Upcoming events:

September 7, 2026
‘Snowball Earth’
Eriko Takahashi
Ryokogu Monten Hall, Tokyo, Japan

September 17, 2026
‘Snowball Earth’ First performance in Finland
Eriko Takahashi
Satamakatu Hall, Tampere, Finland

September 19, 2026
‘Snowball Earth’
Eriko Takahashi
Kerhola Center, Nokia, Finland

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Selected 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