Contact:
General Management:
Fazer Artists' Management Inc.
Ms. Aino Turtiainen-Visala
tel: +358 10 422 3420
Management in Denmark, Norway & Sweden:
Svenska Konsertbyrån
Mr. Maximilian Schattauer
tel: + 46 8 665 80 88 / mobile: +46 734 03 19 18
Upcoming performances:
11.5.2013 @ 18h
Aribert Reimann: Lear
Malmö Opera
cond. Ville Matvejeff
dir. Stefan Johansson
Malmö Opera, Malmö, Sweden
12.5.2013 @ 21h
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 GALA
Malmö Opera Orchestra
Skånes Dansteater
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Malmö Opera, Malmö, Sweden
23.5.2013 @ 20h
Recital
Théâtre du Capitole
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Toulouse, France
29.5.2013 @ 20h
Recital
Théâtre du Châtelet
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Paris, France
12.6.2013 @ 19h
Helsinki Day's Concert
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Barber, Beethoven
Helsinki Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland
14.-15.6.2013
Iitti Music Festival
piano Ville Matvejeff
Iitti, Finland
26.-30.6.2013
Heinävesi Music Festival
artistic director: Ville Matvejeff
Heinävesi, Finland
26.6.2013 @ 19h
J. Haydn: Die Schöpfung
Heinävesi Music Festival
Joensuu Orchestra
Jorma Silvasti, Marjukka Tepponen & Juha Kotilainen
cond. Ville Matvejeff
1.7.2013 @ 19h
Recital
Zurich Opera
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Zurich, Switzerland
10.7.2013 @ 19h
Recital
Turku Music Festival
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
7.8.2013 @ 19h
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Vantaa BRQ
"Ambrosian delights"
works by Händel, Virtaperko (f.p.), Richter, Purcell
cond. Ville Matvejeff
11.8.2013 @ 13h
12.8.2013 @ 19h
Kimmo Hakola: Akseli
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Turku Music Festival
Finnish Chamber Opera
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Sigyn Hall, Turku, Finland
18.8, 20.8, 22.8 & 24.8.2013 @ 19h
W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni
Helsinki Festival
cond. Ville Matvejeff
dir. Erik Söderblom
Waltteri Torikka, Tapani Plathan, Timo Riihonen
Ida Falk Winland, Malin Christensson et al.
New Generation Opera
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Alexander Theatre, Helsinki, Finland
26.9-5.10.2013
W. A. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
cond. Ville Matvejeff
dir. John Ramster
Kevin Greenlaw, Marjukka Tepponen,
Susanna Andersson, Waltteri Torikka et al.
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Åbo Svenska Teater, Turku, Finland
13.10.2013 @ 14h
Kimmo Hakola: Akseli
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Finnish Chamber Opera
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Kuusamo Hall, Kuusamo, Finland
24.10.2013 @ 19h
TBA
cond. Ville Matvejeff
4.12.2013 @ 19h
Concert
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
cond. Ville Matvejeff
horn Tommi Hyytinen
Rautavaara, Almila (wp), Sibelius
Jyväskylä Theatre, Jyväskylä, Finland
5.12.2013 @ 19h
Christmas Concert
TBA
cond. Ville Matvejeff
7.12.2013 @ 19h
Christmas Concert
TBA
cond. Ville Matvejeff
8.12.2013 @ 14h
Kimmo Hakola: Akseli
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Finnish Chamber Opera
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland
16.-21.12.2013
W. A. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
cond. Ville Matvejeff
dir. John Ramster
Kevin Greenlaw, Marjukka Tepponen,
Susanna Andersson, Waltteri Torikka et al.
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Åbo Svenska Teater, Turku, Finland
Selected highlights:
3.5.2013 @ 19h
Korsdrag
Malmö Opera Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Copland, Stravinsky, Dvorak, Beethoven, Williams
Malmö Opera, Malmö, Sweden
23.4.2013 @ 20h
Recital
Opéra Bordeaux
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Bordeaux, France
4.4.2013 @ 19h30
Recital
Wigmore Hall
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
London, UK
30.3.2013 @ 19h
Recital
Sibelius-talo
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Lahti, Finland
28.2.-17.3.2013
Kimmo Hakola: Akseli
World premiere opera
Performances: 28.2., 2.3., 3.3., 6.3., 9.3.
10.3., 13.3., 16.3., 17.3.
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Finnish Chamber Opera
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
13.2.2013 @ 19h
Concert
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
cond. & piano Ville Matvejeff
viola Lilli Maijala
Tanguy, Kilpiö (wp), Brahms, Schumann
Jyväskylä Theatre, Jyväskylä, Finland
15.12.2012-27.1.2013
Benjamin Britten: Let's Make an Opera
Performances: 15.12., 19.12., 21.12., 27.12., 29.12.2012
4.1.2013, 6.1., 12.1., 18.1., 25.1., 27.1.
Malmö Opera
cond. Ville Matvejeff, dir. Robin Norton-Hale
Malmö Opera, Malmö, Sweden
8.11.2012 @ 19h
Concert
Joensuu Orchestra
cond. Ville Matvejeff
Tarrodi, Sibelius, Bacri, Matvejeff & Adams
Carelia Hall, Joensuu, Finland
18.8. & 21.8.2012 @ 18h
24.8. @ 18 h
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Helsinki Festival
Östersjöfestivalen (24.8.)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
cond. Esa-Pekka Salonen, dir. Bill Viola & Peter Sellars
Violeta Urmana, Ben Heppner, Matti Salminen, Jukka Rasilainen et al.
assistant conductor: Ville Matvejeff
Helsinki Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
17.8.2012 @ 19h
„SHITSTORM“
A News Opera
world premiere
Turku Music Festival
composer: Ville Matvejeff
libretto: Jukka von Boehm, direction: Aino Kivi
Åbo Svenska Teater, Turku, Finland
20.3.2012 @ 20h
Recital
Salle Pleyel
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
16.2.2012 @ 20h
Recital
Hong Kong Arts Festival 2012
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Concert Hall, HK Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
8.2.2012 @ 19h
Recital
Gulbenkian Foundation
Karita Mattila, soprano & Ville Matvejeff, piano
Grande Auditório, Lissabon, Portugal
30.1.2012 @ 19h
Jälkeenpäin
("Afterwards")
World premiere
Jorma Hynninen, baritone, Ismo Eskelinen, guitar
Camerata, Helsinki Music Centre, Finland
22.11.2011 @ 19h
24.11., 26.11., 29.11.
Mikko Heiniö: Eerik XIV
world premiere
Turku 2011 Culture Capital -production
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
cond. Leif Segerstam, dir. Erik Söderblom
assistant conductor: Ville Matvejeff
Logomo, Turku, Finland
23.9.2011 @ 19h
30.9., 1.10., 5.10., 6.10., 8.10.
Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen
premiere
Pori Opera Company
Pori Sinfonietta
cond. Ville Matvejeff, dir. Ville Saukkonen
Promenadi-Hall, Pori, Finland
21.9.2011 @ 19h
Violin Concerto
World premiere
Petri Aarnio, violin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Osmo Vänskä
Helsinki Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Ville Einar Matvejeff is one of the most interesting Finnish musical talents. Successful as a conductor, composer and pianist, he has established himself as an exceptionally wide-ranging musician. Born in 1986 in Finland and trained at the prestigious Sibelius Academy and Espoo Music Institute, Matvejeff is now one of the most sought-after young conductors and composers of his generation, having performed and his works being performed throughout the European countries as well as the USA, China, Japan and Mexico.
Matvejeff's career as conductor is developing with a fast pace in both symphonic and opera fields. He is recently appointed the Chief Conductor for Jyväskylä Sinfonia from January 2014 on. From season 2012/13 on he works as Conductor and Head of Coaching at the Malmö Opera in Sweden. Matvejeff made his praised conducting debut in September 2011 at Pori Opera with Purcell’s ”Fairy Queen”, and has recently worked in front of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish National Opera Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Pori Sinfonietta, Joensuu Orchestra and Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Season 2013-14 includes reinvitations to Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Joensuu Orchestra, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and Jyväskylä Sinfonia as well as debuts with Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Lappeenranta Orchestra and Finnish Baroque Orchestra. Matvejeff has worked as assistant conductor to e.g. Esa-Pekka Salonen (Tristan und Isolde), Leif Segerstam, Michael Güttler and Piergiorgio Morandi. Matvejeff has also worked as vocal coach and assistant conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and music staff member at the Finnish National Opera. His current repertoire encompasses over 60 stage works, specializing particularly in modern and contemporary operas (including world premieres of Veli-Matti Puumala’s ”Anna Liisa”, Mikko Heiniö’s ”Eerik XIV” and Alexander Raskatov’s ”A Dog’s Heart”).
Matvejeff made his acclaimed debut as a pianist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under conductor Susanna Mälkki at the age of 18, and has since then been invited to perform at e.g. Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Helsinki Festival, Bergen Festival, Kitakyushu Music Festival and Cervantino Festival Mexico, as well as numerous other festivals and orchestras both in Finland and abroad, also leading from the piano. Matvejeff took the first prize in Helmi Vesa Piano Competition in 2005 and third prize in the Jyväskylä Piano Competition in 2007. A devoted chamber and lied musician, Matvejeff has also recently started a partnership with soprano Karita Mattila, and they made their debut tour in 2012 performing at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lissabon and Salle Pleyel in Paris. Future recital appearances include prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Théâtre du Châtelet and Zürich Opera. As a bass-baritone with perfect pitch, Matvejeff has performed numerous contemporary vocal works with Finnish orchestras and leading vocal ensembles. He made his opera soloist debut in 2009 in Juhani Nuorvala’s opera ”Flash Flash” based on Andy Warhol.
Recently, Matvejeff has established an up-and-rising career as a composer. Commissioned by e.g. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Finnish Chamber Orchestra, his ”Cello Concerto” was performed at the Shanghai World EXPO 2010 to a choreography of Finnish National Ballet. His breakthrough work, ”Ad Astra” (2009), was greeted as ”the Finnish orchestral hit of the 21st century” by Helsingin Sanomat, leading newspaper in Finland. Matvejeff’s ”Violin Concerto” celebrated the inauguration of the Helsinki Music Centre in September 2011 as the first orchestral world premiere in its new Concert Hall designed by Yasuhisa Toyota, commissioned and performed by Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, violinist Petri Aarnio and conductor Osmo Vänskä. Having a great passion for human voice, Matvejeff has also written a substantial amount of vocal music, especially for chamber choirs (EMO Ensemble & Chamber Choir Krystostomos). See list of works.
Matvejeff is also the founder and artistic director of New Generation Opera and artistic director of Heinävesi Music Festival, beginning from 2012.
Listen to Ad Astra (2008-09):
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jakub Hrusa
Listen to Cello Concerto (2009):
Finnish National Opera Orchestra, Tuomas Lehto (cello), cond. Ville Matvejeff
Listen to Seaside Rendezvous (2006):
Finnish Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Listen to Enkeli ("The Angel", 2004):
EMO Ensemble Chamber Choir, cond. Pasi Hyökki