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Luukas Hiltunen (b. 1996): Do not let your hearts be troubled
Meditative composition for soprano and chamber orchestra (2019)

Janina Mäyry (soprano), Ensemble de Ton Celeste, Luukas Hiltunen (conductor)

World premiere performance on March 20, 2019, at the Church of the Cross (Ristinkirkko), Lahti, Finland.

Sheet music available from Music Finland: https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/do-not-let-your-hearts-be-troubled

Luukas Hiltunen (b. 1996): String Quartet No. 1 (2022)
A tale of two lovers 

String Quartet ILME 

World premiere performance at Haihara Art Centre, Tampere, Finland, on November 25, 2022.

Sheet Music available from Music Finland: https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/string-quartet-no-1-053b148b-0565-4785-b116-9387e4bf1ac9

Luukas Hiltunen (b. 1996): Conversion – Concert Fantasy for piano according to the Acts of the Apostles (2019)

Ville Hautakangas, piano

Extracts from the world premiere at the Small Auditorium, Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland, on November 28, 2022.

Sheet music available from Music Finland: https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/conversion

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847): Song without Words in E-flat major, Op. 30, No. 1 (1834)
For flute and piano, edited by Luukas Hiltunen (2024)

Anna Aminoff, flute
Inge Spinette, piano

Recorded at the Ruovesi Church (Sofia Magdalena Church), Ruovesi, Finland, on 27 June 2025.

Sheet music available directly from the arranger: https://www.luukashiltunen.com/contact

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Paraphrase on Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (1875)
For flute and piano, edited by Luukas Hiltunen (2024)

Anna Aminoff, flute
Jan Michels, piano

Recorded at the Ruovesi Church (Sofia Magdalena Church), Ruovesi, Finland, on 24 June 2025.

Sheet music available directly from the arranger: https://www.luukashiltunen.com/contact/

Jules Massenet (1842–1912): Meditation from Thais (1894, rev. 1898)
Arrangement for violin solo, harp and string orchestra (2019)

Commissioned by Lahti Conservatory.
World premiere performance on February 12, 2020, at the Felix Krohn Hall, Lahti Concert House, Lahti, Finland, by violinist Juliana Pöyry, harpist Viena Jylhä-Ollila and New Lahti Chamber Orchestra conducted by Janne Saarinen.

Recording is from the world premiere.
Recording equipment:

  • Microphones: Neumann TLM127; AKG C414 B-ULS; Shure SM81; Neumann KM184; Neumann TLM103
  • Recording tools: Zoom F8 MultiTrack Field Recorder & MacBook Pro
  • Recording software: Pro Tools

Recording engineers: Arto Sihvola and Tatu Hutri
Post-production (editing and mixing) made by Arto Sihvola
Audio resolution: 24-bit 48 kHz high-resolution PCM audio, recorded in 2-channel stereo.

Sheet music available directly from the arranger: https://www.luukashiltunen.com/contact/ 

Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945): Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana (1890)
Arrangement for harp and string orchestra (2019)

Commissioned by Lahti Conservatory.
World premiere performance on February 12, 2020, at the Felix Krohn Hall, Lahti Concert House, Lahti, Finland, by New Lahti Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Juhani Palola.

Recording is from the world premiere.
Recording equipment:

  • Microphones: Neumann TLM127; AKG C414 B-ULS; Shure SM81; Neumann KM184; Neumann TLM103
  • Recording tools: Zoom F8 MultiTrack Field Recorder & MacBook Pro
  • Recording software: Pro Tools

Recording engineers: Arto Sihvola and Tatu Hutri
Post-production (editing and mixing) made by Arto Sihvola
Audio resolution: 24-bit 48 kHz high-resolution PCM audio, recorded in 2-channel stereo.

Sheet music available directly from the arranger: https://www.luukashiltunen.com/contact/

Luukas Hiltunen (b. 1996): Ikävyys (2024)
Song for baritone and piano to Aleksis Kivi's (1834–1872) eponymous poem

Commissioned by Hämeenlinna Sibelius Society in August 2024 to commemorate Aleksis Kivi's 190th Anniversary.
World premiere performance on October 6, 2024, at Wetterhoff's House, Hämeenlinna, Finland, by baritone Jussi Vänttinen and pianist Kristian Attila.

Jussi Vänttinen, baritone
Kristian Attila, piano

Recorded at the Sibelius Academy R Building Concert Hall on March 10, 2026.

Sheet music available from Music Finland: https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/ikavyys-b4e8507b-8654-43cf-8131-1b3f4b6aa18f