Irina Zahharenkova
Irina Zahharenkova is one of Estonia’s most outstanding international artists and a virtuoso pianist who also performs earlier music on the harpsichord and fortepiano. Based in Finland, Zahharenkova appears actively as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist, collaborating with many of Finland’s leading musicians.
Zahharenkova has performed extensively throughout Europe and Asia. Her solo recitals have been heard at numerous prestigious festivals, including Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Göttingen Händel-Festspiele, Moritzburg Festival, MDR Musiksommer, Mendelssohn Festival, Solsberg Festival, Spoleto Festival, Serate Musicali, Accademia Chigiana, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Naantali Music Festival, Mikkeli Music Festival, Prades Pablo Casals Festival, and Festival de Música Antigua.
She has also appeared in renowned concert halls such as Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Wien Konzerthaus, Louvre Museum Paris, the Troldhaugen (Grieg Museum), and Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
As a soloist, she has performed with many leading orchestras, including the BBC Ulster Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the North Carolina Symphony, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Kymin Sinfonietta and Sinfonietta Riga. She has collaborated with conductors such as Olari Elts, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Olli Mustonen, Jun Märkl, Juha Kangas, Robert Treviño and Leif Segerstam.
During the 2024–2025 season, Zahharenkova served as Artist-in-Residence with the Tapiola Sinfonietta, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1–4. In autumn 2025, she performed Violin Concerto in its piano version.
Since 2022, she has been Artist-in-Residence with the California-based chamber music series and ensemble Camerata Pacifica. Her musical collaborators have included Sebastian Jacot, Paul Huang, Nicholas Daniel and Timothy Ridout.
Between 2020 and 2025, her solo repertoire has included both books of J. S. Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier and the complete 32 piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven. She was awarded the Annual Prize of the Estonian Cultural Endowment for her interpretation of Book I of Das Wohltemperierte Klavier.
Zahharenkova is also an active chamber musician. She has performed with artists such as Sergey Malov, Baiba Skride, Sol Gabetta, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Daniel Rowland, Aylen Pritchin, Daniel Müller-Schott, Andreas Brantelid, Klaus Mäkelä, Jan-Erik Gustafsson and Christofer Sundqvist.
In 2025, she recorded sonatas by Vivaldi, Boccherini, Geminiani and Bach together with Daniel Müller-Schott. That same autumn, she joins Sol Gabetta’s concert tour Following the Footsteps of Lisa Cristiani, appearing at venues including the Elbphilharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, Tonhalle Düsseldorf and the Palais des Beaux-Arts.
Fenomen Artists represents Irina Zahharenkova worldwide.
Artists pictures: Matti Kyllönen
Vincent Dubois
Vincent Dubois, titular organist at Notre-Dame de Paris since 2016 and recognized as one of the most brilliant organists on the international scene, has enjoyed an intensive concert career since winning first prizes in 2002 at the prestigious Royal Bank International Organ Competition of Calgary (Canada) and the Xavier Darasse Competition in Toulouse (France). He was also appointed Professor of Organ Interpretation and Improvisation at the Hochschule für Musik (University of Music) in Saarbrücken, Germany.
Vincent Dubois has been invited to perform as a soloist with prestigious orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Korean National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the Orchestre Les Siècles, the Orchestre National de Lorraine, the Orchestre National de Bretagne, the Orchestre de Picardie, the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, and the Athens State Orchestra.
He has collaborated with conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Myung-Whun Chung, Evgeny Svetlanov, Edo de Waart, François-Xavier Roth, and Stéphane Denève.
Vincent Dubois has also been a guest at numerous international festivals, including those in Vancouver, Budapest, Stuttgart, Montreal, Chartres, Cambridge, Lisbon, Ottawa, Dresden, Merseburg, and Roskilde, as well as at the 2018 American Guild of Organists Convention in Kansas City.
He has performed in renowned venues such as the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall in Tokyo, the Maison Symphonique in Montreal, King’s College in Cambridge, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral in London, St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Bartók Béla National Concert Hall (Müpa) in Budapest, the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, and the Auditorium of Radio France in Paris.
Vincent Dubois has recorded programs for Radio France, ORF Vienna, SWR Munich, CBC/Radio-Canada, and the American media outlet Pipedreams.
The expressiveness and poetry of his playing, unanimously praised by critics, are strongly influenced by the pianist Pierre Froment, his teacher and a disciple of Alfred Cortot, making Dubois one of today’s most original and influential organists. At the same time, passionate about improvisation from a young age and profoundly influenced at the age of 16 by Philippe Lefèbvre, titular organist at Notre-Dame de Paris, he is now considered one of the most brilliant improvisers of his generation.
A former student at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he won five first prizes—including First Prize in Organ in Olivier Latry’s class—he passes on his dual passion for performance and improvisation through masterclasses regularly given at prestigious universities and conservatories in Europe, North America, and Asia. He has also served as a visiting professor at the University of Michigan and the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, and since 2022 he has held the chair of the organ class as Professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Saarbrücken.
In addition, his interest in contemporary creation has led him to premiere Guillaume Connesson’s Concerto da Requiem, works by Thierry Escaich for solo organ and for organ with ensembles, and to participate in the creation of original artistic performances such as Liturgie équestre, presented as part of Automne en Normandie in Saint-Ouen de Rouen with equestrian choreographer Bartabas, as well as the show Chœur d’étoiles with actor Michel Duchaussoy.
Vincent Dubois has made numerous recordings for various labels (Alpha, JAV, Aeolus, Calliope). His most recent recording, released for the Erato/Warner Classics label on the occasion of the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, is entitled Eternal Notre-Dame.
Fenomen Artists represents Vincent Dubois in the Nordic countries, Europe, Asia, South-America, Australia and New Zealand.
Artist pictures: Tuomas Tenkanen
Ida Elina
Ida Elina is an internationally acclaimed Finnish singer-songwriter, pop kantele queen, and trailblazer of Finland’s national instrument. With her innovative “slap style”—a percussive technique inspired by YouTube guitarists—she has revolutionized the way we understand kantele music. Helsingin Sanomat wrote that “her pop covers have reinvented the instrument,” while Vorarlberger Nachrichten praised how she “reinvented this traditionally gentle and melancholic
instrument and made it equally accessible to pop and folk music.” Known for her magnetic stage presence, Kronen Zeitung wrote that she “completely captivated the audience.”
Her artistry has been recognized with multiple honors, including Internationalizer of the Year 2023 (Kanteleliitto), Performer of the Year (Evento Awards), Kantele of the Year (Kanteleliitto), and first
prize at the 1st International Kantele Competition.
A graduate of the Sibelius Academy (2012) and the Jyväskylä School of Economics (2023), and an exchange student at the Hokkaido University of Education in Japan, Ida Elina combines her classical training with bold innovation. Born in Oulainen, Northern Ostrobothnia, and now based in Espoo, she balances her career with a lifelong passion for running—once becoming a multiple Oulainen City Champion in the 800 meters (1994–1998).
International performer and recording artist
As a concert artist, Ida Elina has performed in over 20 countries, including tours in Germany, the USA, Japan, and Taiwan. She has appeared at major festivals such as the Bregenzer Festspiele (2025), Taiwan World Music Festival (2023), Kaustinen Folk Music Festival (2022), Seoul Music Week (2022), Beijing Arts Festival (2020), and the Shanghai International Indie Music Season (2020), and has been a featured performer at the World Expo in Dubai (2021). In Finland, she is a familiar presence on television, in summer festivals, and across national media.
Her discography includes five original albums (Songs of Freedom (2012), Hello World (2015), Valoisaa Joulua / Bright Christmas (2016), Game of My Life (2018), and Capital Letters (2022)), with her songs regularly played on Finnish radio. In 2023, she released Fearless with Wind Music Ltd, marking her debut in the Asian market across eight regions, including Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.
In 2022, she also published her autobiography (Finnish), chronicling her journey to becoming one of Finland’s most innovative kantele artists.
Kalevala Project and film achievements
Since 2024, Ida Elina has been developing her ambitious Kalevala Project, celebrating the 190th anniversary of Finland’s national epic. The project includes a short film, a 13-song album of original compositions, and a groundbreaking audiovisual concert experience, which premiered in Finland in February 2025.
The short film Under the Northern Skies has already gained wide international recognition, winning multiple awards such as Best Narrative Short Film at the New York Independent Cinema Awards and Best Musical/Dance Film at the LA Film & Documentary Awards. It has also been a semifinalist at the Mirada Corta Short Film Festival in Mexico. In autumn 2025, the film will also be screened at the HB Film Festival in Scotland, the SOHO International Film Festival in New York, the International Sound & Film Music Festival in Croatia, and the Catalina Film Festival in California.
Ida Elina’s latest album, Under the Northern Skies, will be released in September 2025.
In autumn 2025, Echoes of Kalevala concerts will continue across Finland, highlighted by a world premiere with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Dimas Ruiz Santos, with arrangements by Erno Tiittanen.
A unique artistic voice
From Finland’s Independence Day celebrations to sold-out concert halls worldwide, Ida Elina has captivated audiences with her ability to merge intimacy, power, and authenticity. As OPUS Kulturmagazin wrote, “The Finnish musician also reveals herself to be a fantastic singer, whose vocal range ranges from high notes to deep, smoky tones.” Singing in multiple languages — including Mandarin, Japanese, and French—she bridges cultures and traditions, ensuring the kantele’s voice is heard and celebrated on the world stage.
Ida Elina is more than a musician — she is a cultural ambassador, reinventing tradition for the 21st century.
Artist pictures: Timo Pyykönen
