Hellun Hellalla is a show hosted with humour by Helena Juntunen, combining lieder, opera, music theatre and a psychology lecture. The programme explores songs and opera scenes that express the feeling of happiness throughout music history, freely crossing stylistic boundaries.
Hellun Hellalla is a show hosted with humour by Helena Juntunen, combining lieder, opera, music theatre and a psychology lecture. The programme explores songs and opera scenes that express the feeling of happiness throughout music history, freely crossing stylistic boundaries.
Stabat Mater, the 13th-century poem describing Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffering at the moment of her son’s crucifixion, takes on a powerful musical form in the hands of Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – without forgetting the other ancient writings that inspired the work.
Stabat Mater, the 13th-century poem describing Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffering at the moment of her son’s crucifixion, takes on a powerful musical form in the hands of Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – without forgetting the other ancient writings that inspired the work.
We are delighted to welcome Sueye Park, winner of the 2025 Sibelius Violin Competition, whose impressively assured sound convinced the jury. The deeply moving power and beauty of Sibelius’s musical language reflecting Finnish nature and spirit is crystallised in the most recorded violin concerto of the 20th century.
We are delighted to welcome Sueye Park, winner of the 2025 Sibelius Violin Competition, whose impressively assured sound convinced the jury. The deeply moving power and beauty of Sibelius’s musical language reflecting Finnish nature and spirit is crystallised in the most recorded violin concerto of the 20th century.
For this Thursday evening, our string ensemble offers two magnificent string quartets, both moving in deeply emotional waters while cherishing melodic beauty.
Kymi Sinfonietta’s May Day tradition has achieved enormous popularity year after year. This time, comic elements add extra flavour to the celebration as Mikko “Tökä” Töyssy and Mikael Konttinen join musical and humorous forces under the theme “Men in Black”.
Kymi Sinfonietta’s May Day tradition has achieved enormous popularity year after year. This time, comic elements add extra flavour to the celebration as Mikko “Tökä” Töyssy and Mikael Konttinen join musical and humorous forces under the theme “Men in Black”.
The soloistic spotlight falls on chamber ensembles formed from the orchestra’s own ranks, under the baton of a new conducting collaborator, James Sherlock. This five-work series offers a fascinating look at different 20th-century compositional styles at a moment when composers were exploring the future directions of art music.
Conductor: Antti Rissanen Kymi Sinfonietta appears at the Kotka Maritime Festival for the very first time – and we’re going loud and high! Kotka’s very own Antti Rissanen steers the […]