Ondine (record label)

Ondine is a Finnish classical record label founded in 1985 in Helsinki, Finland,

Ondine
where the company is still based, and today offers an extremely eclectic
catalogue of both contemporary Finnish music, as well as recordings with major Founded 1985
Finnish and international artists. Founder Reijo Kiilunen
Distributor(s) Naxos Records
Ondine's extensive catalogue includes nearly five hundred recordings of artists
and ensembles such as conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach, conductors Genre Classical
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Sakari Oramo, Country of Finland
Leif Segerstam, John Storgårds and Mikko Franck, orchestras such as The origin
Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, the London Sinfonietta, the Location Helsinki
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Los
Official www.ondine.net (htt
Angeles Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, the Finnish Radio Symphony
website p://www.ondine.net)
Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic, sopranos Karita Mattila and Soile
Isokoski, pianist Olli Mustonen, violinist Pekka Kuusisto and clarinetist Kari Kriikku.

The label has also had a long and fruitful association with the Finnish composers Einojuhani Rautavaara, Kaija Saariaho and
Magnus Lindberg, having recorded the premieres of many of their works and garnering many awards along the way. The
recording of Einojuhani Rautavaara's 7th Symphony (Angel of Light), was released in 1996 to a huge commercial success. The
label has recorded nearly the complete works of the composer.

History
The roots of Ondine date back to 1985 when founder Reijo Kiilunen released the very first Ondine album under the auspices of
the renowned Finnish Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. The label's initial mission was to produce one live album at the Festival
each season. The fourth album, however, featured Einojuhani Rautavaara's opera Thomas, raising major international attention
and opening up the possibility for North American distribution. Kiilunen, who was running the Festival's concert agency and had
begun the recording activity part-time, soon decided to devote himself fully to the development of this new business, producing
and editing the first 50 releases himself. In 1991, Seppo Siirala joined as producer, and the Helsinki-based company has been
expanding steadily since. Today, Ondine continues to uphold its reputation as one of the most respected labels in classical music,
and its products have received numerous prizes at the Cannes (MIDEM) Classical Awards, the Gramophone Awards, the BBC
Music Magazine Awards and the Classical Internet Awards.

See also
List of record labels

External links
Official site (http://www.ondine.net/)
Ondine at YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/ondinelabel)
Ondine at MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/ondinelabel)

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