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Mikko Franck
Mikko Franck
Finnish conductor
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Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula
Finnish conductor and composer
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Soile Isokoski
Soile Isokoski
Finnish soprano
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Paavo Berglund
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Finnish conductor
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Jorma Hynninen
Jorma Hynninen
Finnish singer
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Kalevi Aho
Kalevi Aho
Finnish composer
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Leevi Madetoja
Leevi Madetoja
Finnish composer
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Estonian composer
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Erkki Melartin
Erkki Melartin
Finnish conductor and composer
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Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Finnish conductor and percussionist
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Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi
Estonian conductor
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Minnesota Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
symphonic orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Hannu Lintu
Hannu Lintu
Finnish conductor
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Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
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Atso Almila
Atso Almila
Finnish conductor, composer and trombonist
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Lotta Wennäkoski
Lotta Wennäkoski
Finnish composer
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Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen
Finnish composer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
symphony orchestra based in Helsinki, Finland
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Jouni Kaipainen
Jouni Kaipainen
Finnish composer
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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
which can trace its origins back to 1926
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Neeme Järvi
Neeme Järvi
Estonian conductor
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Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam
Finnish conductor and composer
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Jussi Jalas
Jussi Jalas
Finnish conductor
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Joonas Kokkonen
Joonas Kokkonen
Finnish composer
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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sakari Kukko
Sakari Kukko
Finnish musician
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Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo
Finnish conductor
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Anu Komsi
Anu Komsi
Finnish opera singer
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Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer of the late Romantic period
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Vladimir Jurowski
Vladimir Jurowski
Russian conductor
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Mikko Heiniö
Mikko Heiniö
Finnish composer
Lilli Paasikivi
Finnish mezzo-soprano

Lilli Paasikivi

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Finnish mezzo-soprano
Awards Received
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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Lilli Paasikivi (photo: Jussi Hellsten)

Lilli Katriina Paasikivi-Ilves (born in 1965 in Imatra, Finland) is the artistic director of the Finnish National Opera since 2013 and a mezzo-soprano.

In her work, Paasikivi has set out to reshape the structures of opera and to find ways to combine technology with opera. In 2019, Paasikivi launched Opera Beyond – a project which aims to apply new technological possibilities and tools in opera and ballet.

Her roles have included Marguerite (in Opera North's La damnation de Faust ) and Octavian (in Der Rosenkavalier). She has also performed as Fricka in Das Rheingold with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle. In 2007, she performed as Ariel in Sibelius's incidental music to The Tempest at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in the 42nd BBC Prom. In April 2008, she performed Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In November 2008, she sang Elgar's Sea Pictures and The Dream of Gerontius with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.

In 2016 Paasikivi founded the Sydänkesän säveliä festival in Kisko, Southwest Finland. She was the artistic director of the Pyhäniemen kartano concert series in 2010-2015.

Paasikivi was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal in recognition of her artistic merits in 2008 and the Commander’s Badge by the Order of The Lion of Finland in 2017.