Risto Nieminen is the current director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Music Service, after taking over the position in April 2009. Holding a Master’s Degree in Musicology and Literature from the University of Helsinki, Nieminen directed the Finland Radio Symphony Orchestra between 1989 and 1991, and served as artistic director of IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris, between 1991 and 1996. He sat on the Board of the European Association of Festivals from 1997 to 2001 and in 1998 was awarded the honour of Knight of the Arts and Letters of France.
Risto Nieminen
Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Music Service
