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Leevi Madetoja
Leevi Madetoja
Finnish composer
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Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen
Finnish composer
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Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer of the late Romantic period
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Jorma Hynninen
Jorma Hynninen
Finnish singer
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Paavo Berglund
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Robert Kajanus
Robert Kajanus
Finnish conductor and composer
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Olli Kortekangas
Olli Kortekangas
Finnish composer
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Gregory Rose
Gregory Rose
British composer and music director
8
John Harbison
John Harbison
American composer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
symphony orchestra based in Helsinki, Finland
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Soile Isokoski
Soile Isokoski
Finnish soprano
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Atso Almila
Atso Almila
Finnish conductor, composer and trombonist
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Mikko Heiniö
Mikko Heiniö
Finnish composer
13
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
American conductor, born 1916
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Lilli Paasikivi
Lilli Paasikivi
Finnish mezzo-soprano
15
Kari Turunen
Kari Turunen
Finnish choir director and musician
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Rued Langgaard
Rued Langgaard
Danish composer and organist
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Estonian composer
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Bernard Rands
Bernard Rands
British composer
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Kentaro Sato
Kentaro Sato
Japanese composer
The Polytech Choir
Finnish male choir

The Polytech Choir

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Finnish male choir
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The Polytech Choir and artistic director Saara Aittakumpu in 2017.

The Polytech Choir (Finnish: Polyteknikkojen Kuoro; PK) is an academic male choir established in 1900. The majority of the choir's members are engineering students and graduate engineers from Aalto University. The activities of the choir include traditional spring and Christmas concerts, frequent recordings, and performances with leading Finnish symphony orchestras. The choir's current artistic director and conductor, since 2013, is Saara Aittakumpu.

PK's a cappella repertoire consists mainly of classical music, ranging from Renaissance madrigals to the Romantic era and contemporary works, and also includes occasional forays to other genres such as jazz. A centerpiece of the choir's choral symphonic repertoire has been Jean Sibelius' symphonic poem Kullervo. In 2015, the choir made its debut at the BBC Proms, performing Sibelius' Kullervo with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. In addition to performances a cappella and with orchestras, the choir, its quartets and other smaller ensembles frequently perform at private, corporate and academic festivities.

The Polytech Choir has commissioned and premiered nearly 40 new works for male choir during the past 20 years, including two International Rostrum of Composers prizewinners by Jukka Tiensuu and Eero Hämeenniemi, and performed Finnish premieres of works by Luciano Berio and Toru Takemitsu.