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Antti Auvinen appointed Artistic Director of Tampere Biennale

The Tampere Biennale, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, concluded on Sunday. The programme, designed by artistic director Minna Leinonen, brought together new ensembles and boldly combined various branches of the arts. Minna Leinonen passes the torch to composer Antti Auvinen.

Tampere Biennale celebrates 40th anniversary

Tampere Biennale, a festival of modern art music, is held this year on 15–19 April. Concerts are held in music and culture venues across the city and even on Pyynikki ridge in the ‘Magic Path’ performances.

Festival programme published: more than 30 new works

The theme for this anniversary year is Roots, highlighting the voices of composers resident in Finland, the diversity of contemporary music and the ability of art to mirror the world.

Music of the world in which we live

Read the foreword by Minna Leinonen, Artistic Director of the Tampere Biennale 2026.

When the Swifts Disappear

Composer Pilar Miralles reflects in her blog post on putting down roots, leaving and remembering. Miralles’s work they depart us quietly will receive its world première in the walking concert by Malla Vivolin and Ella Mettänen.

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