Ilari Hongisto

Ilari Hongisto (1978) is an internationally awarded composer, musician, studiopro and music pedagogue from Turku, Finland. Hongisto’s pieces have been performed both in Finland and abroad, and they have had success in composing contests as well: Taivas alla -piece won the first prize in a Pan-European composition competition in Paris in 2012. Kävellen piece won a shared third prize in a Nordic composing contest for choir music in 2007. Hongisto represented Finland at Ung Nordisk Musik -festival in Oslo, Norway in 2008 and in 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. He has also had success in many songwriting competitions. Hongisto is a member of the Finnish Composers Society.