Teemu Halmkrona is an award-winning composer and professional musician based in Helsinki, Finland. Alongside his work as a composer, he teaches piano, keyboard harmony, composition, arranging, and music theory at the West Helsinki Music Institute. He also performs occasionally as a freelance pianist and flutist.
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As a composer, Teemu Halmkrona has gained the most recognition in jazz music. His big band compositions have been performed by jazz orchestras around the world. For example, Subway Jazz Orchestra (DE), UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra (FI), Norrbotten Big Band (SE), Associazione Blue Note Orchestra (IT), and Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra (AU) have played his music. Recently, he has begun composing more chamber music in the style of contemporary art music.