The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

31/08/2026

🔆 🎻 What are the most important responsibilities of a violin teacher? How do you help a young student become not only a skilled instrumentalist, but a musician who feels, understands and communicates through music?

These questions are at the heart of methodology of violin teaching by Tatyana Pogozheva, a pioneering violin pedagogue whose holistic approach was ahead of its time. In her approach, she explores the first seven years of a child's violin studies, combining practical teaching advice with a deep understanding of children's development.

Pogoževa believed that the foundation of learning music is simple: A child must feel safe and comfortable during their lesson.
More than half a century later, her insights continue to guide and inspire violin teachers around the world.

We now have her pedagogy summed up in one also available in English - read more about the publication 👉

“Methodology of Violin Teaching” serves as a valuable tool for today’s music educators as well.

28/08/2026

🎵 🇪🇪 Hello Tallinn! Our symphony orchestra with young colleagues from Estonia and Ukraine are performing here tonight at 7 p.m. with some Ravel, Sibelius and Beethoven.

This is a second time our new professor of conducting Susanna Mälkki is conducting our orchestra in a concert. During the busy concert day she also had a moment to visit Klassikaraadio to talk about the concert but also about her new post at the Sibelius Academy.

The interview is in English :-) See tonight's concert details in the first comment. And a huge aitäh also to our hosts Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia / Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre ❤️

Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia suures saalis esineb täna õhtul Sibeliuse Akadeemia sümfooniaorkester, mida juhatab dirigent Susanna Mälkki. Tegu on ühe Põhjamaade hinnatuima noorteorkestriga, kus kohtuvad värske energia, kõrge tase ja muusikaline uudishimu. Kontsert kannab nime "Muinasloo...

18/08/2026

Our busy study semester is about to begin and one of our new students is Vanya Bhatt from Surat, India. Read about her journey to becoming a Global Music student 👇

Warmly welcome, Vanya!

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15/08/2026

Tomorrow! 🗣️ Flow Talks x Siba Talks: The University as Creative Daredevil

Returning to Flow following his debut last year, Keval Shah has curated Siba Talks, a series of deep-dive discussions into what matters most. Where do we find space to create in a world shaped by market demands? What do we mean when we talk about creativity today? How can universities become incubators for artistic risk and experimentation?

16.8.2026 2pm
Suvilahti, The Other Sound -venue

14/08/2026

‼️ 🔆Call for papers is open for the 8th Sibelius Academy Symposium on Music History titled ‘Music and The Archive: Fragmentary and Fragile Histories’. The symposium is held on 26 to 28 May 2027 and you can submit your proposals by Thursday 15 October 2026!

Read more, we'll hope to see you in Helsinki next year! 👇

Taking place in the spring of 2027, this Sibelius Academy Symposium on Music History marks the eighth event in the series. The symposium, held approximately every two years…

11/08/2026

A new global study from the University of the Arts Helsinki provides the most comprehensive international picture to date of how musically gifted children are educated and supported.

"Care for the whole child should be a non-negotiable obligation of every educational environment, whereas artistic excellence should always remain a child’s choice, never something imposed, whether or not they are gifted”, says researcher Guadalupe López-Íñiguez.

The results of the study are now available for everybody to utilize - read more 👇

A new study from the University of the Arts Helsinki provides the most comprehensive international picture to date of how musically gifted children are educated and supported.

27/07/2026

🎉 🎵Practice pupil applications at the Sibelius Academy open today!

We train instrument and voice teachers who, as part of their studies, need practice pupils of various levels. Practice pupils attend weekly instrumental or vocal lessons at the Sibelius Academy. These lessons are taught by a student and supervised and guided by a teacher of the Sibelius Academy. We are looking for a wide range of instrumentalists and singers as practice pupils, from young beginners to highly advanced performers.
The application period for the academic year 2026–2027 is 27 July–10 August 2026.

The application form will be available on the website once the application period begins. The page will also include details on the types of pupils sought for the upcoming academic year.

We train instrument and voice teachers, who gain valuable experience by practising their pedagogical skills with their practice pupils.

08/07/2026

🌿🎶 Uusin Trio 1/2026 on julkaistu!

Kesän rauhallisissa rytmeissä on aikaa syventyä myös uusimpaan Trio-lehteen – nappaa lukulistalle heinäkuun päivitys musiikintutkimuksen ja taiteen ajankohtaisista teemoista.

👉 Lue lehti

Sisältöä muun muassa

🔹 Laura Wahlfors: Laajenevia renkaita taiteen ja tutkimuksen lammikoissa
🔹 Livia Schweizer: The score as catalyst: curating collaboration in Pauline Oliveros’ Thirteen Changes
🔹 Samuli Skurnik & Jonathan Morduch: Sibelius in the making
🔹 Matias Häkkinen & Hanna Chorell – tuoreita näkökulmia virittämiseen ja laulajan toimijuuteen

📣 Trio ilmestyy kahdesti vuodessa, ja toivottaa uudet käsikirjoitukset tervetulleiksi ympäri vuoden.

Seuraavan numeron vertaisarvioitavien artikkelien deadline on 4.9.2026 - tutustu ohjeisiin kirjoittajille

03/07/2026

🔆 🎵Fresh summer listening for jazz lovers—and everyone else of course: our very own record label SibaRecords is releasing a new album, "Second Time Around", by jazz vocalist, composer, and our doctoral researcher Elena Mîndru.

This is Elena’s seventh album as a bandleader. It focuses entirely on the classic standard repertoire of American jazz—the so-called Great American Songbook.

💽 Listen to the new release on streaming platforms
👉 https://eclipsemusic.lnk.to/SecondTimeAround

Read more on our website 👉 https://www.uniarts.fi/en/articles/news/elena-mindru-takes-a-personal-journey-to-jazz-standards-enriched-by-life-experiences-and-reinvention/

25/06/2026

"I am a maximal optimist. Art is meaningful and more important than ever.

We are moving strongly toward a technocratic era, and when people talk about artificial intelligence, there is often a fear that it will swallow us whole. It won’t. Absolutely not. Technology cannot replace human interaction.

We have nothing to fear. We have so much to offer.

At the same time, we must take ownership of the full spectrum of our humanity and become bolder in our expression—not for the sake of novelty, and not simply because something is beautiful, but as a gesture from one human being to another. That requires courage, taking up space, and refusing to apologize for the existence of art."

We interviewed our Professor of Orchestral Conducting and Honorary Doctor Susanna Mälkki about visions, collaboration, the future, and Innoncence.

Professor of Orchestral Conducting, our Honorary Doctor Susanna Mälkki describes herself as an optimist. However, the arts should become even bolder and courageous.