Person · Female
Anu Komsi
soprano
- From
- Kokkola, Finland
- Since
- 1967–present
- Releases
- 14
- classical
About
Anu Komsi (born 9 January 1967) is a Finnish operatic and concert soprano.
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Komsi was born in Kokkola. She graduated in 1993 from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and gave her first concert. She sings jazz as well as classical music.
Komsi has been the soloist with numerous major orchestras like New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra London, DSO Berlin, La Scala Theatre Orchestra Milan, Vienna Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Ensemble Modern, Czech Philharmonic, Ensemble InterContemporain, London Sinfonietta, Oslo Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, Rotterdam Philharmonic, and Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. She is a founding member and artistic director of West Coast Kokkola Opera.
Komsi is married to the conductor Sakari Oramo. She is the twin sister of soprano and cellist Piia Komsi.
Discography
Albums
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Quattro Rilievi, Contours, A Prague Thoroughfare, Love - Charm Songs
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From the Grammar of Dreams
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Night Walk
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Sydän: Anu Komsi Sings Eino Leino
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Body Mandala / Timepieces / Tranquil Abiding / White as Jasmine /... Towards a Pure Land
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Coloratura
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Jouluoratorio
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Symphony 2 / Ekho
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The Brightest Matter
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Mielen taivas / Sky of Mind
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Symphonies 2 & 6 / Tango Jalousie
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Duke Ellington: Sacred Concert
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BBC Music, Volume 33, Number 2: Szymanowski: Songs of the Fairy‐Tale Princess / Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau
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Saarikoski Songs / Vista / Three Preludes
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Also known as
Anu Katariina Komsi
Tags
- finnish soprano
- soprano
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- b2e1e764-9487-4698-bb68-c46db0fb4416
- ISNI
- 0000000055153590
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.