This programme is part of the “Waves! Light and Sound in Kotka" festival The interplay of light, water and colour floods the concert hall in this fantastic work of art to music chosen by Olari Elts and lighting effects by Niko Tiainen. The audience can look forward to a concert of astounding shades and effects […]
Interview with four Kymi Sinfonietta musicians: Raymond Cox (1st concertmaster), Linda Fogelsone (2nd concertmaster), Oliver Erlich (principal cello) and Karita Siljander (principal bassoon)
Tonight we have a chance to spend the evening in the musical company of the Polish winner of the most recent Maj Lind Piano Competition, Piotr Pawlak. Winner of many competition prizes and renowned for his stage charisma and profound understanding of music, Piotr is sure to amaze us with his performance of the ever-popular […]
Interview with four Kymi Sinfonietta musicians: Raymond Cox (1st concertmaster), Linda Fogelsone (2nd concertmaster), Oliver Erlich (principal cello) and Karita Siljander (principal bassoon)
Tonight we have a chance to spend the evening in the musical company of the Polish winner of the most recent Maj Lind Piano Competition, Piotr Pawlak. Winner of many […]
Our Artistic Partner Topi Lehtipuu joins forces with the Kymi Sinfonietta, four internationally-celebrated soloists, the Somnium Ensemble and four great composers. Bach composed his Cantata BWV 105 in 1723, for the ninth Sunday after Trinity. Beethoven’s masterly choral cantata Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt is based on two poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Crowning the […]
Our Artistic Partner Topi Lehtipuu joins forces with the Kymi Sinfonietta, four internationally-celebrated soloists, the Somnium Ensemble and four great composers. Bach composed his Cantata BWV 105 in 1723, for the ninth Sunday after Trinity. Beethoven’s masterly choral cantata Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt is based on two poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Crowning the […]
Evergreens from the world of film tonight get a wonderful hearing in arrangements by Kotka’s own son, composer-jazz trombonist Antti Rissanen ranging from American classics to Finnish film tunes. Conjuring up a Hollywood show atmosphere are radiant actor-vocalists Anna-Maija Tuokko and Mikko Leppilampi. Their no-holds-barred interpretations and fantastic orchestral arrangements will fly you straight to […]
Evergreens from the world of film tonight get a wonderful hearing in arrangements by Kotka’s own son, composer-jazz trombonist Antti Rissanen ranging from American classics to Finnish film tunes. Conjuring up a Hollywood show atmosphere are radiant actor-vocalists Anna-Maija Tuokko and Mikko Leppilampi. Their no-holds-barred interpretations and fantastic orchestral arrangements will fly you straight to […]
The best-loved and most beautiful Christmas songs in versions radiating warm, seasonal cheer jointly created by the Kymi Sinfonietta, pupils from Kouvola schools, conductor Jonas Rannila and soprano Emilia Vesalainen-Pellas. The traditional Christmas soundscape also includes tunes from the ballet Nutcracker, the opera Hansel and Gretel, and the film The Snowman. The choir of no […]
The best-loved and most beautiful Christmas songs in versions radiating warm, seasonal cheer jointly created by the Kymi Sinfonietta, pupils from Kouvola schools, conductor Jonas Rannila and soprano Emilia Vesalainen-Pellas. […]
To honour its 25th anniversary, the Kymi Sinfonietta welcomes an old friend: Yasuo Shinozaki, our Artistic Director from 2007 to 2014. With him he is bringing one of the best-known works in the orchestral repertoire, Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony.
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