Lasse Lehtonen

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Academic status: PhD
Academic fields: musicology, Japanese studies
Expertise: Japanese culture, history and society; music in Japan; history and theory of Western art music and popular music; video game music; nationalism; gender; interculturality
PhD thesis (2018): "March from the Age of Imitation to the Age of Creation:" Musical Representations of Japan in the Work and Thought of Shinkō sakkyokuka renmei, 1930–1940. University of Helsinki, 230 p. Available online.
Other activities: active writer, educator, and organizer of cultural exchange projects; former co-editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal of the Finnish Musicological Society; editor of Finnish Music Quarterly; chairman of Young Academy Finland, vice president of the Society for the Teachers of Japanese Culture and Language in Finland, and board member of the Finnish Musicological Society.
E-mail: lasse.a.lehtonen[at]helsinki.fi

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Ph. D.

Chairman, Nuorten Tiedeakatemia - Young Academy Finland

Sep 2023 → …

Vice president, Teachers of Japanese Language and Culture in Finland

Jan 2021 → …

Board member, Finnish Musicological Society

Jan 2021 → …

Vice president, Finnish-Japanese Society

Jan 2018 → Dec 2019

Between different worlds – Locating “Finland” in Final Fantasy V Dear Friends
Lehtonen, L., 2023, In: Finnish Music Quarterly. 2023, 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Open Access
Celebrating musical connections between peoples
Lehtonen, L., 2023, In: Finnish Music Quarterly. 2023, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Professional

Open Access
Chuo Freeway: Yumi Arai ja ajan pieniä ihmeitä: Chuo Freeway: Yumi Arai and the Small Wonders of Time
Lehtonen, L., 2023, In: Kokoro : Suomalais-japanilainen yhdistys ry:n jäsenlehti. 2023, 1, p. 6-10 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Composer Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933–2022): "Being in Finland calms my mind"
Lehtonen, L., 2023, In: Finnish Music Quarterly. 2023, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Open Access
Conflict and synthesis of modern and traditional Japan in Hashimoto Kunihiko's art songs
Lehtonen, L., 2023, The Art Song in East Asia and Australia, 1900 to 1950. McQueen Tokita, A. & Cheung, J. H. Y. (eds.). Routledge, p. 56-72 17 p. (SOAS Studies in Music).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

Finalist: Finnish Academic Book of the Year Award, 2019
Lehtonen, Lasse (Recipient), Feb 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
Pro Musica Award
Lehtonen, Lasse (Recipient), May 2009
Prize: Prizes and awards
Publication award of the Finnish Society for Ethnomusicology
Lehtonen, Lasse (Recipient), 5 May 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
Teacher award
Lehtonen, Lasse (Recipient), 23 Nov 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Writing competition "My Grant Memories": First price and honorary mention
Lehtonen, Lasse (Recipient), Jun 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards

日本におけるシベリウスの受容
Lasse Lehtonen (Speaker)
28 Mar 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Musiikintutkimus kulttuurin tutkimuksena: Esimerkkinä Japani
Lasse Lehtonen (Speaker)
23 May 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Finnish Institute in Japan 25th Anniversary Seminar
Lasse Lehtonen (Attendee)
14 Apr 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Emptiness – Form, Control, Liberation
Lasse Lehtonen (Speaker)
23 Aug 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Nordic Baltic Meeting for Young Academies
Lasse Lehtonen (Attendee)
7 Sep 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

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