Eva Ollikainen

Eva Ollikainen (born 1982) is a Finnish conductor. She began piano studies at age 3,[1] and also learned the violin and French horn. She started conducting studies by age 12.[2] She attended the Sibelius Academy from 1994 to 2002 and graduated in 2002 with a Master of Music Degree in piano. She studied conducting with Jorma Panula and Leif Segerstam.

In 2003, Ollikainen won the second Jorma Panula Conductors' Competition, and has since then conducted most Finnish and Swedish orchestras, including the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra as well as at the Finnish National Opera. In the summer of 2006, she was a Tanglewood Music Center conducting fellow, the only fellow that year who already had agency representation.[2] In June 2017, the Nordic Chamber Orchestra (Nordiska Kammarorkestern) announced the appointment of Ollikainen as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2018-2019 season, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.[3] This appointment marks Ollikainen's first chief conductorship, and she is the first female conductor to be named to this post.[4]

Ollikainen is a member of the Finnish contemporary ensemble Uusinta, and has premiered several works of Finnish composers.

References

  1. ↑ Marcus Boldemann (2017-08-18). "Eva Ollikainen håller i taktpinnen". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. 1 2 Geoff Edgers (2006-07-03). "She's conducting herself with aplomb". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. ↑ Anna Beijron (2017-06-13). "Ny chefdirigent i Nordiska Kammarorkestern". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. ↑ Susanne Holmlund (2017-06-14). "Eva Ollikainen blir första kvinnliga chefdirigenten för Nordiska Kammarorkestern". Sundsvalls Tinding. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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