Tomi Räisänen

In 2021 Räisänen won two composition competitions: The Siuntio 560 (Lux Musicae) Composition Competition with the ensemble work Tele and the Composition Competition for the Tampere Piano Competition with the work Hile. In 2019 Marimba Concerto Portal was awarded with the 3rd Prize and it won the Audience Prize in the IV International Uuno Klami Composition Competition in Finland. In 2007, Räisänen won the international Irino Prize (shared prize) in Japan with his work Stheno (2006). In year 2002 he was awarded with the 2nd prize in the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” in Italy with his work Nomad (2002).

Räisänen was born in Helsinki. He studied composition from 2000 to 2006 at the Sibelius Academy under Erkki Jokinen graduating as the master of music. Before entering the Sibelius Academy he read music at the University of Helsinki studying musicology and composition under Harri Vuori. He has also participated in several international composition masterclasses, seminars and workshops under composers such as Louis Andriessen, Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey, Michael Jarrell, Jouni Kaipainen, Magnus Lindberg, Philippe Manoury and Marco Stroppa.

Since early 2000s Räisänen's list of works has rapidly grown and contains around 100 compositions covering works from solo pieces to chamber and choral music, and includes orchestral works and concertos. Räisänen is one of the most performed composers in his generation in Finland. His music has been widely performed and broadcast in 44 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.

Tomi Räisänen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtomi ˈræi̯sænen]; born 2 June 1976) is a Finnish composer.