{"id":3766,"date":"2023-04-17T11:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T08:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/?post_type=uutiset&#038;p=3766"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:07:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T08:07:31","slug":"magnificent-reception-for-the-kymi-sinfoniettas-latest-release","status":"publish","type":"uutiset","link":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/news\/magnificent-reception-for-the-kymi-sinfoniettas-latest-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnificent reception for the Kymi Sinfonietta\u2019s latest release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Magnificent reception for the Kymi Sinfonietta\u2019s February release on the international BIS label.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new album was released in February on the international BIS label by the Kymi Sinfonietta, conductor <strong>Olari Elts<\/strong>, violinist <strong>Elina V\u00e4h\u00e4l\u00e4<\/strong> and cellist <strong>Jonathan Roozeman<\/strong>. It features two concertos by one of today\u2019s greatest Finnish composers, <strong>Kalevi Aho<\/strong>: one for violin and the other for cello, both no. 2. The album has had a magnificent reception and excellent reviews in various media and is the fruit of the long-term partnership between the Kymi Sinfonietta and Kalevi Aho. It serves as an international calling card for the Kymi Sinfonietta and is proof of the orchestra\u2019s very high standard. Made with such prestigious partners, it further enhances the image of this orchestra operating in two cities (Kotka and Kouvola) as a top performer of contemporary music, both at home in Finland and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEDIA RECEPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jukka Isopuro<\/strong> gave the album four stars in his review published in Helsingin Sanomat on 8.4.2023. Rondo Classic carried reviews in its March and April issue; so did the New Releases (\u201cUudet levyt\u201d) programme on Yle Radio 1 and the Art Music Lounge online publication. It was chosen as the CD sent to all Rondo subscribers who have requested the CD tie-in with their normal subscription. This tie-in consists of six new critically-acclaimed discs, and the choice this time fell on the Kymi Sinfonietta\u2019s new album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following is a list of reviews that mention the orchestra.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jukka Isopuro gave the album four stars in his review published in Helsingin Sanomat on 8.4.2023:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201dThe Kymi Sinfonietta conducted by Olari Elts is a fine partner for both soloists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs.fi\/kulttuuri\/art-2000009497256.html\">(Jukka Isopuro, Helsingin Sanomat\/Culture 8.4.2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rondo Classic carried reviews in its March and April issue and chose it as its Rondo CD:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEqually seamless and phenomenal is the sound of the Kymi Sinfonietta conducted by Olari Elts captured by Bis\u2019s multi-channel recording, responsive, lush and pinpointing the individual solos.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rondo.fi\/cd_levyt\/orkesterit-ja-konsertot\/kalevi-aho-2\/\">(Antti H\u00e4yrynen, Rondo Classic, 3\/2023 ja 4\/2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kare Eskola reviewed the disc in his New Releases programme on Yle Radio 1 on 4.2.2023:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe Kymi Sinfonietta conducted by Olari Elts does not perhaps have as much experience of Aho as, say, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, but the crew beautifully capture Aho\u2019s refined colours and intensive build-ups.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/aihe\/a\/20-10004172\">(Kare Eskola, YLE, \u201dUudet levyt\u201d -programme 4.2.2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also got an excellent review in the Art Music Lounge:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201dStill, this is an excellent release. No Aho admirer would want to be without it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artmusiclounge.wordpress.com\/2023\/02\/10\/kalevi-ahos-string-concerti\/\">By Lynn Ren\u00e9 Bayley, published 10.2.2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kymi Sinfonietta premiered Aho\u2019s second Violin Concerto during its autumn 2016 season, with the magnificent Elina V\u00e4h\u00e4l\u00e4 as the soloist. It played it again during its spring 2019 season under its Artistic Adviser Olari Elts, and the soloist was once again V\u00e4h\u00e4l\u00e4, in a supreme performance. The Kymi Sinfonietta recorded it for BIS in the aftermath of these concerts at the Kuusankoski Hall in Kouvola in spring 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BIS decided to pair the Violin Concerto with Aho\u2019s Cello Concerto No. 2 premiered at the Naantali Music Festival in 2014. The Cello Concerto was recorded at the Kuusankoski Hall with Olari Elts conducting in December 2021, when the soloist was the shining rising star Jonathan Roozeman. The fact that Kalevi Aho is one of the Finnish composers most in demand abroad makes the disc particularly significant. Aho has been very much in the international limelight in recent years particularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bis.se\">www.bis.se<\/a>, Naxosdirect online, well-stocked record shops, the Kymi Sinfonietta office and Kymi Sinfonietta concerts. The distributor in Finland is Oy Fg-Naxos AB. Further information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kymisinfonietta.fi\">www.kymisinfonietta.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3619,"template":"","aihe":[],"class_list":["post-3766","uutiset","type-uutiset","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uutiset\/3766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uutiset"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uutiset"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"aihe","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kymisinfonietta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aihe?post=3766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}