Janne Oksanen

Janne Oksanen (b. 1994) played his first recital at the age of 15 and since then he has performed as a soloist and chamber musician widely in Finland as well as in Europe and USA. In February 2018 he performed the complete works of Toivo Kuula in Sibafest, Helsinki Music Centre, with national Yle Radio 1 broadcasting. Due to the great success of the concert, the recording was made one year later. His debut album Kuula: The Piano Works was released with Alba Records in September 2019. The album collected praise from several reviews and was included on Helsinki Times “The Best Albums of 2019” list. The album was followed by a 33-date concert tour.
Oksanen has been succesful in various national and international competitions such as Helmi Vesa 2019, Nordic Piano Competition 2017 in Sweden, Madetoja Piano Competition 2012 and Citta di Ghioggia in Italy 2009. He has performed as soloist with Academy Winds, Vantaa Youth Symphony and Tapiola Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Oksanen is a pursuing pedagogue as well. The Taubman Approach, an ergonomic approach to piano playing healed his long-term playing injuries in 2017 and he has been studying and teaching the approach ever since. He gave a lecture and a masterclass in Lapland Music Institute in 2018.
Oksanen received his Master's degree from Sibelius Academy in 2020, where he studied with Risto-Matti Marin. In 2014-2015 he studied in Conservatoire de Paris with Denis Pascal. He has also studied conducting and composition.