EMOTIONAL ENCOUNTERS concert series: “Playful” – Musical Pranks

Conductor: Kasmir Uusitupa
Soloist: Samuel Rouleau, bassoon
Edvard Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No. 4)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B flat major, K. 191
Peter Eötvös: Dialog mit Mozart (Dialogue with Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ein musikalischer Spaß, K. 522
Sergei Prokofiev: Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 5/48

A concert full of musical humour and delightful imagination! With the musically open-minded Kasmir Uusitupa, we journey from the Mountain King’s hall to Mozart’s playful genius and the radiant youthful energy of Prokofiev. Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto in B flat major is one of the most frequently performed works of its kind, and its warm, singing qualities are brought to life by Kymi Sinfonietta’s own Samuel Rouleau, whose playing radiates genuine enthusiasm and love for the music.