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FINNISH MUSICAL YOUTH

FINNISH MUSICAL YOUTH , a contemporary music society formed in 1957 by Matti Rautio and Seppo Nummi, which lasted until 1965.

The society, which included Kai Chydenius, Erkki Salmenhaara, Kari Rydman, Henrik Otto Donner, Seppo Heikinheimo, and others, introduced the music of recent Europeans such as Anton Webern, Pierre Boulez, Karl-Heinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio, Luigi Nono, John Cage, György Ligeti, as well as multimedia happenings. Between 1961 and 1964 they sponsored concerts, both...

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