YLE's classical music journalists have chosen Ondine's CD "Tales of Joy, Passion, and Love" (ODE 1176-2) featuring orchestral works by Uljas Pulkkis (b. 1975) to be the "Disc of the Year 2011"!

Kari Kriikku as the soloist in the clarinet concerto, is joined by baritone Gabriel Suovanen as co-soloist. The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra is led by it chief conductor Hannu Lintu.

The "Disc of the Year" award given by YLE (the Finnish Broadcasting Company) is a recognition for a recording which has substantial weight in the promotion of Finnish performing or creative musical arts.