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
- November 15, 2024
My new CD ”Les yeux clos” (piano works of Tōru Takemitsu & Olivier Messiaen) was released on November 1 2024!
- 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!
- May 10, 2024
On April 22 I have finished my recordings for my new CD which will be published in autumn 2024 by Stradivarius Music Label!
- March 27, 2024
The courses and masterclasses are designed to meet the specific needs of those who are pursuing professional training or practice music as a form of culture.
- September 20, 2023
Student of Sanna Vaarni, Yifan Wang (11y) has been awarded in the International Tapiola Piano Competition. He got prizes in every five different category.
Reviews
- April 10, 2026
- Luca Ciammarughi
- Amadeus
A beautiful review for my CD “Within the Waves- Berio & Schubert” in Amadeus written by Luca Ciammarughi.
- April 8, 2026
- Luca Ciammarughi
- Radio Classica
The music of Luciano Berio, and in particular his 2001 Piano Sonata, is the focus of this episode of “The Pianist,” featuring a recording by Finnish composer Sanna Vaarni.
- January 28, 2026
- Anna Menichetti
- RSI
Sanna Vaarni between Schubert and Berio: A Timeless Dialogue
- 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).