About Ondine
…in the service of high quality recording
For over thirty years, Ondine has remained true to its founding principle, the uncompromising devotion to excellence in recorded music. The label's mission is to support new creative efforts in the field of contemporary music, and to showcase renditions by top-rank artists which bring a new dimension to established works of the classical repertoire.
Finnish roots, international voices
Building on the extraordinary abundance of musical talent in Finland, Ondine has, since its beginnings, maintained a strong commitment to championing the best in Finnish contemporary music and world-class Finnish artists. Hence, the company has extensively collaborated with living composers such as Magnus Lindberg and Kaija Saariaho as well as the late Einojuhani Rautavaara. A prestigious roster of artists such as star sopranos Karita Mattila and Soile Isokoski, pianists Olli Mustonen and Paavali Jumppanen, clarinetist Kari Kriikku, guitarist Timo Korhonen and violinist Pekka Kuusisto, to name only a few, has contributed to establish Ondine as the face of Finland on the international market of recorded classical music.
In synergy with the increasing presence of Finnish artists and composers on the international stage, Ondine has, in parallel, developed its international profile by recording with star artists such as Christian Tetzlaff, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Midori, Lars Vogt, Truls Mørk, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
Recording nearly the complete works by late Einojuhani Rautavaara has remained one of Ondine's great successes. A real boom began with the release of the best-selling CD "Angel of Light" (ODE 869-2) in 1996.
Orchestral recordings have been in the forefront of Ondine's output. Strong partnerships have linked Ondine to the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic and the Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Ondine celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015, and continues to demonstrate great prowess in the creation, performance and preservation of recorded music.