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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Chamber orchestra

Biography

The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra (OCO) from Kokkola, Finland, wasfounded bythe Orchestra's Honorary Conductor Juha Kangas in 1972 and has been a professional orchestra since 1989. The homogeneous sound and dynamic impact of the Orchestra are a result of years of playing together. Sakari Oramo has served as the Artistic Director of the Orchestra 2013-2019. The new Artistic Director, Malin Broman, took up her appointment in autumn 2019.


The Orchestra’s repertoire covers periods in the history from the Baroque to the present day. The OCO has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of contemporary Finnish music. Many Finnish composers have written and dedicated works to the Orchestra. The OCO has also close contacts with composers both in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries and has premiered more than 190 works to date.


The OCO was awarded the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1993 and has since been the recipient of many other distinctions. The OCO performs regularly with top international soloists and has released more than 80 recordings. Its foreign tours have taken it to several European countries, Japan and USA.

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Releases on Alba

32 releases

  • Ringraziamenti

    Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Malin Broman, Jan-Erik Gustafsson

    2026 · CD

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  • A Finnish Elegy

    Jukka Harju, Juha Kangas, Jari Valo et al.

    2019 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

    Ensemble

  • As in a Dream

    Juha Kangas, Lilli Maijala, Olivier Thiery et al.

    2019 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Dedicated To

    Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2018 · CD

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  • Silents Moods

    Juha Kangas, Marko Ylönen, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2015 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Storm - Fear

    Monica Groop, Juha Kangas, Henri Sigfridsson et al.

    2015 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Epifania

    Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2013 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Nebula

    Juha Kangas, Petri Kumela, Tiina Penttinen et al.

    2012 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Being Beauteous

    Juha Kangas, Anu Komsi, Sakari Oramo et al.

    2011 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Fiddler's Spring

    Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2011 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Dancing Mozart

    Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Reijo Tunkkari

    2010 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Chamber Works

    Kirmo Lintinen, Eija Kankaanranta, Mervi Yli-Vainio et al.

    2009 · CD

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  • Lamentations

    Anni Haapaniemi, Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2009 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Dedications

    Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2008 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • Portraits

    Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Reijo Tunkkari et al.

    2004 · SACD/CD hybrid disc

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  • The Seventh Sense

    Ismo Eskelinen, Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    2004 · CD

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  • Tapiola originals

    Hannu Norjanen, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Tapiola Chamber Choir et al.

    1999 · CD

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