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UPCOMING WORKS

2026

Collaboration with choreographer Laura Jantunen, premiere at Zodiak Helsinki, spring 2026​​

New chamber work for cello & piano

Commissioned by Eeva Rysä & Ilmo Ranta

New work for string quartet

Commissioned by Kamarikesä festival

2027

Chamber opera "Kesyt titaanit"  in collaboration with dramaturge Tarleena Laakko

Complete works

Chamber

Cat String Quartet (2025) 4’

maisema, muistuma, enne (2025) 26’

  • string quartet

  • Composed for the interdisciplinary work String Quartet by Anne Naukkarinen

Studying Gaze (2024) 25’

  • musical performance for flutist, saxophonist, percussionist and guitarist

  • Commissioned by Kaaos Ensemble

Hoodlum (2024) 14’

Light Flowers (2023) 9’

  • brass quintet & light design

  • Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company

Rievdan (2023) 12’

the two childhoods (2022) 14’

maailma ympärilläni (2022) 8’

  • ssax, cl, vlc

  • alternative instrumentations include string trio, fl-ssax-vlc & fl-cl-vlc

  • Commissioned by AEKI Ensemble

Tunteisiin (2021) 5,5’

  • gtr, vlc, perc, pno, mobile phones

  • Written for K!art (Copenhagen)

Toinen toistansa seuraten (2021) 12’

  • vn, pno

  • Written for violinist Aino Szalai

the impossibility of committing to this (2019) 17,5’

 

Orchestral

Odotustila (2025) 6'45''

  • 1st version 3232 [+picc], sax. quartet, 4331 41 01 strings

  • 2nd version 3333 [+picc], 4331, 41 01 strings

  • Commissioned by the East Helsinki Music Institute

Syrup (2025) 4'

  • symphonic brass 33311

  • Commissioned by the East Helsinki Music Institute

Bandaid (2025) 5,5’

  • symphonic wind band 3140 5 443 00021 5, db [pic, bcl, 2asax, 2tsax, barsax]

  • Commissioned by the Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces

Brain Shake (2024) 11’

  • concerto grosso for baroque quartet and orchestra 2222 [+picc, +ehn, +bcl] 2200 10 00 strings 66442

  • Commissioned by Brinkhall Soi Festival

Pisces – Mime (2023/2025) 30’

  • concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra 1111 [+picc] 1100, gtr solo, strings 11111 or 44321

  • Commissioned by guitarist Teuvo Taimioja

Tunnel visions (2023) 10’

  • 2222 [+picc, +bcl, +cbsn] 4331 21 11 strings 12/10/8/6/4

  • Written for a workshop with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Don't tell mama. (2022) 6,5’

  • hp, cel, 3perc, timp, strings 54331

  • Commissioned by Musiikkitalon Urut Soimaan

ETKOT (2022) 4,5’

The immortality of the crab (2021) 16’

Skala (2020) 8’

Virynttäytymistä (2020) 11’

 

Electroacoustic

Mitten (2019) 7’

 

Vocal

Puluseni (2021) 7’

  • soprano, theorbo

  • Commissioned by Detritus

Musta Tarantula – The Black Tarantula (2020) 13’

  • mixed choir

  • Written for the Helsinki chamber choir

Kuutamolla (2018) 4’

  • sop, vln, vlc or sop, pno

Armain kuoleman ajatus (2018) 3,5’

  • sop, pno or sop, gtr

Sateenkaari (2018) 3’

  • sop, pno or sop, gtr

Ajassa (2018) 15’

  • bar, bcl

 

Works for the stage

Viimeinen lautta (2023) 22’

  • chamber opera to the libretto by Taika Martikainen

Outoliini (2023) 45’

  • 5-channel composition and sound design to Laura Jantunen's choreography

Solo

Sí, si (2019) 11’

Scores available at Music Finland.

For all scores, contact composer.

leevirasanen(at)outlook.com

© 2025 Leevi Räsänen

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