DISCOGRAPHY
Berio & Schubert
- 2025
- Stradivarius
Sonata per pianoforte solo (Berio)
6 Encores: No. 3. Wasserklavier (Berio)
Sonata in Sol maggiore op. 78, D.894
Piano Work of Tōru Takemitsu & Olivier Messiaen
- 2025
- Stradivarius Music Label STR 37214
20th Century Italian Piano Music
- 2022
- Stradivarius
Recorded in Finland, in Järvenpää near Helsinki, this disc Illustrazioni is a tribute to five extraordinary figures in Italian music.
Janáček Piano Works
- 2020
- Ema Vinci Records
“In the Mists” is an album by Finnish pianist Sanna Vaarni, released in 2020, entirely dedicated to the piano works of the Czech composer Leoš Janáček.
Latests News
- May 14, 2024
From 4 to 11 August, Campus delle Arti offers young pianists the opportunity to study with Sanna Vaarni. We look forward to seeing you in Bassano del Grappa!
Reviews
- October 9, 2025
- Kare Eskola
- Yle
It is challenging to find lines in Janáček’s late romantic, discursively fragmented music, but Vaarni’s interpretation stands up to comparison.
- September 29, 2025
- Guido Krawinkel
- Klassik Heute
New review on the Klassik Heute website. Read the full review: http://www.klassik-heute.de/4daction/www_medien_einzeln?id=24944
- July 5, 2025
- Cesare Guzzardella
- CorriereBit
Finnish composer Sanna Vaarni’s new piano CD, Les yeux clos, was released by Stradivarius in January. It offers an interesting comparison between two 20th-century musicians born in opposite places: Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996) and French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992).
- March 17, 2025
- PianoNews
Since the Paris World Exhibition of 1889, French composers have been fascinated by Asian art and music.
- March 5, 2025
- Jérome Angouillant
- Clic Magazine
Ce couplage inédit de deux composititeurs éminents du vingtiéme siècle appartenant à deux univers distincts, Orient/Occident
- February 2, 2025
- Remy Franks
- Pizzicato
Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu describes Messiaen as his spiritual mentor, saying that «among the many things I have learned from his music, the concept and experience of the color and form of time will be unforgettable».
- January 30, 2025
- Remy Franks
- Pizzicato
(in italian) La pianista Sanna Vaarni ha scelto di porre a confronto composizioni di Olivier Messiaen e Töru Takemitsu, scelte per cercare punti di contatto tra i due autori e, per estensione, fra la cultura musicale occidentale e orientale.
- October 18, 2023
- Scott Noriega
- Fanfare Magazine
I love nothing more than inspired performances and intelligent programming. And that is exactly what Finnish pianist Sanna Vaarni has provided for listeners here.
- August 3, 2023
- Davide Cornacchione
- OperaTeatro
(in italian) La pianista finlandese in una selezione di miniature che tocca Malipiero, Rota, Dallapiccola, Catelnuovo-Tedesco, Scelsi