Following the tremendous success of last spring’s Baroque concert, the orchestra returns with a programme bringing together some of the era’s most dazzling works – true musical gems. At the heart of the evening are Bach’s celebrated Brandenburg Concertos, represented here by the first and fifth concertos from the series.
For his second concert of the season, artistic partner Nathanaël Iselin presents a musical menu inspired by his personal favourites.
Led by violist Atte Kilpeläinen, this chamber music evening is built around the idea of tribute, bringing together masters from different eras in a carefully crafted musical dialogue. Selected movements from Bach’s The Art of Fugue intertwine naturally with excerpts from Kurtág’s Signs, Games and Messages, including one piece dedicated to Bach himself.
Nathanaël Iselin begins his season as artistic partner of the orchestra in magnificent style with a programme celebrating Baltic Sea Day on 27 August. Curated by Iselin himself, this vibrant concert brings the rich musical heritage of the Baltic Sea region to life through dance rhythms, bird-inspired imagery and the mystique of northern nature.
Continuing in his role as Kymi Sinfonietta’s artistic partner, Jukka Perko joins forces with his friend, singer-songwriter Mikko Kuustonen, to bring Kuustonen’s remarkable body of work to our audiences. At the same time, Kuustonen fulfils a long-held dream of performing as a soloist with a larger orchestral ensemble.
If an August summer day had a soundtrack, this would be it.
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.
Kotka Region Music Institute: A LITTLE EVENING MUSIC at 5.30 pm: Wed 23.9., Wed 7.10., Thu 29.10., Wed 4.11., Kotka Concert Hall foyer (2nd floor)
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”.
For this Thursday evening, our string ensemble offers two magnificent string quartets, both moving in deeply emotional waters while cherishing melodic beauty.
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.
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.