Lauri Hyvärinen is a musician/curator from Helsinki. He performs in various contexts, contemporary classical music, improvised music, sound performance, noise etc. Lauri has performed internationally in Europe, USA and Japan, in festivals and venues such as Wien Modern Festival (Vienna), Musica Nova (Helsinki), Cafe Oto (London), Noise & Fury and NCCA (Moscow). He is also currently the chairman of Äänen Lumo, an association for sound art and experimental music in Helsinki.