Talented young London-born Kerem Hasan tonight conducts the Kymi Sinfonietta in a fascinating interplay of darkness and light.
Talented young London-born Kerem Hasan tonight conducts the Kymi Sinfonietta in a fascinating interplay of darkness and light.
This programme led by our concertmaster Raymond Cox focuses on timeless Classics that sound equally fresh from one century to the next. The Adagio & Fugue bring out the profound, more melancholy side of Mozart and demonstrate his command of counterpoint. The soloist in his Piano Concerto no. 20, heartrendingly beautiful and soaring into romantic heights, ranks among Finland’s internationally most highly-acclaimed pianists of all times, Antti Siirala.
This concert conducted by Olari Elts focuses on various reflections of a country rich in colour and variety: Italy. Andrea Portera, winner of the 2019 International Uuno Klami Composition Competition – one of the world’s biggest composition competitions in terms of the number of participants – makes an eagerly-awaited return to our region.
This concert conducted by Olari Elts focuses on various reflections of a country rich in colour and variety: Italy. Andrea Portera, winner of the 2019 International Uuno Klami Composition Competition – one of the world’s biggest composition competitions in terms of the number of participants – makes an eagerly-awaited return to our region.
Tonight we really enter into the spirit of the Eurovision Song Contest. Hanna Pakarinen, who represented Finland in 2007, and Mikael Saari, who twice excelled himself in the Finnish heats, lead us through Finland’s Eurovision Song Contest history from Laila Kinnunen (1961) to Blind Channel (2021). Along the way we will recall many hits and moments indelibly etched on the nation’s collective memory.
Tonight we really enter into the spirit of the Eurovision Song Contest. Hanna Pakarinen, who represented Finland in 2007, and Mikael Saari, who twice excelled himself in the Finnish heats, lead us through Finland’s Eurovision Song Contest history from Laila Kinnunen (1961) to Blind Channel (2021). Along the way we will recall many hits and moments indelibly etched on the nation’s collective memory.
Spanish multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker Abraham Cupeiro captured our audiences’ hearts the very first time he visited us in 2020. Tonight we hear the new project by the brilliant instrument maker in a magical, breath-taking blend of light and music.
Spanish multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker Abraham Cupeiro captured our audiences’ hearts the very first time he visited us in 2020. Tonight we hear the new project by the brilliant instrument maker in a magical, breath-taking blend of light and music.
How does the music of tomorrow’s composers sound? Come and find out at the finals concerts of a competition for young composers that has this year attracted more entries than ever before. Since the prizes are awarded on the basis of not only the scores but also their live performance, the tension will be electric right up to the very end!
How does the music of tomorrow’s composers sound? Come and find out at the finals concerts of a competition for young composers that has this year attracted more entries than ever before. Since the prizes are awarded on the basis of not only the scores but also their live performance, the tension will be electric right up to the very end!
One of Estonia’s most renowned orchestras, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, joins forces with the Kymi Sinfonietta for inspiring concerts in Tallinn and Kotka conducted by Olari Elts. The concerts also celebrate the long, 70-year ties of friendship between the two cities.
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