Teuvo Taimioja – Guitarist

NEW ALBUM OUT

Teuvo’s first album is now on Spotify and YouTube.

Classical guitarist Teuvo Taimioja has released his debut album Nova on Pilfink Records. The album features previously unpublished solo guitar works by composers currently based in Finland. The composers represented on the album are Joel Verner, Touko Niemi, Stephen James Webb, Rolf Gustavson, Tara Jovana Valkonen, Pekka Koivisto, Niki Main, and Gaspar Cassadó.

Alongside the album, a series of interview videos has been produced, in which each composer discusses their work and their relationship to the piece featured on the recording. The videos aim to shed light on the compositional process and offer listeners a deeper insight into the background and ideas behind each work. Purchasers of the physical album receive not only the CD itself, but also a unique opportunity to explore the composers’ artistic worlds and personal perspectives.

BIO:

Teuvo Taimioja is one of the most promising and compelling guitarists of his generation. He has premiered approximately 30 new works for guitar, including solo, chamber, and concerto compositions. In addition to contemporary music, he is actively engaged as a performer of early music on period instruments, as well as an interpreter of the established classical repertoire. He performs regularly in Finland and internationally, including in Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Scotland

Taimioja has played concerts in events such as Musica Nova, Luosto Soi, Pauhu, Norpas, WhatEverWorks-festival, Tampering Festival, Joutsentanssi, Oulu’s Guitar Festival, Joensuun kitarakevät, KitaraNova-festival and UNM-festival, the last of which the Finnish National Broadcasting Company recorded. He is the founder and one of the artistic directors of the KitaraNova-festival and serves as the Vice President of Kitara Nova ry.

In 2022, Taimioja’s exceptional talent was recognized with a third prize at the North East Scotland classical guitar music award competition. In 2019, he was not just a participant, but the audience’s favorite at Tampere’s guitar competition. The Martin Wegelius foundation, in 2023, bestowed upon him a recognition award, a testament to his outstanding contributions to the world of music. SKR, Taike and MES have also supported his artistic work. Beyond his concert performances, Taimioja shares his knowledge and passion for music as a teacher at Luoteis-Helsingin musiikkiopisto.

In addition to his musical pursuits, Taimioja finds joy in simple pleasures like a good cup of coffee, the company of dogs, and a challenging game of chess.