Composition contest finalist
Chamber orchestra category
Johanna Ruotsalainen is a composer, visual artist and lecturer in music theory and composition at Oulu University of Applied Sciences.
In recent years, Joahnna Ruotsalainen has collaborated with some of the most acclaimed international contemporary performers, ensembles and festivals, including the Ligeti Quartet (UK), Mise-en Ensemble (New York), Gewandhaus Orchestra (Germany) and ToolBox Percussion (China).
She was awarded 1st prize in the TPICC Herbert Prize for Composing in 2018. In 2020, she was awarded the prestigious Hanns Eisler Composition Fellowship.