Pohjonen Alanko release new music video by director and scriptwriter Klaus Welp. In the short film, three mysterious characters travel … Read more
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2018-04-05 pohjonen alanko
Pohjonen Alanko release new music video
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2018-03-05 pohjonen alanko
Pohjonen Alanko April Dates and EP Release
Pohjonen Alanko trio featuring: Ismo Alanko: voice, guitar Kimmo Pohjonen: voice, accordion Tuomas Norvio: live electronics embark on concert dates … Read more
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2018-02-06 Ultra Organ
Ultra Organ Finnish Premiere and Hamburg Performance
Kimmo Pohjonen Ultra Organ makes its Finnish Premiere at Akkan Kirkko on February 22, 2018 and returns to Germany on … Read more
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2017-10-21
Land of Kalevala
Kimmo Pohjonen will participate in Land of Kalevala, the crossover extravaganza by ballet director Kenneth Greve. Place: Opera House, Helsinki … Read more
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2017-09-26 Breath
Breath
Tero Saarinen and Kimmo Pohjonen: Breath Choreographer-dancer Tero Saarinen and composer-accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen join forces in a new creation titled Breath. The … Read more
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2017-09-22
Kimmo Pohjonen film music prize
Kimmo Pohjonen has composed music for the short dance film Cold Storage by Thomas Freundlich. Pohjonen’s music won the award … Read more
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2017-08-09 KTU
KTU at Katowice City Days
KTU: Trey Gunn, Kimmo Pohjonen and Pat Mastelotto will headline an evening with a performance at Katowice City Days in … Read more
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2017-03-20
Energy Soundscapes premiere in Helsinki
Announcing Energy Soundscapes premiere in Helsinki March 30, 2017. Kimmo Pohjonen / Janne Käpylehto /Tuomas Norvio – Energy Soundscapes Premiere … Read more
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2017-02-20 Ultra Organ
Kimmo Pohjonen – Ultra Organ
Kimmo Pohjonen announces the new project: Ultra Organ: Kimmo Pohjonen – organ-accordion, voice Mikko Helenius – organ, voice Tuomas Norvio … Read more
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2016-12-09
Kimmo Pohjonen Receives State Prize for Multidisciplinary Arts
Kimmo Pohjonen has been awarded from the Finnish government the State Prize for Multidisciplinary Arts for outstanding achievement of high … Read more
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2016-12-07 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Sensitive Skin is Number 6 on the WMCE 2016 chart
Kimmo Pohjonen’s album Sensitive Skin (Octopus / Ondine) is Number 6 on the World Music Chart Europe (WMCE) top albums … Read more
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2016-10-10 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker available via Online Film
The award winning documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, is available worldwide online via Online Film of Germany. English and … Read more
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2016-08-23
Love and Anarchy Film Festival trailer
Music and video of Kimmo Pohjonen is used as the trailer for the 2016 Love and Anarchy Film Festival in … Read more
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2016-03-12
Sensitive Skins Wins Emma Award
Kimmo Pohjonen’s album Sensitive Skin (Octopus/Ondine) has won Finland’s EMMA award for Best Album of 2015 in the “Etno” category. … Read more
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2016-02-25 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Kimmo Pohjonen Skin at Field Day, London, 2016
Announcing: KIMMO POHJONEN SKIN trio at the internationally popular Field Day festival in London, now celebrating its tenth year, on … Read more
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2016-02-01
SENSITIVE SKIN #1 ON WMCE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH
Kimmo Pohjonen’s new album Sensitive Skin (Octopus / Ondine), remains in the top position, #1 on the February WMCE world … Read more
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2016-01-25 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Sensitive Skin nominated for EMMA Etno award
Kimmo Pohjonen’s album Sensitive Skin is nominated for Finland’s EMMA award in the Etno category. Winners in all categories will … Read more
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2016-01-18 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Kimmo Pohjonen nominated for Songlines Music Awards
Kimmo Pohjonen has been nominated for the Songlines Music Awards 2016: Best Artist. Please visit the link below for details … Read more
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2016-01-01 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Sensitive Skin Reaches Number 1 on World Music Chart
Kimmo Pohjonen – Sensitive Skin Number 1 on WMCE (World Music Charts Europe) Sensitive Skin (Octopus / Ondine), now in its … Read more
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2015-12-16 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Kimmo Pohjonen – “Serenity” video
A video clip of the piece “Serenity” from the Kimmo Pohjonen album – Sensitive Skin is now online. Recorded at … Read more
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2015-12-05 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Sensitive Skin vinyl release
Kimmo Pohjonen’s new album Sensitive Skin is released on vinyl in limited edition by Finnish company Svart Records (SVR 443). … Read more
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2015-12-02 Kimmo Pohjonen Skin
Sensitive Skin Number 2 on World Music Chart
Kimmo Pohjonen’s new album Sensitive Skin, released by Octopus / Ondine in October, has jumped to the Number 2 position … Read more
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2015-11-10
Songlines Kimmo Pohjonen feature story and Sensitive Skin review
Songlines magazine December issue includes the following features about Kimmo Pohjonen: -four page feature article about Kimmo by Fiona Talkington … Read more
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2015-11-02
Sensitive Skin Enters World Music Charts at Number 4
Kimmo Pohjonen’s new album Sensitive Skin has entered the World Music Charts Europe (WMCE) November chart in the Number 4 … Read more
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2015-08-19
Kimmo Pohjonen new album Sensitive Skin, release 25.9
Kimmo Pohjonen proudly announces the release of his new album Sensitive Skin on September 25 (October 9 in USA). The … Read more
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2015-05-31
Kimmo Pohjonen Nominated for Nordic Prize 2015
Kimmo Pohjonen has been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize, 2015. Names of 11 nominees, all from the Nordic … Read more
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2015-05-05
Soundbreaker on DVD
The award winning documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, is now released on DVD by W-film, … Read more
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2015-03-09 Uniko with Kronos
Uniko in Montreal Ballet
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal will present a second series of seven performances of the ballet The Little Prince … Read more
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2015-02-13 Uniko with Proton
Uniko on French TV
Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and Proton String Quartet – Uniko, recorded for the program Mezzo Voce before a live audience … Read more
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2014-12-31 Kimmo Pohjonen & Eric Echampard
Kimmo Pohjonen & Eric Echampard winter tour
Kimmo Pohjonen and French drummer Eric Echampard make their winter tour of improvised music from Jan 27 until Feb 8, … Read more
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2014-12-13
Tamperetalo 50 Year Special and Soundbreaker on YLE Teema
Finnish YLE Teema presents on Christmas day, on TV and online: Kimmo Pohjonen 50 Year Special program from Tamperetalo concert … Read more
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2014-11-19 Bright Shadow with Minna Tervamäki
Bright Shadow in Kerava and Helsinki
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2014-11-03
Kimmo Pohjonen Tour of Portugal
Kimmo Pohjonen makes a solo tour of Portugal in November 2014. Previous tours of Portugal featured the Kluster duo, KTU … Read more
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2014-11-03
Kimmo Pohjonen & Ismo Alanko Concerts
Kimmo Pohjonen and singer Ismo Alanko embark on a new collaboration project: pohjonen alanko featuring vocal experiments, adventures and excursions. … Read more
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2014-10-06 Kimmo Pohjonen Solo
Kimmo Pohjonen solo concerts in Mexico
Kimmo Pohjonen will perform solo concerts at Cervantino Festival in Guanajato Mexico on October 16 followed by a second concert … Read more
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2014-09-26
Soundbreaker: Frankfurt Book Fair, 3sat TV, DVD,VoD
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, will be screened at the Frankfurt Book Fair on … Read more
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2014-08-11
Kimmo Pohjonen 50 Years Special at Tamperetalo
KIMMO POHJONEN 50 YEARS SPECIAL! Kimmo Pohjonen turns 50 this year and celebrates his career with a special gala concert … Read more
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2014-07-28
KIMMO POHJONEN & KRONOS QUARTET AT HELSINKI FESTIVAL
Kimmo / Kronos / Kosminen / Kuusisto Kimmo Pohjonen turns 50 this August and will be celebrating his half-century at … Read more
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2014-06-04
Kimmo Pohjonen and Jeffrey Zeigler at River to River
Kimmo Pohjonen meets with Jeffrey Zeigler (ex-Kronos Quartet cellist) in their first collaboration concert in New York on June 23 … Read more
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2014-04-24 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker app
The award winning documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, is released via a tablet app through … Read more
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2014-04-14 Uniko with Kronos
Uniko with Kronos Quartet in Katowice, Poland
Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet present Uniko in Katowice, Poland at the Katowice Jazz Art Festival, Centrum Kultury … Read more
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2014-03-30 Soundbreaker
Soudbreaker Opens in German Cinemas
The award winning documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, now shown in over thirty countries, will open in April in … Read more
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2014-03-23 Bright Shadow with Minna Tervamäki
Bright Shadow German Premiere
Kimmo Pohjonen and Minna Tervamäki – Bright Shadow makes its German Premiere at Köln Philharmonie on April 12, followed by … Read more
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2014-02-24 Uniko with Proton
Pohjonen / Kosminen / Proton String Quartet – Uniko at Mezzo Voce
Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and Proton String Quartet will perform and record Uniko for the Mezzo Voce TV program in … Read more
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2014-01-14 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker Jussi Nomination
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, is nominated in the Best Documentary Film category for … Read more
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2013-12-30 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker on Finnish YLE TV
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, is broadcast on national Finnish YLE TV Channel 1 … Read more
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2013-10-30 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker in Köln
The Kimmo Pohjonen documentary film Soundbreaker will be screened in Köln, Germany on Nov 23 at the Festival SoundTrack Cologne … Read more
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2013-10-10
Kimmo Pohjonen to perform at Nordic Music Prize Gala
Kimmo Pohjonen who has been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize will perform with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in a … Read more
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2013-10-01
Kimmo Pohjonen nominated for The Nordic Council Music Prize 2013
Kimmo Pohjonen has been nominated for The Nordic Council Music Prize 2013. This prestigious Prize will go to a small … Read more
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2013-09-30 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker screening at LifeM London
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directled by Kimmo Koskela, will be screened at the LifeM Festival, London, England … Read more
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2013-09-23
Kimmo Pohjonen on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction
Kimmo Pohjonen collaborates with trumpeter Alex Bonney and drummer Dave Smith, from the group Loop Collective, for the British Film … Read more
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2013-08-06 KTU
KTU in Poland
KTU (Trey Gunn, Kimmo Pohjonen, Pat Mastelotto) return to Europe in September 2013 with two concerts in Poland, organized by … Read more
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2013-06-25 Uniko with Kronos
Uniko UK Premiere in London
Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet makes its UK Premiere at the Barbican in London on Sept … Read more
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2013-05-28 Uniko with Kronos
Circa – S performances in Budapest and Montreal
The performance entitled S by the Australian circus group Circa, featuring the music of Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen … Read more
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2013-05-20
KIMMO POHJONEN TO PERFORM AT PRIME MINISTERS SUMMIT IN KIRKENES
Kimmo Pohjonen will perform for Prime Ministers and the public at a summit in Kirkenes, Norway on June 3, 2013. … Read more
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2013-04-30
Kimmo Pohjonen at the Ice Hockey World Championship opening ceremonies
Kimmo Pohjonen shall be performing at the opening ceremonies of the Ice Hockey World Championships on Friday May 3. He … Read more
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2013-04-25 Uniko with Kronos
Uniko music featured in Branko film
Music from the album Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet is featured in the new documentary … Read more
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2013-04-11 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker additional screenings in Helsinki
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, continues its run in Finnish cinemas with additional screenings at Kino Engel, Helsinki: … Read more
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2013-03-20 Soundbreaker
Soundbreaker opens in Finnish cinemas
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, opens in Finnish cinemas on Friday, March 22: Finnkino … Read more
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2013-03-06 Uniko with Kronos
Uniko UK Premiere 18.9.2013
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet – Uniko UK premiere The UK premiere of Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen, … Read more
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2013-01-16
SOUNDBREAKER IN NEW YORK AND BEOGRAD
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, will be screened in February, 2013 in Beograd and New York City Feb … Read more
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2012-12-05
Kimmo Pohjonen awarded Pro Finlandia medal
Kimmo Pohjonen has received the Order of the Lion of Finland, Pro Finlandia award. This prestigious medal is awarded by … Read more
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2012-12-04
KIMMO POHJONEN WINS PRIZE FOR AESTHETIC ACT OF 2012
The Finnish Society for Aesthetics presented Kimmo Pohjonen with the prize for Aesthetic Act of the Year 2012 for his … Read more
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2012-12-04
Soundbreaker film premiere in London
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, directed by Kimmo Koskela, will premiere in UK at the Raindance Film Festival … Read more
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2012-12-04
Uniko music in Circa premiere at Brisbane Festival
Music from the album Uniko, composed by Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, performed by Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli … Read more
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2012-12-04
Heikki Laitinen / Kimmo Pohjonen Murder Ballads CD
Heikki Laitinen and Kimmo Pohjonen release their Murder Ballads (Murhaballadeja) CD in August 2012 via SiBa (Sibelius Academy) record company. The … Read more
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2012-12-04
Documentary film Soundbreaker to be screened at WOMEX 2012
The award winning documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, entitled Soundbreaker, will be screened at WOMEX 2012 in Thessaloniki, Greece on … Read more
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2012-12-04
Kimmo Pohjonen at WOMAD, UK
Kimmo Pohjonen will have two performances at WOMAD, Charlton Park, UK in July 2012. On July 27,th Pohjonen and Juuso … Read more
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2012-12-04
Kimmo Pohjonen to perform at BT River of Music, London
Kimmo Pohjonen will perform solo at the BT River of Music event in London, venue Somerset House, on July 21. … Read more
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2012-12-04
Accordion Wrestling press from UK and Amsterdam
Kimmo Pohjonen and Helsinki Nelson returned from successful Accordion Wrestling performances in UK and Amsterdam (Holland Festival). Please see: BBC … Read more
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2012-12-04
Uniko music for Montreal Ballet
Music from the album Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet is featured in the production Le … Read more
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2012-12-04
Accordion Wrestling in UK, Amsterdam and NYC
Kimmo Pohjonen and Finnish wrestling group Helsinki Nelson will perform Accordion Wrestlingin UK, Amsterdam and New York this summer. June … Read more
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2012-05-09
Announcing appearances at Roskilde, Ostrava and WOMAD
Announcing appearances at Roskilde, Ostrava and WOMAD Kimmo Pohjonen will perform at Ostrava, Roskilde and WOMAD festivals this summer. July … Read more
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2012-04-23
Accordion Wrestling in UK, Amsterdam and NYC
Kimmo Pohjonen and Finnish wrestling group Helsinki Nelson will perform Accordion Wrestling in UK, Amsterdam and New York this summer. … Read more
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2012-04-16
Soundbreaker wins prize at FIFA, Montreal
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, won a major prize: “Prix de la Creation”, the Award for Best Creative … Read more
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2012-02-07 Kimmo Pohjonen Solo
Solo tour in New Zealand, Australia & Singapore
Kimmo Pohjonen will tour solo concerts in March 2012 Mar 3: Wellington, NZ – New Zealand International Arts Festival- Festival Club … Read more