References

Awards and prizes

WPTA Finland Piano Competition, Helsinki 2024
1st Prize, Category G

International Debussy Competition, online 2024
"Gold Prize" Prize and "Best Debussy Performance" Special Prize, Category 14-17 yrs

IX International Jorma Panula Conducting Competition, Vaasa, Finland 2024
1st Prize, Minikapu Category

Göteborg International Piano Competition, Sweden 2024
3rd Prize, Category C (14-16 yrs)

Important concerts

East Helsinki Music Institute Concert Tour, Carnegie Hall, New York 2024
Hilma Kolunen

Riihimäki Summer Concerts 2024
Sauli Aaltonen, Hillevi Björkman, Julia Elomaa, Maximilian Fagerlund, Atte Kohtala, Jesse Mäki, Kaika Niskakangas, Ella Oksava, Vilina Rainisto and Väinö Viljanen

Mänttä Music Festival 2024
The Young Artists of the Festival
Sauli Aaltonen, Julia Elomaa

Awards and prizes

International Tapiola Youth Piano Competition, Espoo, Finland 2023
2 Special Prizes in the International Category (10-15 yrs)

International "Forum Pianistico Città di Chioggia 2023" Piano Competition, Italy 2023
2nd Prize in Piano Solo Category B Juniors

International "Jūrmala 2023" Piano Competition, Latvia 2023
2nd Prize in Category C (14-16 yrs)

2nd International Nordic Junior Piano Competition, Arvika, Sweden 2023
Special Prize for the Best Performance of Modern Repertoire

Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition, Jyväskylä, Finland 2023
3 awards

Pianoaura Piano Competition, Turku, Finland 2023
2 awards

Important concerts

Gala Concert in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Concert Hall 2023
The Youth Piano Academy Finland students

Sibelius-lukio Symphony Orchestra, Young Soloists Concerts 2023
Maximilian Fagerlund, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto n°2, 1st mvt

PianoEspoo Festival 2023
The Youth Piano Academy Lunch Concert
Julia Elomaa, Maximilian Fagerlund, Nuutti Hirvonen, Atte Kohtala, Hilma Kolunen, Ella Oksava, Vilina Rainisto, Väinö Viljanen

Mänttä Music Festival 2023
The Youth Piano Academy Finland 10 Years
Mikael Loponen, Kaika Niskakangas, Arttu Ollikainen, Vilina Rainisto, Liisa Smolander

Savonlinna Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Soloists Concert 2023
Atte Kohtala, Mozart: Piano Concerto n°23, 2nd and 3rd mvts

Awards and prizes

International “Città di San Donà di Piave” Piano Competition, Italy 2022
1 prize

Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition, Oulu, Finland 2022
10 prizes, including the 1st and 2nd Prizes in category III (17 yrs and over)

Important concerts

Mänttä Music Festival 2022
The Young Artists of the Festival
Ahti Alavillamo, Ella Oksava

Awards and prizes

International Tapiola Youth Piano Competition, Espoo, Finland 2021
4 prizes, including 3 Special Prizes in the International Category (10-15 yrs)

Helsinki Lied Competition, Helsinki, Finland 2021
2 prizes; 1st and 3rd Prize in category B

Tampere Piano Competition, Tampere, Finland 2021
1 award

Kuopio Piano Competition, Kuopio, Finland 2021
2 prizes; the 1st Prize in category II and the Special Prize for the Best Performance of Romantic Repertoire

Important concerts

PianoEspoo Festival 2021
Ahti Alavillamo, Vilina Rainisto

Young Pianists at the Opera
The Youth Piano Academy Lunch Concert
Ahti Alavillamo, Hillevi Björkman, Julia Elomaa, Atte Kohtala, Hilma Kolunen, Mikael Loponen, Kaika Niskakangas, Ella Oksava, Vilina Rainisto

Mänttä Music Festival 2021
The Young Artists of the Festival
Vilina Rainisto

Savonlinna Culture Forum 2021
Atte Kohtala

Awards and prizes

Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition, Jyväskylä, Finland 2020
1 award

Important concerts

Helsinginkatu Philharmonic Orchestra, Winter Concerts 2020
Samuel Eriksson, Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op.43

Awards and prizes

International Tapiola Youth Piano Competition, Espoo, Finland 2019
5 prizes, including 4 Special Prizes in the International Category (11-15 yrs)

International Golden Classical Music Awards Competition, New York, USA 2019
1st Prize and the Special Prize for the Best Rachmaninov Performance

International Concorso Pianistico ”Musica in Laguna”, Chioggia, Italy 2019
1st Prize

International Young Musician Competition, Tallinn, Estonia 2019
1 prize

International Nordic Junior Piano Competition, Arvika, Sweden 2019
2nd Prize

Important concerts

Helsinki Concordia Orchestra, Soloists on Stage 2019
Liisa Smolander, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto n°2, 1st mvt

Golden Classical Music Awards, Prize Winners Concert, Carnegie Hall, New York 2019
Niilo Ruotsala

PianoEspoo Festival 2019
Festival Preview Concerts
Leona Kunnamo

Young Pianists at the Opera
The Youth Piano Academy Lunch Concert
Samuel Eriksson, Leona Kunnamo, Aino Lappalainen, Mikael Loponen, Vilina Rainisto, Ellen Simos, Lumia Simos, Liisa Smolander, Sofia Stasevska

Mänttä Music Festival 2019
The Young Artists of the Festival
Niilo Ruotsala, Ellen Simos

Joensuu Music Festival 2019
Luovat nuoret: Nuorten pianoakatemia
Samuel Eriksson, Leona Kunnamo, Mikael Loponen, Pyry Paunio, Tarmo Peltokoski, Niilo Ruotsala, Liisa Smolander, Sofia Stasevska, “Piano Desperados” (Samuel Eriksson, Mikael Loponen, Tarmo Peltokoski), feat. Niklas Pokki

Mikkeli Music Festival 2019
Dinner with Friends
Tarmo Peltokoski

After Concert
Tarmo Peltokoski, “Piano Desperados” (Samuel Eriksson, Mikael Loponen, Tarmo Peltokoski)

Oulu Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Soloists 2019
Arttu Nevala, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto n°2, 1st mvt

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Soloists 2019
Samuel Eriksson, Prokofiev: Piano Concerto n°2, 1st mvt

Awards and prizes

International Stockholm Music Competition, Stockholm, Sweden 2018
2 prizes, including the 1st Prize in category B (10-12 yrs)

Steinway Piano Festival, Helsinki, Finland 2018
6 prizes, 4 awards, including the 1st Prize in category C (16-19 yrs)

Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition, Oulu, Finland 2018
5 prizes, including the 1st Prize in category III (17 yrs and over)

Important concerts

Mänttä Music Festival 2018
The Young Artists of the Festival
Mikael Loponen, Arttu Nevala

Kesäyön kirkastus
“Piano Desperados” (Samuel Eriksson, Mikael Loponen, Arttu Nevala, Leevi Ollila, Tarmo Peltokoski, Ellen Simos, Liisa Smolander, Sofia Stasevska), feat. Tuija Hakkila, Antti Hotti, Niklas Pokki, Jari Sinkkonen

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Soloists 2018
Mikael Loponen, Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillante

Awards and prizes

International Maj Lind Piano Competition, Helsinki, Finland 2017
1 participant

Tampere Piano Competition, Tampere, Finland 2017
1 award

Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, Helsinki, Finland 2017
2nd Prize and 5 awards

Kuopio Piano Competition, Kuopio, Finland 2017
2 prizes

Important concerts

EPTA European Piano Teachers’ Conference, Helsinki, Finland 2017
Leevi Ollila, Samuel Eriksson, Tarmo Peltokoski

Korsholma Music Festival 2017
Liisa Smolander, Sofia Stasevska, Samuel Eriksson, Leevi Ollila, Tarmo Peltokoski

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Soloists 2017
Samuel Eriksson, Beethoven: Piano Concerto n°3, 1st mvt

Turku Conservatory Chamber Orchestra 2017
Mikael Loponen, Beethoven: Piano Concerto n°2

Steingraeber & Söhne Piano Factory, Bayreuth, Germany 2017
Liisa Smolander, Ellen Simos, Leevi Ollila, Tarmo Peltokoski, Heta Räisänen, Sofia Stasevska, Arttu Nevala, Mikael Loponen,
Ossi Tanner, Arttu Ollikainen

Mänttä Music Festival 2017
The Young Artists of the Festival
Samuel Eriksson, Leevi Ollila, Liisa Smolander

Concert tour in Malaga, Spain, 2017
Samuel Eriksson, Leevi Ollila, Liisa Smolander, Tarmo Peltokoski

Awards and prizes

Satakunta Piano Competition, Rauma, Finland 2015
1st Prize

Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition, Oulu, Finland 2015
7 awards, including the 1st Prize in highest category

Important concerts

PianoEspoo Festival 2015
The Youth Piano Academy Lunch Concert
Ellen Simos, Arttu Nevala, Mikael Loponen, Samuel Eriksson, Liisa Smolander, Heta Räisänen, Tarmo Peltokoski, Leevi Ollila,
Sofia Stasevska, Kiku Kämäläinen

’Sibelius Meets Boulez’ – Piano Cavalcade
Tarmo Peltokoski, Leevi Ollila, Samuel Eriksson

Oulu Festivo 2015
Liisa Smolander, Shostakovitsh: Piano Concerto n°2

Turku Music Festival 2015
Lied Concert with the Youth Piano Academy
Arttu Ollikainen, Ossi Tanner, Karoliina Ruhno

Mänttä Music Festival 2015
The Young Artists of the Festival
Heta Räisänen, Tarmo Peltokoski

Ritarihuoneen Kamarikesä – Chamber Summer 2015
Samuel Eriksson, Tarmo Peltokoski, Karoliina Ruhno (broadcasted by the Finnish Broadcasting Company)

Vaasa City Orchestra 2015
Tarmo Peltokoski, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto n°2

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Young Soloists 2015
Ossi Tanner, Prokofiev: Piano Concerto n°1

Awards and prizes

Kuopio Piano Competition, Kuopio, Finland 2014
2 awards

International Stockholm Music Competition, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
2 awards

Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Competition, Jyväskylä, Finland 2014
2 awards

Important concerts

Mänttä Music Festival 2014
The Young Artists of the Festival
Ossi Tanner, Karoliina Ruhno

Turku Conservatory Chamber Orchestra 2014
Samuel Eriksson and Leevi Ollila, Haydn: Piano Concerto in D Major Hob. XVIII:11