WELCOME TO KUHMO!
The Kuhmo Music Courses have provided coaching for music students from Finland and abroad for over fifty years. The history of the courses is full of unique love stories: Kuhmo is the place to become inspired by concerts and teachers alike, where they have found renewed passion for their playing, where they have developed a fanatical love of lake swimming and sauna, the endless summer nights, and where, perhaps, on occasion, they might have fallen for one of their fellow students—at least, if you ask the artistic directors…
Thanks to Kuhmo Chamber Music and the Music Courses, Kainuu becomes an international centre for chamber music for two weeks each July. This summer, the festival will run from 12th to 25th July. Aimed at advanced music students and young talents, the Music Courses take place either during the first or the second week of the festival, depending on the teacher. We offer both individual tuition as well as chamber-music lessons which you can attend with your own ensemble. If you like, you can take part in both and complement these courses with an individually tailored selection of private lessons.
In addition to private and chamber-music tuition, students also have the chance to perform at Kuhmo Chamber Music with the festival artists as part of our chamber-music workshops. Due to their popularity, this year we will organise an unprecedented four of these workshops. You can also perform at one of our numerous student concerts, which have always been an integral part of the festival, coaching and a favourite with our audiences!
Our Music Courses also offer classes in improvisation, the Sonata Lab for those who wish to deepen their understanding of ensemble playing, and lectures discussing aspects of how to care for string instruments and the grand piano.
Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen
Artistic Directors