Biography
Niki Main is a countertenor, composer, and poet based in Finland, the Netherlands, and the US. They are currently pursuing their master’s degree at the Sibelius Academy where they study composition and singing with supplementary studies in early music at Royal Conservatoire The Hague. They are artistically at home in numerous contexts whether it be singing in front of an orchestra, behind the audio for an installation art exhibit, or acting in a performance art piece. Niki’s repertoire spans from the early baroque to romantic lieder and modern works, including premiering works by living composers. Recent projects include collaborations with the Ostrobothnian, Avanti!, and Lapish Chamber Orchestras, EMO Ensemble, Musaics of the Bay, Koekeittiö (Test Kitchen), and Katarina Barruk and work for festivals and exhibitions including in Making Home–Smithsonian Design Triennial at the Cooper Hewitt, UrbanApa Miniresidency at Tekstintalo (the House of Text), Musica Nova Helsinki, and FRONT International Triennial. Niki has written two chamber operas, It Takes a Child’s Imagination and 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, both of which premiered in Musiikkitalo (Music Center), Helsinki. Other recent performances include the premiere of Riikka Talvitie’s Queen of the Cold Land Prologue arrangement for countertenor and orchestra, John Cage’s Songbooks at Viitasaaren Musiikin Aika (Time of Music Viitasaari) directed by Joan La Barbara, the roles of Honour in Purcell’s King Arthur and Liberto, Lucano, and Littore in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea with the Sibelius Academy Opera, and Vistole in Francesca Caccini’s La liberazione di Ruggiero with the Iceland University of the Arts.
Niki is bookable as a singer, composer, poet, actor, music arranger, and model.
Updated June 27, 2025