tour into the cosmos". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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