Anneli Arho

(born in 1951 in Helsinki. Finland). Finnish music educator, writer and composer. She studied theory and composition at the Sibelius Academy with Jukka Tiensuu. She continued study at Freiburg with Klaus Huber, and Brian Ferneyhough, graduating as a Doctor of Music. She is teacher at the Department of Composition and Music Theory, Sibelius Academy, and writes professional articles for magazines including Philosophy of Music Education Review. She is married to Jukka Tiensuu.
Selected works: Minos, 1998, for harpsichord, dedicated to Jukka Tiensuu; Minne, 1997; Once upon a time, 1980, woodwind quintet; Aikaika, 1987, for three cellos; Answer, 1978, for mezzo soprano, horn and string quartet; Par comparaison, 1981, for three cellos; Les temps emboites, 1987, for three cellos; Atmosphere, 1997; In sordina, 2006.
Recordings: Cd The Exuberant Harpsichord- Jukka Tiensuu, harpsichord.