Tomi Räisänen

Tomi Räisänen (; born 2 June 1976) is a Finnish composer. Biography Räisänen was born in Helsinki. He studied composition from 2000 to 2006 at the Sibelius Academy under Erkki Jokinen graduating as a master of music. Before entering the Sibelius Academy he read music at the University of Helsinki studying musicology and composition under Harri Vuori. He has also participated in several international composition masterclasses, seminars and workshops under composers such as Louis Andriessen, Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey, Michael Jarrell, Jouni Kaipainen, Magnus Lindberg, Philippe Manoury and Marco Stroppa. Since the early 2000s Räisänen’s list of works has rapidly grown and contains around 100 compositions covering works from solo pieces to chamber and choral music, and includes orchestral works and concertos. Räisänen is one of the most performed composers of his generation in Finland. His music has been widely performed and broadcast in 44 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Same year, the youth orchestra work Kalalle won 2nd Prize in Pirkanmaan Pinna Composition Competition. In 2022, choir work Kiire won 2nd prize in the P. J. Hannikainen Ch