Bio
Ossi Tanner (b. 1997) is a Finnish concert pianist, based in Helsinki and Paris. Tanner has won the major national piano competitions in Finland: the Tampere Piano Competition (2017), and the Oulu Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition (2015).
He has performed as a soloist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Oulu Symphony Orchestra, and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
In 2019-2020 season, Tanner will appear as a soloist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oulu Symphony Orchestra and Lahti Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Joshua Weilerstein, Eiji Oue and Dima Slobodeniouk.
Tanner was the Artist in Residence of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in 2017–2018.
Tanner has collaborated with musicians such as Atso Almila, Nino Gvetadze, Hannu Lintu, Sergey Malov, Klaus Mäkelä, Arto Noras, Sakari Oramo, Li-Wei Qin, Hartmut Rohde, Hagai Shaham, Réka Szilvay, Gregor Witt, Tuomas Ylinen and Marko Ylönen.
Tanner has been invited to Finland’s most prominent music festivals in Kuhmo, Turku, Naantali, Hauho (‘Young Artist of the Year 2017’), Mänttä (‘Young Artist of the Year 2016’), and Kauniainen.
In addition, he has performed in Sweden, Estonia, Norway, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Belgium, France, Italy and Croatia.
The Pro Musica Foundation nominated Tanner as the Young Artist of the Year 2015.
Tanner started playing piano at the age of six in Brussels, Belgium. He continued his studies at the Sibelius Academy, Paris Conservatory (CNSMDP) and the West-Helsinki Music Institute. He has been taught by Konstantin Bogino, Michel Dalberto, Thomas Hecht, Sirpa Heikkilä, Paavali Jumppanen, Junio Kimanen, Claire-Marie Le Guay, Tuula Pulkki and Erik T. Tawaststjerna. In 2013, Tanner was selected to be part of the Youth Piano Academy. He has also attended several master classes.
11.01.2019
Espoo, Espoo Cultural Centre
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Aulis Sallinen: The Nocturnal Dances of Don QuijoteRodion Shchedrin: Beethoven's Heiligenstadt Testament, fp in FinlandLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 Eroica Klaus Mäkelä, cello and conductor Chamber music works which were epoch-making in time they were born and which directed to new musical way of thinking. Risto-Matti Marin, piano Ossi Tanner, piano tapiolasinfonietta.fi
01.03.2019
Espoo, Espoo Cultural Centre
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Beethoven: Prometheus OvertureCarl Czerny: Piano Concerto in C major for piano four handsBeethoven: Symphony no. 4 Klaus Mäkelä, conductorNino Gvetadze, pianoOssi Tanner, piano Schubert: Fantasie in F minor Nino Gvetadze, pianoOssi Tanner, piano Tickets: tapiolasinfonietta.fi
14-21.04.2019
Lapland, Finland
Hetta Music Festival
Ossi Tanner, pianoEssi Höglund, violinAntto Tunkkari, cello Schumann: 3 Romances op. 94Debussy: Sonata for cello and pianoSibelius: Five Pieces for Piano op. 75Beethoven: Piano Trio "Ghost" Hetta Music Festival website
08.06.2019
Helsinki, Music Centre
Feel Helsinki
18.07.2019
Pihlajavesi Church
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio Rebecca Roozeman, violinLauri Rantamoijanen, celloOssi Tanner, piano
08-22.08.2019
Turku, Finland
Turku Music Festival
Beethoven: Piano Trio "Ghost" Stravinsky: Rite of Spring Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 14 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Dinicu: Hora Staccato Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen Shostakovich: Piano Trio no. 1 Mahler: Piano Quartet Popper: Requiem Turku Music Festival website
05 - 07.09.2019
Kokkola, Finland
Chamber Music Festival
Schumann: Piano Quintet Beethoven: Piano Trio "Ghost" Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Fantasia
07.09.2019
Lahti, Finland
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Sibelius Festival
Recital: Tuomas Ylinen, celloOssi Tanner, piano Tickets: Lahti Symphony Orchestra website
06.10.2019
Copenhagen, Denmark
Chamber music concert: Aleksander Kølbel, violinLauri Rantamoijanen, celloOssi Tanner, piano
20.10.2019
Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chamber music concert: Schumann: Piano Quintet Emma Vähälä, violinJukka Pohjola, violinJakob Dingstad, violaAnton Kukkonen, celloOssi Tanner, piano
08.11.2019
Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 G Major ”Drum Roll” Hob.I:94Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1Caroline Shaw: Entr’acteLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 B Major Op. 60 Joshua Weilerstein, conductorOssi Tanner, pianoJonas Silinskas, trumpet
24.11.2019
Ylöjärvi, Finland
Chamber music concert: Abel Puustinen, violinHannes Jämsä, cello,Ossi Tanner, piano
13.02.2020
Oulu, Finland
Oulu Symphony Orchestra
F. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor Ossi Tanner, piano
13.05.2020
Lahti, Finland
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 Dima Slobodeniouk, conductorOssi Tanner, piano
2018
02.02.2018
Helsinki, Music Centre
Sibafest, Hommage à Sibelius concert
World premiere: Touko Niemi (1997-): Kaksi laulua sotkasta (2018)Aurora Marthens, sopranoAnna Westerlund, celloOssi Tanner, piano sibafest.fimusiikkitalo.fi
05.02.2018
Turku, Turku Cathedral
Turku Music Festival
Solo RecitalOssi Tanner, piano turunmusiikkijuhlat.fi
14.02.2018
Stockholm, The Royal College of Music
Crossing Keyboards
Ossi Tanner, piano kmh.se
22.02.2018
Lahti, Sibelius Hall
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
F. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 op. 21J. Brahms: Piano Quintet op. 34 Hannu Lintu, conductorOssi Tanner, piano sinfonialahti.fihannulintu.fi
23.02.2018
Lahti, Sibelius Hall
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
F. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 op. 21 Hannu Lintu, conductorOssi Tanner, piano sinfonialahti.fihannulintu.fi
15.03.2018
Lahti, Sibelius Hall
F. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 op. 11 Ossi Tanner, pianoMusicians of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra sinfonialahti.fi
16.03.2018
Helsinki, Music Centre
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra Academy, Sibelius Academy
G. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Gregor Witt, conductorOssi Tanner, piano uniarts.fimusiikkitalo.fipuhallinpaivat.fihttps://www.staatskapelle-berlin.de/de/kuenstler/gregor-witt.57/
10.04.2018
Moscow, Embassy of Finland
Solo Recital:Sibelius, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin Ossi Tanner, piano Finnish Embassy of Moscow's Facebook page
22.05.2018
Järvenpää, Ainola
Recital
Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Danses Champetres op. 106, "Flowers" op. 85 Otto Antikainen, violinOssi Tanner, piano
23.05.2018
Helsinki, Bank of Finland
Solo Recital: Sibelius, Lindberg, Kaski
Ossi Tanner, piano suomenpankki.fi
13.06.2018
Naantali, Naantali Church
Naantali Music Festival
Masters on Stage D. Shostakovich: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor op. 40J. Brahms: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor op. 25 Arto Noras, selloTami Pohjola, viuluHartmut Rohde, alttoviuluJonathan Roozeman, selloOssi Tanner, piano naantalinmusiikkijuhlat.fi
31.08. - 02.09.
Kokkola
Chamber Music Festival
F. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major "The Trout"V. Williams: Piano Quintet in C minorD. Shostakovich: 5 pieces for 2 Violins and Piano Ossi Tanner, piano Kokkola Chamber Music's Facebook page
09.11.2018
Helsinki, Music Centre
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductorLi Wei Qin, cello Witold Lutosławski: Symphony No. 2Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo ThemeSergei Prokofiev (arr. Palmer): War and Peace, Symphonic Suite Late-night chamber music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio Petri Aarnio, violinLi Wei Qin, celloOssi Tanner, piano More info: yle.fi
25.11.2018
Lahti, Finland
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Chamber music concert: Ossi Tanner, pianoSofia Greus, violinSanna Palas-Lassila, celloEva Ryan, flute Philip Glass: Opening from GlassworksLeonard Bernstein: Piano TrioClaude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneAstor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires sinfonialahti.fi
Media
Image Gallery
The Tampere Piano Competition
Articles
Suomen Kuvalehti: Pianisti Ossi Tanneria on valmennetty 12-vuotiaasta kuin huippu-urheilijaa
Yle: Ossi Tanner on Tampereen pianokilpailun 2017 voittaja
Aamulehti: Tampereen pianokisan voittanut Ossi Tanner pärjäsi, vaikka koskettimet kastuivat hiestä
Helsingin Sanomat: Tampereen pianokilpailun voittaja Ossi Tanner on romanttinen taituri
Helsingin Sanomat: Kilpailuvoittaja Ossi Tanner ei pidä kilpailuista
Hämeen Sanomat: Ossi Tanner on Hauhon musiikkijuhlien Nuori taiteilija 2017
Contact
ossi@ossitanner.com
