Jukka-Pekka Saraste served as artistic advisor to the orchestra from August 2008 to July 2011.
It received its premiere on 10 August 1992 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, performed by Evelyn Glennie and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
Esa-Pekka Salonen | Jukka-Pekka Saraste | Pekka Pyykkö | Jukka Linkola | Pekka Vasala | Pekka Kuusisto | Pekka Janhunen | Pekka Ala-Pietilä | Jukka Tiensuu | Jukka Rislakki | Jukka Poika | Jukka Kuoppamäki | Jukka Immonen | Juha-Pekka Haataja | Ari-Pekka Hakala | Pekka Streng | Pekka Salminen | Pekka Ruuska | Pekka Puska | Pekka Päivärinta | Pekka Niemelä | Pekka Koskela | Pekka Korhonen | Jukka Rauhala | Jukka Paarma | Jukka M. Heikkilä | Jukka Backlund |
The program of the opening concert included various performances by the students of Sibelius Academy, Sibelius's Tapiola and songs performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic (conductor John Storgårds) and soprano Soile Isokoski, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (conductor Sakari Oramo), and Sibelius's Finlandia performed by a jointly by both orchestras and the choir of Sibelius Academy (conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste).
During his career, Jukka Immonen has worked with a number of domestic and foreign artists, such as Jenni Vartiainen, Anna Abreu, Anssi Kela, Mariska & Pahat Sudet and Margaret Berger.
Jukka Rislakki was awarded as Knight of the Order of the White Rose by the Finnish president Tarja Halonen on 16 March 2010 for his "work as a journalist and publicist", an award that was presented to Rislakki at the Embassy of Finland in Riga by ambassador to Latvia Maria Serenius.
In July, the first MTB XC Olympic Champion Bart Brentjens contacted Jukka to join his professional team, Trek-Brentjens MTB Racing Team.
About his mother Sirpa, there is quite no information to find, therefore a lot more about his brother Jukka Kristian Mikkonen, rather known as Sir Christus, ex-lead guitarist of the Glam-Rock band Negative from Tampere.
In 2003, Härkin started a band named Wingdom with vocalist Sami Asp, Alessandro Lotta (ex-Rhapsody), Markus, and guitarist Jukka (who had worked with Härkin since 1998).
See also Rakhya, the urbam-type settlement in Russia named after Jukka Rahja.