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Sampo Haapamäki (born 3 February 1979) is a Finnish composer. He has won several international composition competitions.

Education

Haapamäki studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Tapio Nevanlinna and Veli-Matti Puumala. He has also studied with Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf in Leipzig, Germany and with Tristan Murail at Columbia University.

Compositions

Haapamäki has embraced a quarter-tone based language since 2004. Some of his compositions written in this style are: "Velinikka" (2008), for quarter-tone accordion and 18 musicians; "Kirjo" (2006), for bass-clarinet and 26 musicians; "Design" (2005), for 16 musicians; "Fresh" (2004, 2007), for 15 musicians; "Maailmamaa" (2010) for mixed choir and tape.

Awards

2003 Finalist at the Queen Elisabeth Composition Competition
2004 Gaudeamus International Composers Award
2005 ISCM-CASH Young Composer Award
2006 Teosto Prize (in Finnish)]
2020 Nordic Council Music Prize for his Quarter-tone Piano Concerto^[1]

Works

Symphony orchestra

Motto (2015)
Historia (2022)

Chamber orchestra

Signature (2003)
Fresh (2004, 2007)
Design (2005)

Soloist(s) and orchestra

Kirjo (2006) concerto for bass clarinet
Velinikka (2008) concerto for quarter-tone accordion
Conception (2012) double concerto for quarter-tone guitar and quarter-tone accordion
Quarter-Tone Piano Concerto (2017)

Ensemble

Heritage (2016) for ensemble of Harry Partch instruments
24/7 (2019) for quarter-tone flute, quarter-tone clarinet, quarter-tone guitar, quarter-tone piano, quarter-tone accordion, violin and violoncello