Outi Tarkiainen
Outi Tarkiainen's music is frequently performed abroad and has been dubbed to draw on the immensity of the northern natural environment. Since her student days, Outi has been drawn to the expressive power and natural truths of the human voice.
“I see music as a force of nature, that can flood over a person and even change entire destinies”, she has said. Tarkiainen has also been creating innovative dialogues with the jazz idiom, as well as exploring themes of womanhood like childbirth.
| Work | Date | Details | ||
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| 17 May 2026 | Read more | |||
| 31 January 2027 | ||||
| 24 February 2027 | ||||
| 5 March 2027 |
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Room of One’s Own | 2sopr, 2mezzo, ten, baryt, chx (SATB), 3222.4221 13 1, pno+cel, str | 2021 | Works for the Stage | 01:05:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Beaivi | fl, vlc, guit, pno | 2016 | Chamber Works | 08:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Contemplations | big band / big band and voice / big band and vocal ensemble | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Day Night Day | 3333 4331 13 1, cel, str [pic, afl, ehn. bcl, cbsn] | 2024 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 06:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Day of Night | 3222 4221 13 1, pno, str. (min. 8-7-6-5-3) [afl, picc, acl, bcl, cbsn, btrb, cel] | 2025 | Works for the Stage | 02:00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Distant Song | 2222 3000 13 0, pno, db, dr, str (8-8-6-5-3), ssax solo | 2005 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 06:00 | |
Into the Woodland Silence | 121 4 4, cl+bcl, pno, db, dr+perc, mezzo solo [asax+fl, tsax+fl, tsax+cl, barsax+fl, trp+fhn] | 2010 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Big Band | 17:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Into the Woodland Silence | 120 4 4, cl, bcl, pno, db, dr+perc, mezzo solo [asax+fl+cl, tsax+fl+cl, trp+fhn] | 2010 | Works for Big Band | 17:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
...ja alkoivat laulaa | acc | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Joye | 2222 2200, perc | 2017 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 01:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Jubileum | 2121 2201 02 0, str (min. 6-5-4-3-2) + students; 2asx, 2121 2220 01 0, str | 2025 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 04:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Kummulla kuun kiilassa | voc, ssax, db, dr, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2007 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Kunnes kivi halkeaa | vln | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Liebklinge | 1111 1000 11 1, str, ssax solo [ehn, bcl, str min 4-3-3-2-1 players] | 2013 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Liebklinge | 2222 2130 11 0, dr, folk harp, cel, str, ssax solo [pic, ehn, str: 11-9-7-6-4 +2vln&vla behind the audience] | 2011 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Maa, kevään tytär | 1111 1000 01, cel, str, mezzo | 2015 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 40:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Majakka | vlc, org | 2025 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Metsän hiljaisuuteen | sopr, cl, vlc, pno | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Midnight Sun Variations | 3333 4321 13 1, cel (pno), str | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Milky Ways | 2232 4221 13 1, pno+cel, str, ehn solo [afl, pic, bcl, cbsn] | 2022 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 21:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Mosaics | 3333 4331 13 0, pno, str [afl, pic, ehn, bcl] | 2021 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Obsession II | fl, pno | 2013 | Chamber Works | 04:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Oglütz | 2008 | Works for Big Band | 09:00 | ||
Polar Pearls | 1111 1000 01, str [afl, bcl] | 2023 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 24:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Primroses | 2004 | Works for Big Band | 05:00 | ||
Psalm | 2006 | Works for Big Band | 08:00 | ||
Saivo | 2222 2200 01 0, cel (pno), str, ssax solo | 2016 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 27:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Sanasi, kiveen uponneet | vlc | 2011 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sans paroles | cl | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sensory Flashbacks | cl, vln, vla, vlc, åno | 2024 | Chamber Works | 19:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Siimes | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 2017 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Songs of the Ice | 3333 4330 13 1, pno+cel, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn, fhn] or 2222 2200 12 1, pno+cel, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Tenderness | pno | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Baudelaire Songs | sopr, pno | 2009 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
The Downfall of Judith Shakespeare | mezzo, ob, vln, vlc, pno | 2023 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The First Steps | 2004 | Works for Big Band | 07:30 | ||
The Lustful Mother | str, pno, baryt solo | 2018 | Vocal and Choral Works | 30:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Lustful Mother's Heart | vla | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Rapids of Life | 3333 4231 13 2, cel, str | 2023 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
There is more light in this room when you are here | ssax, asax, tsax, barsax | 2018 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Ring of Fire and Love | 1222 4221 13 1, cel, str | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Seasons of Love | str, cl solo | 2023 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 19:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Seasons of Love | cl, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2023 | Chamber Works | 19:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Seasons Remembered | vln, pno | 2024 | Chamber Works | 07:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
They Walked Side By Side | sopr/mezzo, vln | 2018 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Thus the Fairies Disappear | big band, asax solo | 2008 | Works for Big Band | 08:00 | |
Tie sinne... | fl+pic, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 2009 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Trois poèmes | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2013 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vapautensa antanut | 2vln | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Vapautensa antanut | voc, trp, asax, tsax, hn, trb, pno, db, dr | 2011 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Without a Trace | pno | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 14:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Woodland Fanfares | cl, vlc, pno | 2021 | Chamber Works | 02:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |