Jarkko Hartikainen

Jarkko Hartikainen is an upcoming Finnish composer striving to create works that explore what music is and could still be, researching the possibilities in sound through rigorous performer-collaboration as well as studying findings in a plethora of disciplines. Stimulating acoustic phenomena, exciting sonorities and concrete, bodily impulses through rhythm, resonance and empathy fuel his often extremely instrument-specific, concentrated writing. Currently, Hartikainen is living and working in Helsinki as a commission-based freelance composer, as well as pursuing his D.Mus degree at the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki. Tapiola Sinfonietta, Ensemble Adapter, Eriikka Maalismaa, Ensemble SurPlus, defunensemble, London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Schwerpunkt, and other such distinguished performers have recently promoted his work.