Upcoming events:

September 17, 2026
‘Piano music’
Eriko Takahashi
Concert Hall of Tampere polytechnics, Finland

September 19, 2026
‘Piano music’
Eriko Takahashi
Kerhola Center in Nokia, Finland

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A selection of past events:

2025
– ‘Catch Me If You Can’ in Nagano (first performance) and Tokyo, Eriko Takahashi and Itaru Ogawa
– ‘Parade of Roses’ first performance in Helsinki, Roosa Romppanen and PHMO Chamber Orchestra cond. Teemu Hämäläinen
– ‘Elegy’ first performance in Espoo, Varpu Heikinheimo and Sari Blå
– ‘Himawari’ (premiere) and ‘Erakis’ on Eriko Takahashi’s tour to Estonia and Finland
– ‘Kikyo’ in Tokyo, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Sandbox of Almach’ and ‘Erakis’ on Eriko Takahashi’s CD “Nordic Visions – Finnish Piano Music”, ALM Records

2024
– ‘Sunspotting’ in Helsinki, Johann Aparicio Bohórquez and Sari Blå
– ‘Intermezzi’ in symposium “Japan and Finland – Composers in Dialogue” in Tokyo, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Musica Aerea’ in Joensuu, Joen Yö -festival, collaborative work combining music, circus and drawing, with Salla Hakanpää and Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Arcturus’ in Vienna in a concert co-planned by Ari Romppanen, performed by Moeka Ueno vl, Anna Grenzner vlc, and Eriko Takahashi pno

2023
– ‘The Viola in Our Lives’ -composition concert in Helsinki
‘Theses’, ‘Theses II’, ‘Tsubaki’, ‘Bara’ (f.p.) Erkki Palola, Sari Blå, Ari Romppanen
– ‘Kikyo’ (f.p. in Joensuu), ‘Silence of Kharon’ and ‘Sandbox of Almach’
in Joensuu Music Festival and in Juuka, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Towards the Silence’ – composition concert in Helsinki.
‘Theses’, ‘Silence of Kharon’, ‘Sunspotting’ (f.p.), ‘Theses II’, ‘Sandbox of Almach’, ‘Arcturus’
Eriko Takahashi, Erkki Palola, Markus Pelli, Sari Blå, Ari Romppanen

2022
– ‘Sinun valossasi’ (In Your Light) (first performance) in Joensuu, Ami Kimanen, Soprano, Choir and Symphony Orchestra of Joensuu Conservatory, cond. by Sakari Tervo, text by the composer
– ‘Tsubaki’ in opening concert of FinJa Music, Helsinki, first performance, Sari Blå
– ‘Erakis’, first performance in Tokyo, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Sakura’ and ‘Kiku’, several performances in Tokyo, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Silence of Kharon’ in Vienna, first performance, Eriko Takahashi

2021
– ‘Kiku’, first performances as a compulsory piece of Tampere Piano Competition, selected in the composition competition.
– ‘Sakura’ and ‘Saturnian Aurorae’ in Espoo (Ari Romppanen) together with premiere of ‘Waltz in 5‘ and f.p. in Finland of ‘Lacerta‘, both composed by Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Sakura’ in Kawasaki, Japan, first time in Japan, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Convolvulus’ on KIERROT online festival, production of Academy of Artistic Thinking / Cirko Helsinki

2020-2018
– ‘Sandbox of Almach’ in Vienna 2020, first performance, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Arcturus’ in Tampere Biennale 2020, Uusinta Ensemble, Aleksi Kotila, Markus Hohti, Fanny Söderström
– ‘nicht, sondern…’ in Jämsä church 2019, Kai Nieminen
– ‘Sakura’ in piano recital in Juuka 2019 (Ari Romppanen)
– ‘Snowball Earth’ in Music & Earth International Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria 2019, Eriko Takahashi, special prize for contemporary music
– ‘Snowball Earth’ and ‘Sakura’ in concert “Im Klangspielraum” in Vienna 2019, first performances, Eriko Takahashi
– ‘Rho Cas’ in piano recital in Juuka 2018 (Ari Romppanen)
– ‘Fantasy on Stars’ – composition concert (Joensuu Music Festival) in Joensuu 2018:
‘Theses’, ‘Rho Cas’, ‘Titan’, ‘Tanssikaamme’, ‘Theses II’, ‘Valo rakentuu palasista’,
Ghislaine Dionne, Mikko Raasakka, Oleg Larionov, Sari Blå, Ari Romppanen

2017-2015
– ‘Fantasy on Stars’ – composition concert (Aino Ackté Chamber Festival) in Helsinki 2017:
‘Far and Beyond’, ‘Saturnian Aurorae’, ‘Titan’, ‘Rho Cas’, ‘Valo rakentuu palasista’,
Ghislaine Dionne, Mikko Raasakka, Matthias Funke, Sari Blå, Kai Nieminen, Ari Romppanen
– ‘Arcturus’ in Helsinki 2016, Erkki Palola, Pauliina Haustein, Sari Blå
– ‘Punga Mare’ in Kiev and Odessa, Ukraine 2016, Mikko Raasakka and Antti Vahtola
– ’Far and Beyond’ in Turku Cathedral 2015, Kai Nieminen
– ’Tvashtar Catena’ in PianoEspoo 2015, Roope Gröndahl
– ‘Composer’s Profile’ -concert in Imatra 2015:
‘Saturnian Aurorae’, ‘Theses’, ‘Rho Cas’ , Sari Blå, Oleg Larionov, Ari Romppanen

2014-
– ‘Rho Cas’ in Berlin, Germany 2013 and in Helsinki 2014, Joonas Ahonen
– ‘Rho Cas’ broadcast on WQXR Q2 radio station, USA 2010, Emil Holmström
– ‘Aurinkosi’ in Würzburg and Nürnberg, Germany 2010, Dufay-Ensemble conducted by Hans-Christoph Wirth
– ‘Transfiguratio’ guitar concerto by city orchestra of Mikkeli 2010, Kai Nieminen guitar, orchestra conducted by Patrick Gallois
– ‘Rho Cas’ in Tampere Biennale 2010, Joonas Ahonen
– ‘Pacem perpetua dona eis’ in Helsinki 2009, Kai Nieminen
– ‘Rho Cas’ in Viitasaari Time of Music 2009, Emil Holmström
– ‘Sol/Nemesis’ in Helsinki, 2009, Terhi Sjöblom acc, Zagros conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing
– ‘Sol/Nemesis’ in UNM festival in Oslo, Norway, 2008, Lena Rist Larsen acc, NMH sinfonietta conducted by Per Sigmund Thorp
– ‘Eine Kleine Gratulationsmusik II’ in Porvoo Summer Sounds 2008, Avanti, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk
– ‘Kaksi laulua psalmeihin’ in Helsinki 2007, Elina Hakahuhta, Sari Blå
– ‘Lehmä karkaa’ broadcast on national television channel Doordarshan, India 2007
– ‘Rho Cas’ in 9th International Piano Festival in Espoo, Finland, 2007, Mirka Viitala
– ‘Rho Cas’ in UNM festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, 2007, Emil Holmström
– ‘Searchings’ in Buenos Aires 2006, Juliana Moreno, Javier Mariani, Claudio Eiriz, Ari Romppanen
– ‘Woodcuts’ in Musica Nova Helsinki 2006, Heljä Räty, Tommi Mentu, Harri Mäki, Pasi Pihlaja, Bridget Allaire-Mäki)
– ‘Interference’ in Siba-Fest, Helsinki 2006, Hanna Kinnunen, Nina Höhn, Markus Hohti, Jani Niinimäki
– ‘Theses’ in Tampere Biennale 2004, Oleg Larionov, Ari Romppanen