Olli Mustonen's new CD Heavenly Lights

"A wild, untamed and deeply honest musical journey’" Together with Nicolas Altstaedt and Ian Bostridge, Olli Mustonen has released his work Taivaanvalot ("Heavenly Lights") on the Alpha Classics label, which appears alongside his Sonata for Cello and Piano and works by Kodály.

Early reviews of the recording, released in August 2026, have been enthusiastic: “It is hard to resist this CD because it is driven by a kind of unconditional devotion that has become rare. There is not a single note on this album that stems from routine or academic obligation,” writes the Online Merker platform. “Anyone prepared to embark on a wild, untamed and deeply honest musical journey will simply fall in love with this recording. A testament to an uncompromising creative passion.”

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