Creative Dialogue

21/05/2026

Magnus Lindberg’s KRAFT with the Oslo Philharmonic conducted by Klaus Mäkelä ⚡️ ()

A Creative Dialogue reunion on the stage with our own , , .poissonnier, and of course Magnus himself! 🌟

And behind the scenes with an alumni group! 💫

11/05/2026

We still have a place open for a violist at Creative Dialogue Finland this summer — an international workshop for young composers, instrumentalists, and dancer-choreographers, led by Anssi Karttunen, Julian Anderson and Diana Theocharidis.

📍 Wanantaka Manor, Finland

📅 24 June – 5 July 2026

Interested, or know someone who might be a good fit?
Send us a message! And please share!

05/04/2026

IN LIEBLICHER BLÄUE

MUSIC: The Color of Time by Julian Anderson, 2025.
FILM by Tuomas Tenkanen, 2026.
Filmed in the Wanantaka Art Gallery, with grateful thanks to Carl Gustaf Erhnrooth and Maire Gullichsen Ehrnrooth.

IN LIEBLICHER BLÄUE - ASPECTS OF A COLOR IN 100 YEARS OF ART A film by Tuomas Tenkanen of an art and music installation on show in the Wanantaka Art Gallery ...

11/01/2026

« Y que yo me la llevé al río
creyendo que era mozuela,
pero tenía marido.« Garcia Lorca

18/11/2025

Enjoy the opening Concert of Creative Dialogue France 2025.
A very special recital of Ema Nikolovska with Alma Kraggerud, Anant Malpani, Steven Dann, Anssi Karttunen, and John Paul Jones

Schumann, Jolas, Saariaho, Turnage, Macedonian folk song, Bob Dylan.

Ema Nikolovska, mezzo soprano Alma Kraggerud, violin Anant Malpani, violin Steven Dann, violaAnssi Karttunen, celloJohn Paul Jones, mandolin00:00 Kaija Saari...

14/11/2025

Hommage à Kaija Saariaho

10.11.2025 Musiikkitalo, Helsinki




Anssi Karttunen, cello ()
Olivier Latry, organ ()

9 WORLD PREMIERES
Julian Anderson: Chants
Lotta Wennäkoski: Signes
Jukka Tiensuu: Loistoon
Betsy Jolas: This is love
George Lewis: Différance
Outi Tarkiainen: Majakka
John Paul Jones: The Call
Helena Tulve: I touched her shadow when the light delayed
Magnus Lindberg: Voie

Big thanks to the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation for their generous support.

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14/11/2025

The very important shepherd of the Creative Dialogue herd, Hamlet, has been called away to meet his maker. Creative Dialogue won’t be the same without him, but we have no other choice but to carry on.

26/10/2025

Can a song make a difference?

𝗦𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮 | 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 | 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤?...

21/09/2025

The fruits of Creative Dialogue France 2025.

Concert at La Commanderie de Villemoisan on the 10th of August.

Programme:Hilario Flores-Coni : Have we started? Dominic Howard, Alma Kraggerud, Grace Lau, Arsène Gerbelot, William Deslauriers-AllainComposing group Cyan...

05/09/2025

❕ Creative Dialogue 2.0 ❕

We teamed up with to reunite alumni performers of Creative Dialogue and four young composers.

Some weeks ago we workshopped new works in Oslo. Last night they were premiered in Stockholm.

Miłosz Krawczyk () Nervoso
Yuto Obata (, alumni FIN 2024) A Shutter
Liisa Hõbepappel () Waters Within
Olivia Køppe () Among the Waves I Eat the Stars

(alumni FIN 2024)
(alumni FIN 2024)
(alumni FRA 2021)
(alumni FRA 2022)
(alumni FIN 2024)
(who jumped in on a day’s notice – and played incredibly – thank you for saving the concert ♥️)