Dynamic interpretations of the past

Thursday Forum meetings take place in the afternoon, from 1 pm to 2.30 pm. The meetings start with a presentation of an hour and half, including discussion on any questions raised, followed by another hour and half (2.45 pm to 4 pm) of discussion on an academic text (or seminar paper) related to the theme of the day (so-called “extra time”). Thursday Forum will be arranged in Music Centre Helsinki (Töölönlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki, meeting room 3101) and it is also possible take part to the event online on Zoom.

Torstaifoorumin vierailuluennot klo 13.00 – 14.30 ovat kaikille avoimia. Jatkoajalla klo 14.45 – 16.00 keskustellaan päivän teemaan liittyvästä tutkimustekstistä. Torstaifoorumi järjestetään Musiikkitalon Sibelius-Akatemian kokoushuoneessa S3101 (Töölönlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki). Tapahtumaan on mahdollista osallistua myös etänä Zoomissa.

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) was a well-known composer outside Finland already in the early 20th century. In the 1930s, his fame grew into new spheres. At that stage, Sibelius himself had already stopped publishing new masterpieces. According to Janne Mäkelä`s blog post it was radio that catapulted him to global fame.

The Sibelius Academy Symposium on Music History is a biennial scholarly congress which, in its 15-year history, has grown into an internationally high-quality event. This year’s event, which will take place from 5-7 June at Helsinki Music Centre, will focus on the economic links between music and musicians, the music business logic and the links between music, aesthetics and economics from a historical perspective. The symposium is organized by Uniarts Sibelius Academy and Research Institute. Read professor Markus Mantere`s (member of the organizing committee) blogpost about the symposium and it`s theme.

Elina Viljanen pohtii kirjoituksessaan avoimen vastarinnan sijaan ääneenlausumatonta (implisiittistä) vastarintaa. Millaista oli elättää itsensä ajattelijana stalinistisessa yhteiskunnassa, jossa valtiovalta käytti systemaattista väkivaltaa toisinajattelijoita kohtaan? Kirjoituksen taustalla on Aleksei Navalnyin kuolema, ja teemaansa Viljanen havainnollistaa venäläisen musiikintutkijan Boris Asafjevin tapauksella.

The ”Gender and musicianship in North(-)/Eastern Europe” symposium, organised by Uniarts Helsinki and Research Association Suoni, will take place on February 12–13, 2024. It is the fourth conference in a series of yearly symposia on gender studies in music, which started during the COVID pandemic online. The chair of the symposium Nuppu Koivisto-Kaasik tells that the current symposium focuses on questions of gender, power hierarchies, and intersectionality within the geographical context of Northern, Eastern, and North-Eastern areas of Europe.

On November 20 and 21, 2023, a symposium Perspectives on Music in Times of War and a series of concerts on the topic Music in Times of War gathered around 40 participants from five different countries. The events were organised by Uniarts History Forum and Sibelius Academy under the supervision of Dr Anne Piirainen. Read Amaury du Closel`s (Forum Voix Etouffées) blog post about the project now extented until 30 June, 2024.

Thursday Forum meetings take place in the afternoon, from 1 pm to 2.30 pm. The meetings start with a presentation of an hour and half, including discussion on any questions raised, followed by another hour and half (2.45 pm to 4 pm) of discussion on an academic text (or seminar paper) related to the theme of the day (so-called “extra time”). Thursday Forum will be arranged in Music Centre Helsinki (Töölönlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki, meeting room 3101) and it is also possible take part to the event online on Zoom.

Torstaifoorumin vierailuluennot klo 13.00 – 14.30 ovat kaikille avoimia. Jatkoajalla klo 14.45 – 16.00 keskustellaan päivän teemaan liittyvästä tutkimustekstistä. Torstaifoorumi järjestetään Musiikkitalon Sibelius-Akatemian kokoushuoneessa S3101 (Töölönlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki). Tapahtumaan on mahdollista osallistua myös etänä Zoomissa.

In November 2023, a two-day symposium in Helsinki Music Centre (Camerata Hall) will take place to provide artistic and scholarly viewpoints on questions of wartime and war-related music. The two-day event consists of a masterclass focussing on wartime European art music repertoire on Monday Nov 20th, and a research seminar on Tuesday Nov 21st 2023.