Bio
21-year-old Ossi Tanner 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, Oulu Symphony Orchestra, and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
Tanner is the Artist in Residence of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in 2017–2018. He will make his debut with the Tapiola Sinfonietta in 2019. Tanner has collaborated with musicians such as Hannu Lintu, Klaus Mäkelä, Arto Noras, Sakari Oramo, Hartmut Rohde, Hagai Shaham, Réka Szilvay and Gregor Witt.
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, Germany, Poland, Belgium, France, Italy and Croatia.
The Pro Musica Foundation nominated Tanner as the Young Artist of the Year 2015.
Tanner has studied 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, which was founded by Niklas Pokki. He has also attended master classes of Leif Ove Andsnes, Boris Berman, Soile Isokoski, Ralf Gothóni, Matti Raekallio, Henri Sigfridsson, among others.
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
07.09.2019
Lahti, Finland
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Sibelius Festival
Recital: Jonathan Roozeman, celloOssi Tanner, piano Tickets: Lahti Symphony Orchestra website
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