Providing a stimulating foretaste of spring is the Frigg folk music ensemble led by Janne Nisonen. The world music media have playfully coined the perfect word to describe Frigg’s distinctive […]
Meet the artists and the people behind the scenes. Tung-Chieh Chuang (conductor) and Jiyoon Lee (soloist, violin)
Artists now shooting to fame hold us spellbound in the first symphony concert of the spring season. As our guest we welcome Taiwan-born Tung-Chieh Chuang, a conductor whose talent has […]
Meet the artists and the people behind the scenes. Tung-Chieh Chuang (conductor) and Jiyoon Lee (soloist, violin)
Artists now shooting to fame hold us spellbound in the first symphony concert of the spring season. As our guest we welcome Taiwan-born Tung-Chieh Chuang, a conductor whose talent has been demonstrated in a number of competitions and worldwide fixtures. Jiyoon Lee is first concertmaster of the prestigious Staatskapelle Berlin and a soloist whose passionate, […]
In 1997, Samuli Edelmann released an album called Vaiheet that soon achieved cult status. It featured settings by his father, Toni Edelmann, of texts by Goethe, Hesse, Shakespeare and others. The album was a major recording project with a symphony orchestra in Paris, but Edelmann has never before performed it in full with an orchestra […]
In 1997, Samuli Edelmann released an album called Vaiheet that soon achieved cult status. It featured settings by his father, Toni Edelmann, of texts by Goethe, Hesse, Shakespeare and others. The album was a major recording project with a symphony orchestra in Paris, but Edelmann has never before performed it in full with an orchestra […]
Meet the artists and the people behind the scenes. Matias Häkkinen (founder and Artistic Director of the Ensemble Nylandia) and Raymond Cox (leader of the Kymi Sinfonietta)
Symphonie du Concert Municipal des Honorables Villes de Kotka et d'Helsinki The Kymi Sinfonietta has begun collaborating with the highly-acclaimed Baroque Ensemble Nylandia. Founded by harpsichordist and keyboard player Matias Häkkinen, the Ensemble is adding some magnificent extra spice to our Baroque expertise by, among other things, bringing along some more unusual and authentic period […]
Symphonie du Concert Municipal des Honorables Villes de Kotka et d'Helsinki The Kymi Sinfonietta has begun collaborating with the highly-acclaimed Baroque Ensemble Nylandia. Founded by harpsichordist and keyboard player Matias Häkkinen, the Ensemble is adding some magnificent extra spice to our Baroque expertise by, among other things, bringing along some more unusual and authentic period […]
A concert steeped in atmosphere focusing on Arvo Pärt, pillar of Estonian classical music and one of his nation’s best-known contemporary composers. Tonight’s conductor is another Estonian, Tōnu Kaljuste: Estonian music influencer, choir leader and founder of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Already a legendary composer, Pärt is known for […]
In honour of Women’s Day we present music by magnificent women composers from different eras and genres. The broad-minded attitude to music of tonight’s conductor, Aliisa Neige Barrière, is reflected in her choice of repertoire for this concert. In addition to works by Grieg and Sibelius we will be treated to Childhood Fantasies by pioneering […]
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