Biography
Anu Komsi is one of Finland’s foremost international singers, a coloratura soprano with a strong reputation on the world’s concert and opera scenes. She is praised for her perfect musicianship, technical skill and wide repertoire that ranges from renaissance music to progressive jazz and the most advanced contemporary scores. By commissioning and premiering new works for her voice type, she has helped to widen and enlarge its repertoire for the last 30 years, whilst also singing bel canto and presenting forgotten coloratura masterworks for today’s public. She is the modern day Jenny Lind. In 2020 She was awarded the Madetoja prize by Finnish composer´s society and was also a nominee for the Nordic Council´s Music Prize. In the autumn of 2021 she received the prestigious Erik Bergman Prize
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 1999 — Yesterday
Matthäus Passion, BWV 244 (St. Matthew Passion), Bach, J. S.
Cantores MinoresSoprano
View cast and crewOramo conducts Brahms, RautavaaraSallinenBrahms
BBC Symphony OrchestraSoprano
View program, cast and crewSakari Conducts Sibelius Strauss, SibeliusStraussMerikanto, Aarre
CBSOSoprano (Sopran)
View program, cast and crewBedford: Santtu conducts Berlioz and Mahler, Berlioz, H.Mahler
Philharmonia OrchestraSoprano + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewDvořák, Symphonie No. 8 | Anu Komsi - Sakari Oramo, SibeliusSaariahoDvořák
Maison de la Radio et de la MusiqueSoprano
View program, cast and crewUpcoming performances
9Tampere Filharmonia: Kausikorttikonsertti, Mahler
Tampere Philharmonic OrchestraSoprano
View cast and crewEröffnungskonzert BBC Symphony Orchestra I, Von WeberWeillMendelssohn
Kissinger Sommer FestivalSoprano + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewInnocence, Saariaho
Semperoper DresdenMother-in-Law (Patricia) (Mother-in-Law)
View cast and crewSat19:00
Dresden, GermanyWed19:00
Dresden, GermanySun19:00
Dresden, GermanyWed19:00
Dresden, Germany
Biography
Anu Komsi is one of Finland’s foremost international singers, a coloratura soprano with a strong reputation on the world’s concert and opera scenes. She is praised for her perfect musicianship, technical skill and wide repertoire that ranges from renaissance music to progressive jazz and the most advanced contemporary scores. By commissioning and premiering new works for her voice type, she has helped to widen and enlarge its repertoire for the last 30 years, whilst also singing bel canto and presenting forgotten coloratura masterworks for today’s public. She is the modern day Jenny Lind. In 2020 She was awarded the Madetoja prize by Finnish composer´s society and was also a nominee for the Nordic Council´s Music Prize. In the autumn of 2021 she received the prestigious Erik Bergman Prize
