News etc.

[will be updated…]

Recordings on CD

ICE CONCERTO (Sini Virtanen, McCormick Percussion Group / Strings and Hammers, 2020 – Global Music Awards Gold Medal Winner)
tardigrade | karhukainen (Petri Kumela / Small Creatures, 2020 – YLE ‘Record of the Year’ 2020)
Radix (Ensemble Schwerpunkt on NEOS Music, 2019)
alone (Otto Tolonen / Toccata – Finnish Guitar Music on Siba Records, 2013) – YLE ‘Record of the Year’ audience poll winner 2013)
vastakaiku (Ensemble U: / Protuberances, 2011)

Public radio broadcasts

ICE CONCERTO – Sini Virtanen, McCormick Percussion Group on Strings and Hammers (YLE Radio 1, 19 April 2021)
Studies on Empathy – Ensemble Adapter at AFEKT 2016 (ERR Klassikaraadio, 16 February 2021)
Radix – Ensemble Schwerpunkt on Schwerpunkt (YLE Radio 1, 8 October 2019)
Radix (excerpt) – Ensemble Schwerpunkt on Schwerpunkt (Deutschlandfunk, 3 November 2018)
Habitus – Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago at Musica nova Helsinki 2017 (YLE Radio 1, 9 February 2017)
Studies on Empathy – Ensemble Adapter at AFEKT 2016 (ERR Klassikaraadio, 9 January 2017)
Trio parkour – Matthias Koole, Kobe Van Cauweberghe, Saara Olarte (ARTxFM Louisville KY, 24 April 2013)
En garde! – Jukka Rantamäki, violin, Otto Tolonen, guitar at M1 studio (YLE Radio 1, 31 July 2013)
vastakaiku (Anklang bis) – hand werk at Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik (WDR3, 27 April 2013)
Trio parkour – Matthias Koole, Kobe Van Cauweberghe, Saara Olarte (Lähiradio Helsinki, 13 September 2010)
Hologramme – Ensemble Adapter at Time of Music Viitasaari ToM (YLE Radio 1, 7 September 2010)
Hologramme – Ensemble Adapter at Time of Music Viitasaari ToM (YLE Radio 1, 27 July 2010)
Hologramme – Ensemble Adapter in Berlin (WQRX Q2, New York, 8 June 2010)
En garde! (2005) – Pasi Eerikäinen, violin, Otto Tolonen, guitar at Korvat auki! (Lähiradio Helsinki, 28 January 2008)
Aurinko ja kuu (2006) – Vivo, soloists, cond. Kari Tikka (World Music program, Doordarshan Channel, 4 December 2007)
Lumen (2007) – UNKO, cond. Jani Telaranta at Korvat auki! 30 Years festival (YLE Radio 1, 29 November 2007)

Talks / lectures / interviews

Ajassa soi: “Contemporary music takes a stand: interview with Jarkko Hartikainen”, in Finnish (YLE Radio 1, 19 April 2021)
On composer-performer collaboration, with Eriikka Maalismaa, in Finnish (Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, 10 January 2019)
EMBODIED: Violin Solo / KuvA Research Days on ‘Empathy’, presentation in English (Helsinki, 10 December 2018)

Press (selection)

Strings and Hammers in a ‘Critic’s Choice’ album review (Helsingin Sanomat, 30.3.2021)
“The tension between music and concept art” / Strings and Hammers album review (FMQ, 29.3.2021)
ICE CONCERTO / Strings and Hammers album review (New York Concert Review, 27.1.2021)
“Album with Jarkko Hartikainen’s ‘ICE CONCERTO’ wins Global Music Awards gold” (Music Finland, 27.1.2021)
“Jarkko Hartikaisen ICE CONCERTO mukana kultamitaliäänitteellä” (Suomen Säveltäjät 25.1.2021)
Collected press quotes (pdf)
Radix / Ensemble Schwerpunkt Schwerpunkt album review (YLE 7.10.2019)
alone / Otto Tolonen Toccata album review (neuguitars.com 3.2.2019)
Saari Alumni Stories: Jarkko Hartikainen (Koneen Säätiö 20.11.2018)
“Violin wolf tone gave birth to a miracle” (Helsingin Sanomat 11.9.2018)
Jarkko Hartikainen in Darmstadt (Sisu Radio Frankfurt, 29.7.2018)
Habitus / Musica nova Helsinki | Tapiola Sinfonietta (Helsingin Sanomat 11.2.2017)
“Tapiola Sinfonietta premieres Hartikainen” (Helsingin Sanomat 18.4.2016)
Studies on Empathy with Ensemble Adapter / Tampere Biennale (Helsingin Sanomat 16.4.2016)
Radix / Gasteig München | aDevantgarde festival (Süddeutsche Zeitung 16. Juni 2015)
Trio parkour on “Firebrands” podcast (Muddle Instead of Music/art.fm April 24 2014)
alone / Otto Tolonen Toccata album review (Audiophile Audition, January 30 2014)
Radix / Sibelius Museum | Ensemble Schwerpunkt (Turun Sanomat 8.11.2013)
Radix world premiere with Ensemble Schwerpunkt (Hufvudstadsbladet 6.11.2013)
vastakaiku / Ensemble U: Protuberances album review (Hufvudstadsbladet 27.5.2011)
vastakaiku / GAIDA (Asymmetry Music Magazine, 18.12.2010)
Korvat auki yhä nuorten asialla (Turun Sanomat 24.11.2007)
Lahjakkaita nuoria säveltäjiä palkittiin (Turun Sanomat 21.9.2006)

Collaborators/commissioners (sorted by most recent)

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Janne Jakobsson (tuba)
Kalle Hakosalo (percussionist)
Hanna Parviainen (violin)
Olari Elts (conductor)
Kymi Sinfonietta
Dejana Sekulić (violin)
Meeri Pulakka (soprano)
Manca Dornik (accordion)
Eriikka Maalismaa (violin)
Sini Virtanen (violin)
McCormick Percussion Group
defunensemble
London Sinfonietta
Ensemble SurPlus
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Musica nova Helsinki 2017
Hartikainen-Javne-Kokkomäki-Leppävuori-Palokangas-Selin (multidiscipl. collective)
Petri Kumela (guitar)
Ensemble Adapter
Age-Freerk Bokma (organ)
Time of Music | Musiikin aika 2014
Ensemble Schwerpunkt
Duo Oneplusone (Helsinki/Riga)
Uusinta Ensemble
Estonian Music Days 2011
Otto Tolonen (guitar)
Parkour (Saara Olarte née Rautio, Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, Matthias Koole)

Texts (selection)

‘Internet presence’

Homepage (you’re here!)
Uniarts
SoundCloud
Music Finland
LinkedIn
Facebook
Tumblr blog (2012-2012ish)

Misc.

Discussing with Ilari Mäenpää on his concert review “Marginaalin marginaali” / KLANG Helsinki (in Finnish / YLE)