OPENING CONCERT OF THE SPRING SEASON: JOIE DE VIVRE!

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Conductor: Alberto Hold-Garrido Soloist: Essi Höglund, violin Aulis Sallinen:   Sunrise Serenade, op. 63 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, KV 219, “Turkish” Franz Schubert: Symphony no. 3 in D, D 200 The spring season begins with a burst of energy under the baton of well-known opera conductor Alberto Hold-Garrido. Aulis Sallinen’s […]

OPENING CONCERT OF THE SPRING SEASON: JOIE DE VIVRE!

Kuusankoski Hall Kymenlaaksonkatu 1, Kouvola

Conductor: Alberto Hold-Garrido Soloist: Essi Höglund, violin Aulis Sallinen:   Sunrise Serenade, op. 63 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, KV 219, “Turkish” Franz Schubert: Symphony no. 3 in D, D 200 The spring season begins with a burst of energy under the baton of well-known opera conductor Alberto Hold-Garrido. Aulis Sallinen’s […]

PAAVALI JUMPPANEN ON STAGE

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Leader and soloist: Paavali Jumppanen, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, KV 452 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat, KV 595 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15 This concert plumbs the exquisite depths of the core piano repertoire with Mozart […]

PAAVALI JUMPPANEN ON STAGE

Kuusankoski Hall Kymenlaaksonkatu 1, Kouvola

Leader and soloist: Paavali Jumppanen, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, KV 452 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat, KV 595 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15 This concert plumbs the exquisite depths of the core piano repertoire with Mozart […]

BAROQUE HITS

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Leader: Raymond Cox, violin Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D, BWV 1068 Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerto grosso in sette parti no. 1 in F minor Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D, P 37 Henry Purcell: Fantasia in Three Parts upon a […]

IN SEARCH OF THE INVISIBLE

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Conductor: Nathanaël Iselin Soloist: Elina Vähälä, violin Fabien Waksman: Protonic Games Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, op. 77 Georges Bizet: Symphony no. 1 in C French-born Nathanaël Iselin presents a stunning programme painted in romantic hues. Brahms composed his violin concerto for the most celebrated violinist of his day, and our soloist Elina Vähälä […]

KAJ CHYDENIUS FAVOURITES

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Conductor: Thomas Djupsjöbacka Vocalists: Jussi Chydenius and Oona Airola We remember Kaj Chydenius, a much-loved Finnish composer, with a concert of evergreens arranged for a larger orchestra. His singer son Jussi has curated a concert of personal favourites from his father’s extensive repertoire spanning seven decades. Alongside classics familiar to most Finns are some songs […]

KAJ CHYDENIUS FAVOURITES

Kuusankoski Hall Kymenlaaksonkatu 1, Kouvola

Conductor: Thomas Djupsjöbacka Vocalists: Jussi Chydenius and Oona Airola We remember Kaj Chydenius, a much-loved Finnish composer, with a concert of evergreens arranged for a larger orchestra. His singer son Jussi has curated a concert of personal favourites from his father’s extensive repertoire spanning seven decades. Alongside classics familiar to most Finns are some songs […]

MODERN MYTHS

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Conductor: Topi Lehtipuu Soloist: Florian Boesch, baritone Programme: Vocal works by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Bartók, Schumann and others Topi Lehtipuu and baritone Florian Boesch invite us on an exciting journey into the world of myths – age-old stories about gods and heroes providing an explanation for natural phenomena, the world around us and our emotions. […]

MODERN MYTHS

Kuusankoski Hall Kymenlaaksonkatu 1, Kouvola

Conductor: Topi Lehtipuu Soloist: Florian Boesch, baritone Programme: Vocal works by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Bartók, Schumann and others Topi Lehtipuu and baritone Florian Boesch invite us on an exciting journey into the world of myths – age-old stories about gods and heroes providing an explanation for natural phenomena, the world around us and our emotions. […]

MELODIC STROKES

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Conductor: Kerem Hasan Soloist: Jaemin Han, cello Judith Weir: Heroic Strokes of the Bow Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A, op. 129 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E flat, KV 543 Classicism, romanticism and the present day come together in this concert rich in colours and moods conducted by Britain’s Kerem Hasan. We […]

FOCUS ON OLLI MUSTONEN

Kotka Concert Hall Keskuskatu 33, Kotka

Conductor and soloist: Olli Mustonen, piano Olli Mustonen: Triptych for string orchestra Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 22 Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 “Italian” We warmly welcome one of the most versatile, iconic pianists in the world today, in the triple role of soloist, conductor and […]