Programme 2013

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29	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
30	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
31	29	30	31

SUNDAY 14.7.

1 19.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Zu viele Noten Mozart

(Zu viele Noten Mozart) is the verdict Mozart got from the powerful, ignorant King Joseph after the premiere of his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Much like the disdainful sultans when addressing the harem beauties, designed for their pleasure only, Amadeus is said to have answered – As many as are needed, your majesty... What he didn't say is that there were even “more notes” on the same subject. Sketches and even an opera in two acts to be precise. And they disappeared till Constanze Mozart (looking for some merchandise to sell) discovered them after the death of her husband. Hidden but not lost. Three of them – three beautiful dreams of “elsewhere” which Mozart thought nobody would care about...

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791): Three Pieces from Le gelosie del serraglio, K. 135a Jumppanen The unfinished opera Zaide (Das Serail), K. 344 Hata, Katajala, Chorell, Kortekangas, Hoitenga, Aho, Ham, Ryan, Luoma, Puputti, Kasama, Nurminen, Boeschoten, V. Zigeti, F. Szigeti, R. Szigeti, Pulkkinen, Core Quartet, Marković, Daniel

Encore: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Fantasie
Thomsen, Daniel, Oramo, Luoma, Iljin

There will be one intermission.

The overture to Mozart's Marriage of Figaro arranged for six pianos and twelve
players, Kuhmo 2012.

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MONDAY 15.7. The Lady of the Lake

2 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

Grounds

Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710):
Passacaglia
Mesirca

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741):
"La follia", Op. 1/12
Mitchell, V. Szigeti, Wilson, Zahharenkova

Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873–1943):
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Kari

Sir William Walton (1902–1983):
Passacaglia for Death of Falstaff
Hughes, S. Schmidt, Mendelssohn, Pulkkinen, de Groot

Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Folia for Double Bass and Electronics
de Groot

Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935):
Passacaglia in G minor on the Theme by Georg Friedrich Händel

Kuusisto, Lehto

3 14.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

The Magic Mirror

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Vier Spiegel Canons, K. Anh. 10.16
Barrière, Heikinheimo

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Der Spiegelritter Overture (arr. by Ville Matvejeff)
M. Kärkkäinen, M. Hilpo

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Miroirs, Suite for Solo Piano Lagerspetz Kaija Saariaho (1952–): Mirrors Thomsen, Rousi Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953): Waltz from the ballet Cinderella, Op. 87 (arr. by Mikhail Pletnev) Kudritskaya, Gröndahl

4 16.15 Kontio School €8

Meet Kaija Saariaho

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110
Magen

Q&A with Kaija Saariaho.

Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Nocturne for Solo Violin
Barrière

Q&A with Kaija Saariaho.

Louis Vierne (1870–1937):
Suite No. 3, Op. 54 "Etoile du soir"
Zahharenkova, Pedrini

5 18.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

The Lady of the Lake

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus (Ellens Gesang I), D. 837 from Walter Scott's "The Lady of the Lake"
Hata, Triendl

Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868): Introduction, Theme and Variations from La donna del lago Lethiec, Ardeo Quartet, Krykov Franz Schubert: Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd (Ellens Gesang II), D. 838 from "The Lady of the Lake" Hata, Triendl Kaija Saariaho (1952–): Nymphea (Jardin secret III) for String Quartet and Live Electronics Ardeo Quartet

Intermission

Franz Schubert:
Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III), D. 839 from "The Lady of the Lake"
Hata, Triendl

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)–Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Sirènes
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir (Female voices), Triendl, Kari

Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914):
The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 (arr. by V. Kalafati)
Kudritskaya, Kari

The Friend in this concert and of Finnish chamber music in Kuhmo is VTT.

6 21.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Lichtbogen
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 28 "Pastoral"
Jumppanen

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78 "Regenlied Sonata"
Mitchell, Kudritskaya

Intermission

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Images: Quelques aspects de "Nous n'irons plus au bois parce qu'il fait un temps insupportable"
Jumppanen

Johann Strauss (1825–1899):
Polka Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Thomsen, Lethiec, Mitchell, Mendelssohn, Rousi, Matero, Nurminen, Triendl

Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Lichtbogen
Hoitenga, Magen, Gröndahl, Nurminen, Boeschoten, V. Szigeti, Boesch, Simon, Stasevska

Harold Arlen (1905–1986):
Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz
M. Kärkkäinen

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TUESDAY 16.7. Opera

7 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759):
Acis & Galatea, K. 566
Palo, Katajala, Riihonen, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Ham, Petitdemange, Hughes, Martinez, de Groot, Pedrini, C. Schmidt

There will be one intermission.

8 14.45 Kontio School €16/12

Liszt alla Scala with Chopin (and Glinka is there as well)

Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Réminiscences de Simone Boccanegra, S. 438
Sigfridsson

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Theme with Variation from "Morceau de concert, Grande variation de bravoure pour piano sur la marche des puritains de Bellini composées pour le concert de Mme la Princesse Belgiojoso au bénéfice des italiens pauvres"
Kari

Franz Liszt:
Ernani: Première paraphrase de concert, S. 431a
Gröndahl

Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857):
Divertimento brilliante in A flat on themes from Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula"
Kudritskaya, Heikinheimo, Etelävuori, B. Hilpo,
Helander, de Groot

9 17.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12 Opera Behind Barbed Wire Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944): Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke Kortekangas, Jumppanen An unfinished satirical operetta set in a grand hotel in an unidentified country. The nine numbers parody dances popular in their era, mocking a Soviet delegation faced by capitalist corruption. Cité de la Musique.

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975):
The Great Lightning, operetta
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Hoitenga, Ham, Sallinen, Luoma, Triendl, Rucli, V. Szigeti, Marquise Gilmore, Mendelssohn, Laakso, Simon, Nuriminen, Lehtinen, Stasevska

The Friend of this concert is Kainuun Sanomat.

10 19.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €37/27

Marathon for XXth Century Opera Haters

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990):
I Hate Music
Palo, Kari

Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953): March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 Hoitenga, Lethiec, Luoma, Gleisner, Lehtinen, Nurminen, Rucli, Enesco Quartet, Simon Franz Waxman (1906–1967):  Love song Tristan and Isolde Mitchell, Sigfridsson

Silvia Colanti:

To muddy Death. Ofelia

Aho, Oramo, Boeschoten, Fodoreanu,  Rucli, Lehtinen, Mendelssohn

Jerry Bock (1928–2010):
Fiddler on the Roof (1964) (arr. by John Williams)
Kuusisto, M. Kärkkäinen

Intermission

Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Per Gynt: Epilogue for Cello, Piano and Tape
Cohen, Jumppanen

Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
Gebert, Etelävuori, Ulijona, R. Szigeti, Rousi, Helander

Erich Korngold (1897–1957):
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare), Op. 11 Suite for Violin and Piano
Kuusisto, Resjan

Intermission

George Gershwin (1898–1937):
Suite for Clarinet and String Quintet from the opera Porgy and Bess (arr. by Frank Villard)
Lethiec, Yang, Bogdanas, Stasevska, Helander, Marković

Alban Berg (1885–1935):
Wirtshauswalzer from the opera Wozzeck, Op. 7
M. Kärkkäinen

Leonard Bernstein:
Suite from West Side Story
Kuusisto, Heikinheimo, Mendelssohn, Pulkkinen,
Marković, M. Kärkkäinen

Joona Pulkkinen plays instrument on loan from the Pohjola Bank Art Foundation. He will also present the instrument.

The Friend of this concert is Kaisanet Oy.

Lentua Hall, the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

WEDNESDAY 17.7. Krzysztof’s Worlds

11 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

The Time of Grace

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
Autrefois, scène pastorale, Op. 96b (arr. by Sibelius)
Kari

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Sarabande from The Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Magen

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
Divertimento from the ballet Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss)
Yang, Lagerspetz

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–):
Three Pieces in Baroque Style
Ardeo Quartet, V. Szigeti, Horttana, Core Quartet, Simon, Daniel

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907):
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Mitchell, N. Schmidt, V. Szigeti, Suolahti, Bogdanas, F. Szigeti, Koponen, Ulijona, Viluksela, Cohen, Launonen, Marković

12 14.15 Kontio School €8 The Radical Meet Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–): Three Miniatures Heikinheimo, Jumppanen Q&A with Krzysztof Penderecki. Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartet No. 2 Enesco Quartet

Q&A with Krzysztof Penderecki.

Krzysztof Penderecki:
Duo concertante
Yang, de Groot

13 16.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12 Hommage à Chopin Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Chopin from Carnaval, Op. 9 Kari Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Etude, Op. 73/5 "Hommage à Chopin" Lagerspetz Manuel de Falla (1876–1946): Ballada de Mallorca Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–):
Prelude in B flat minor
Lethiec

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Resjan, Ardeo Quartet, Simon

14 18.15 Kontio School €16/12

The Postmodern

Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Overture on Hebrew Theme in C minor, Op. 34
V. Szigeti, F. Szigeti, R. Szigeti, Rousi, Lethiec, Rucli

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–):
Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio
Lethiec, Gebert, Marquise Gilmore, Laakso

Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960):
Sextet in C, Op. 37
Sallinen, Nassauer, Mitchell, Mendelssohn, Pulkkinen, Triendl

15 20.30 Kuhmo Church €23/17.50

Serenade(s)

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Concertino "Serenata notturna" No. 6 in D, K. 239
Kremerata Baltica

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Serenade, D 957/4 (transcription by Liszt)
Resjan

Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936):
Notturno
Rucli

Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873–1943):
Serenade, Op. 3/5
Resjan

Intermission

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–):
Serenata
Lehto, Fodoreanu, Helander

Carl Nielsen (1865–1931):
Serenata in vano, Op. 68
Oramo, Luoma, Nassauer, B. Schmidt, de Groot

Hugo Wolf (1860–1903):
Italian Serenade in G
Ardeo Quartet

Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Morning Serenade from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (arr. by L.Atovmyan)
Kudritskaya

The Friend of this concert is the Patrons’ Association of Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

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THURSDAY 18.7. Don’t Look Back

16 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

Don't Look Back

J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Ricercare a 6
Ardeo Quartet, B. Hilpo, Lehto

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Ardeo Quartet

...Beethoven… “I hate the final period, especially the last quartets. There are in these flashes, but no more. The rest is chaos over which there hovers, surrounded by impenetrable darkness, the spirit of his musical God, Lord of Sabaoth...”
P. I. Tchaikovsky

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Quartet in B flat, Op. 133 "Grosse Fuge"
Mandelring Quartet

17 14.15 Kontio School €16/12

Do (n't) Look Back

Erik Satie (1866–1925):
Choses vues à droite et à gauche, three Pieces for Violin and Piano
Horttana, Kimanen

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Menuet antique
Iljin

Manuel de Falla (1876–1946):
Concerto in D for Harpsichord and Quintet
Zahharenkova, Thomsen, Daniel, Sallinen,
Heikinheimo, Lehto

André Caplet (1878–1925):
Conte fantastique
Magen, Mandelring Quartet

18 16.15 Kontio School €16/12

Look Forward
“In the Soviet Union, the artists, our architects of the soul, have the best potential for looking forward to the fulfilment of proletarian rule. They should actively support the class struggle against bourgeois decadence. No effort should be spared to uncover the formalistic traitors among us. Our society does not need them.” A. Ždanov

Alexander Mosolov (1900–1973):
Newspaper Announcements, Op. 21/2-4
Palo, Jumppanen

Mosolov was arrested on November 4, 1937 for counter-revolutionary activities under Article 58.

Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
Daniel, Lethiec, Gebert, Marquise Gilmore, de Groot

“His quintet, written for a French circus, mixes Russian hurly-burly folk music with strains from a Turkish waltz. Comrade Prokofiev has to be more receptive to the needs of the working masses of our country.” Conservatory-level textbook.

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975):
Scherzo (Allegretto) from symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (arr. for piano)
Sigfridsson

The right response to just criticism. Performed by Shostakovich in New York on Stalin’s order.

Moisey Weinberg (1919–1996):
Concertino, Op. 42
Kremerata Baltica

Enemy of the people Weinberg was arrested in 1953. Like Shostakovich and Solzhenitsyn, he had his little rag tag bag prepared for imprisonment or the gulag. Or execution – one never knew....

Fate gave him a little push and instead of being shot or deported he was freed in March. Stalin had died; the same day as Prokofiev, who did not have the chance to see his tormentor gone. Soviet Russia turned from hell into a high-security jail. It was a big step forward.

19 18.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Tabula Rasa

Allais Alphonse: First communion of anaemic young girls in the snow.

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1942):
La scossa elettrica (The Electric Shock)
Rucli

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759):
De torrente in via bibet Nr. 7 from Dixit Dominus
R. Szigeti, conductor, soloist, violin, viola, cello, double bass, continuo, audience

György Ligeti (1923–2006):
Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes (choreography by T. Lindfors)
Lindfors

Enrico Chapela (1974–):
Nanobots
Nisinman, Marquise Gilmore, Laakso, Marković,
H. Kärkkäinen

Chapela writes about the challenges of composing for bandoneon with its own secretive codes:
"I knew and loved this sound from my Astor Piazzolla recordings, of course, but had no idea whatsoever of the working principles of such an instrument. In panic, I sought the help of a former student and friend who happens to be one of the bandoneon players in the Mexican Tango Orchestra. With his help (and endless hours of head-scratching) I cracked the code that governs the key positioning system.

“I then realized that I had to use the resultant pitches from this code to compose, not only to make it playable on the bandoneon, but also to reveal the crazy pitch architecture that bandoneon players have in their heads. So, the tango instrument became the central axis that the other instruments gravitate towards, letting the harmonies be dictated by its fingerings."
Boosey & Hawkes, news April 2011.

Intermission

Olavi Lindén presents horn violins, violas and cellos he has built.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741):
Concerto for Tromba marina and Strings
Kuusisto, Heikinheimo, Koponen, Mendelssohn,
Launonen, Matero, Gröndahl, Hoitenga, Aho

Arvo Pärt (1935–):
Tabula rasa
Kremer, Ulijona, Iljin, Kremerata Baltica

The Friend of this concert is E.ON.

20 21.15 Kontio School €23/17.50

Don't Look Back

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676–1749):
Orphée
Hata, Thomsen, Gebert, Wilson, Zahharenkova

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58a (reconstruction
of the original for piano and string quintet by Hans-Werner Küthen)
Mandelring Quartet, Mendelssohn, Sigfridsson

Liszt associated the second movement of this concerto with the image of Orpheus (himself at the piano) taming the Furies (the strings) at the gates to Hades. And since the idea had merit, he didn’t stop there with his daydreaming…

Intermission

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Lied des Orpheus, D. 474
Kortekangas, Kari

Philip Glass (1937–):
The Orphée Suite
H. Kärkkäinen

Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Orphée, S. 98 (arr. by Camille Saint-Saëns)
Gebert, Rousi, Sigfridsson

Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880):
Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
Kudritskaya

   Can-can Kuhmo style

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FRIDAY 19.7. Magnus – Captain Tomorrow

21 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

From the Time of Molière

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764):
Choeur des nymphes from Hippolyte et Aricie
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir (Female voices)

Marin Marais (1656–1728):
"La sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont"
Gebert, Wilson, Laakso, Zahharenkova

Paul Le Flem (1881–1984):
Pavane de Mademoiselle, style Louis XIV
S. Schmidt, F. Szigeti, Viluksela, Lehto, Simon

Jean-Philippe Rameau:
Concerto No. 3 from Pièces de clavecin en concerts
Thomsen, Wilson, Zahharenkova

Magnus Lindberg (1958–):
…de Tartuffe, je crois for Piano Quintet
Enesco Quartet, H. Kärkkäinen

22 14.00 Kontio School €8 Meet Magnus Lindberg Magnus Lindberg (1958–): Stroke for Solo Cello Pulkkinen Q&A with Magnus Lindberg. Magnus Lindberg: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano Sallinen, Lehto, H. Kärkkäinen Q&A with Magnus Lindberg.

Linea D'ombra

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Die Schatten, D. 50
Kortekangas, Resjan

Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Im Schatten des Waldes (Zigeunerleben), Op. 29/3
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Quartet, Kimanen, Lehtinen

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
L'ombre des arbres
Hata, Resjan

Magnus Lindberg (1958–):
Linea d'ombra
Thomsen, Oramo, Mesirca, Nurminen, Stasevska

Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22
Lagerspetz

24 17.45 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Mano a Mano

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)–Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
May Breezes from Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62/1
Sitkovetsky, Triendl

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Piano Trio in E flat, D. 929
Mitchell, Cohen, Jumppanen

Intermission

Franz Schubert–Fritz Kreisler:
Ballet Music No. 2 in G from the drama Rosamunde, D. 797
Gebert, Triendl

Magnus Lindberg (1958–):
Mano a mano
Mesirca

Felix Mendelssohn:
String Quintet No. 2 in B flat, Op. 87
Frang, Kuusisto, Mendelssohn, Ulijona, Cohen

25 20.45 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

From North & South

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907):
Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
Ylönen, Resjan

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
Finlandia, Op. 26/7
Sigfridsson

Magnus Lindberg (1958–):
Songs from North and South
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir (Female voices)

Intermission

Gustav Mahler (1860–1911):
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. by Schönberg)
Packalen, Thomsen, Lethiec, Kari, C. Schmidt, Lehtinen, Sitkovetsky, Mitchell, Ulijona, Lehto, Simon, Daniel

Johann Strauss (1825–1899):
Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 (arr. by Schönberg)
Mitchell, Bogdanas, Stasevska, Pulkkinen, C. Schmidt, Kimanen

Luigi Denza (1846–1922):
Funiculì-funiculà (arr. by Schönberg)
Lethiec, Mesirca, Frang, Mendelssohn, Cohen

26 23.15 Arts Centre, Pajakka Hall €16/12

Live Poets' Club. Poetry (in Finnish) and music.
Harri Nordell, Joni Lanki, Eira Stenberg, Sinikka Vuola, speaker

Olli Mustonen:

Sinuhe for oboe solo

Ham

 

Paul Hindemith:

Movements for Solo Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 31

Etelävuori

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SATURDAY 20.7. Words about Sounds

The Partner for this day is the OP-Pohjola Group.

27 11.00 Kontio School €16/12

Intimate Letters

Leoš Janáček (1854–1928):
String Quartet No. 2, JW VII/13 "Intimate Letters"
Meta4

Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873–1943):
Letter to Konstantin Stanislavski
Riihonen, M. Hilpo

Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884):
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From my Life"
Mandelring Quartet

28 13.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Voces Intimae

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921):
La muse et le poète, Op. 132
Sitkovetsky, Cohen, Zahharenkova

Ernest Chausson (1855–1899):
Poème, Op. 25
Shaham, Triendl

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae"
Meta4

29 15.30 Kontio School €16/12

Words about Sounds
It is our job to teach sounds to talk. Inside a piccolo there could be a Petrarchan sonnet, hidden and waiting to be whispered. In the silence of the woods, the winged syllables of a poem, the insanity of a beautiful soul, the colours of the seasons, everywhere there is music… And there where the mystery of sound starts, the journey of the soul is not far away…

Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Dolce tormento
Hoitenga

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904):
Silent Woods, Op. 68/5
Brantelid, Kari

Kryštof Mařatka (1972–):
Poèmes
Yang, Mendelssohn

   Listening to a concert in Lentiira Church

Alexander Skryabin (1872–1915):
Poème-nocturne, Op. 61
H. Kärkkäinen

Vytautas Barkauskas (1931–):

Avanti, Op. 135

Kremerata Baltica

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)–Alexander Raskatov (1953–):
Barcarolle, Reaper's Song, The Harvest and The Hunt from the suite The Seasons
Kremerata Baltica

30 17.30 Kuhmo Church €16/12

Heiliger Dankgesang

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Chorus of Angels: Welten singen Dank und Ehre (Hallelujah) from the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85
Palo, Packalen, Chorell, Riihonen, Gröndahl

Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Hymn II for Cello and Double Bass
Ylönen, Marković

Ludwig van Beethoven:
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Mandelring Quartet

31 19.30 Kontio School €16/12

Letters of Excellence

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Octet in F, D. 803
Lethiec, Luoma, Nassauer, Frang, Horttana,
Stasevska, Cohen, Krykov

32 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

All (you wanted to know) about Gidon Kremer
The importance of a performer does not lie in his/her astronomical fee or in his/her elegantly wrapped media image. It is in the musical literature he generates, in helping us to open our eyes to neglected beauty. One performer stands towering over the century. He has discovered or rediscovered Lourie,Gubaidulina, Pärt, Kurtág, Piazzolla, Weinberg, Schullhof, Schnittke, Kantcheli. He has diverted the promoters from their money-making frenzy to listening. With their hearts and minds. The neglected composers he was and is advocating became, like Bach in the hands of Mendelssohn, unquestioned masters. Almost like Coppelius the enchanter he gave them all a second life… Here is all about Gidon Kremer.

  Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica

The concert will include works of the following composers:

Sibelius, Bach–Kissine, Ysaÿe, L. Mozart, Brakauskas, Prokofjev, Prof.Bor, Šostakovitš, Beethoven, Schubert,  Schubert–Kissine, Paganini–Dohnányi, Haydn, Dvořák

Kremer, Kremerata Baltica

There will be one intermission.

The Partner of this concert is the OP-Pohjola Group.

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SUNDAY 21.7. Vox DEI

At 10.00 Kuhmo Church Marko Ylönen will play a suite for solo cello by J.S. Bach during the service.

33 11.00 Kontio School €16/12

AmaDEUS

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Violin Sonata in F No. 24, K. 376
Frang, Lagerspetz

Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339/5
Palo, Mitchell, Rucli

Three Church Sonatas
Frang, Kuusisto, Cohen, Zahharenkova

Three Church Sonatas
Kuusisto, Frang, Cohen, Zahharenkova

Weekly season ticket I is no longer valid after this concert.

34 14.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Angels

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992):
La serie del Diablo: Tango del Diablo, Vayamos al Diablo, Romance del Diablo
Kuusisto, Nisinman, Mesirca,  Marković, Kudritskaya

George Crumb (1929–):
Black Angels for String Quartet
Core Quartet

Astor Piazzolla:
La Serie del ángel: Introduction al angel, Milonga del ángel, Muerte del ángel, Resurrección del ángel
Kuusisto, Nisinman, Mesirca, Kudritskaya, Marković

35 16.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Cantata BWV 170 "Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust"
Packalen, Hoitenga, Gleisner, Sitkovetsky, N. Schmidt, Viluksela, R.Szigeti, Wilson, Simon, Zahharenkova, C. Schmidt, conductor

Kurt Weill (1900–1950):
Die sieben Todsünden (Bertolt Brecht)

Unfortunately, this performance is cancelled. Instead we will hear:

 

Ernst Bloch (1880–1959)

Nirvana

Jumppanen

 

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805):

Symphony in D minor, G 506, "La casa del diavolo"

Gleisner, Ham, Nassauer, Puputti, Ardeo Quartet, Matero, C. Schmidt

 

Encore: Charles-François Gounod (1818–1893):

Ave Maria (Meditation on J.S. Bach's Das wohltemperierte Klavier, first prelude in C major)

Kuusisto, Iljin, Rucli

36 18.15 Kuhmo Church €23/17.50 Evening Prayers Dobrinka Tabakova (1980–): Dusk for Violin, Cello and Strings Kremer, Dirvanauskaite, Kremerata Baltica Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713): Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6/8 "Christmas Concerto" Vähälä, Horttana, Suolahti, Ulijona, Wilson, Matero, C. Schmidt

Hector Berlioz (1803–1869):
Trio of the Young Ishmaelites, Op. 25
Thomsen, Hoitenga, Magen

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Gestillte Sehnsucht and Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91
Packalen, Glassl, Bogino

Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
Preghiera Variations from Variations on a Theme by Corelli in the Style of Tartini
Gebert, M. Hilpo

Intermission

Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
Rumanian Christmas Carols (Colinde), BB 67
Jumppanen

Manuel de Falla (1876–1946):
Songs of Christmas Eve, Nine Popular Songs for Voice, Guitar, Zambomba and Rabel
Hata, Mesirca, Lehtinen, Kuusisto

Dalia Stasevska (1985–):
Burnt Norton
Thomsen, Rousi, Triendl

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992):
Dieu parmi nous from the suite La nativité du Seigneur (The Nativity of the Lord) for Organ
Pedrini

37 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Night Prayers
 

Leo Brouwer (1939–):

Prelude with Bells, World premier

Mesirca

George Crumb (1929–):
Berceuse for the Infant Jesu and Nativity Dance from A Little Suite for Christmas
Jumppanen

Stephen Montague (1943–):
Almost a Lullaby for Toy Piano, Wind Chimes and Music Box
Gröndahl

Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)–Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
Preghiera (Prayer)
Vähälä, Triendl

Nino Rota (1911–1979):
Il presepio
Palo, Meta4

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Noël des jouets
Palo, Kari

Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Stille Nacht (arr. for violin and piano)
Kremer, Iljin

Alma Pöysti will recite poems in Finnish on the themes of the compositions in between the music.

38 23.00 Arts Centre Pajakka Hall €16/12

Live Poets' Club. Poetry (in Finnish) and music.
Tomi Kontio, Maria Matinmikko, Aulikki Oksanen, Sinikka Vuola, speaker

Paul Reade:

Aspects of a Landscape, seven miniatyres for an unaccompanied oboe

Gleisner

 

Aulis Sallinen:

Canto Op. 37 for violin solo
Ritornello Op. 36 for violin solo

 

Einar Englund:

Arioso Interrotto for violin solo

Horttana

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MONDAY 22.7. Arvo – the Future of the Past

39 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

Fratres

Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
In domum Domini ibimus (zum Haus des Herrn ziehen wir), S. 671
Gröndahl

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Gebet, D. 815 Quartet for Mixed Voices and Piano
Hata, Packalen, Chorell, Kortekangas, Gröndahl

Arvo Pärt (1935–):
Fratres for Violin, Strings and Percussion
Sitkovetsky, Marquise Gilmore, Horttana,
B. Hilpo, Launonen, Matero, Nurminen

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
La cathédrale engloutie, L. 117/10
Kudritskaya

Franz Schubert:
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D. 714 for Male Voices and Strings
Members from Tapiola Chamber Choir (Male voices), Mendelssohn, R.Szigeti, Brantelid, Helander, Simo

40 14.00 Kontio School €16/12

Spiegel im Spiegel

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 (2nd movement, arr. by Taneyev)
Ichihashi, M. Kärkkäinen

Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Isoldes Liebestod, S 447 from Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde
Sigfridsson

Arvo Pärt (1935–): Spiegel im Spiegel Kudritskaya, Stasevska

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894):
Souvenirs de Bayreuth (Fantasy in the form of a quadrille based on Wagner's Tristan and Isolde)
H. Kärkkäinen, Rucli

The rich get richer and the poor poorer, such is life. And such is the story of “Moon love'”. Tchaikovsky composed the music, David, Davis, Kostelanetz arranged it, some mysterious writer of music who wishes to remain anonymous adapted it and Sinatra gets (all) the credit for ''his song''.
Don’t get lost in this hall of mirrors, this IS proof that a good score can have as many as six legal fathers.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky–Frank Sinatra:
Moon Love
Chorell, Yang, Etelävuori, Mendelssohn, Lehto, Marković, Kudritskaya

41 16.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Long Years ago indeed There Sang the Nightingale

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741):
Flute Concerto in D, Op. 10/3 "Il gardellino"
Bernold, Gebert, Etelävuori, Viluksela, Wilson, Matero, C. Schmidt

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992):
Le merle noir (The Blackbird)
Hoitenga, Lagerspetz

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
String Quartet in D, Op. 64/5 "Lark"
Mandelring Quartet

Arvo Pärt (1935–):
Es sang vor langen Jahren
Packalen, Kremer, Ulijona

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Die Nachtigall for Male Chorus with Guitar, D. 724
Tapiola Chamber Choir Quartet, Mesirca

42 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Orient – Occident

Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
Dance of the Seven Veils for Violin and Piano from the opera Salome
Vähälä, M. Hilpo

Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840):
Variations on the G String on Rossini's Moses
Cohen, Rucli

Volker David Kirchner (1942–):
Und Salomo sprach…
Djupsjöbacka

Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Gottes ist der Orient
Members from the Tapiola Chamber Choir (Male voices)

Arvo Pärt (1935–):
Orient & Occident
Kremerata Baltica, Stasevska

Intermission

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900):
Im Mondschein auf der Puszta
Gröndahl

Franz Liszt:
Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Graal aus Parsifal, S. 450
Sigfridsson

Richard Strauss:
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Sitkovetsky, Ulijona, Laakso, Lagerspetz

The Friend of this concert is the City of Kuhmo.

43 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Legends of the Orient

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764):
L'Egyptienne from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin
Resjan

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
Lagerspetz

Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937):
Schéhérazade, Op. 34/1
Sigfridsson

Georgs Pelecis (1947–):
Flowering Jasmine, Concerto for Violin, Vibraphone and Strings
Kremer, Pushkarev, Kremerata Baltica

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
La flûte enchantée from Schéhérazade
Palo, Hoitenga, Bogino

Dobrinka Tabakova (1980–):
Moreni for Oboe, String Quartet and Piano
Gleisner, Marquise Gilmore, N. Schmidt,
Mendelssohn, Ylönen, Ichihashi

Encore:
Vangelis (1943–):
The Damask Rose
Mendelssohn, synthesizer

Alma Pöysti will recite poems in Finnish on the themes of the compositions in between the music.

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TUESDAY 23.7. Vox Populi

44 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Symphony No. 10 in G, K. 74 "Bauern"
Ham, Gleisner, Nassauer, Zempléni, Yang,
Bogdanas, B. Hilpo, Pulkkinen, Krykov, C. Schmidt

Leopold Mozart (1719–1787):
Sinfonia in D "Die Bauernhochzeit" (Peasant Wedding)
Ham, Gleisner, Zempléni, Nassauer, Vähälä,
Viluksela, Laakso, Matero, C. Schmidt

W.A. Mozart:
Ein musikalischer Spass, K. 522
Zempléni, Nassauer, Shaham, Bogdanas,
Stasevska, Fodoreanu, de Groot

45 14.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12 Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky" Pensola, Laakso, H. Kärkkäinen Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81 Shaham, V. Szigeti, Gotlibovich, Helander, Sigfridsson

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805):
Guitar Quintet in D, G 448 "Fandango"
Mesirca, Gebert, Horttana, R. Szigeti, Brantelid

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Lindaraja for two Pianos
Bogino, Rucli

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Zempléni, Kimanen

Luciano Berio (1925–2003):
Folk Songs
Packalen, Bernold, Oramo, Marquise Gilmore,  Rousi, Magen, Lehtinen, Nurminen, Stasevska

47 18.15 Kontio School €23/17.50

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Five Deutsche Tänze with Coda and Seven Trios
Meta4

Notturno, D. 96 (arranged from W. Matiegka's trio, Op. 21)
Thomsen, Mesirca, Gotlibovich, Lehto

Intermission

String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"
Ardeo Quartet

48 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €25/19.50

The Two Houses of Tango

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992):
Five Tango Sensations
Nisinman, Sitkovetsky, V. Szigeti, R. Szigeti, Cohen

Unto Mononen (1930–1968):
Satumaa
Pensola, Tarkkonen, Matero

Carlos Gardel (1890–1935):
Tango por una cabeza
Nisinman

Toivo Kärki (1915–1992):
Liljankukka (Lilly Flower)
Pensola, Tarkkonen, Mater

Intermission

Marcelo Nisinman (1970–):
4 o'clock (am) Tango
Gleisner, Oramo, H. Kärkkäinen, Nisinman, Marquise Gilmore, Koponen, Mendelssohn, Rousi, Simon

Hombre tango

 Nisinman, H. Kärkkäinen, Heikinheimo,  Rousi,  Simon

Aulis Sallinen (1935–):
Introduction and Tango Overture, Op. 74
Mandelring Quartet, Lagerspetz

Osvaldo Golijov (1960–):
Last Round
Meta4, Core Quartet, Marković

Olavi Virta (1915–1972):
Punatukkaiselle tytölleni (To my Red-haired Lass)
Pensola, Tarkkonen, Matero

Astor Piazzolla:
Libertango
Kudritskaya, Nisinman, Mesirca, Marković

The concert will end at about midnight.

The Friend of this concert is the magazine Eeva.

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WEDNESDAY 24.7. Sofia – the Mystical Avant-garde

49 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12*

J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Organ Chorale Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668
Pedrini

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–):
Meditation on the Bach Chorale "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit"
Pensola, Horttana, B. Hilpo, Wilson, Suslin, Zahharenkova

Paul Hindemith (1895–1963):
Trauermusik (Music of Mourning)
Gotlibovich, Marquise Gilmore, Horttana, R. Szigeti, Rousi, Krykov

J.S. Bach:
Cantata No. 106 "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" (Actus tragicus), BWV 106
Hata, Packalen, Chorell, Riihonen, Bernold, Hoitenga, Luoma, Ulijona, Marquise Gilmore, de Groot, Pedrini, C. Schmidt

50 14.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Danse sacrée et Danse profane
Magen, Yang, F. Szigeti, Marquise Gilmore, Brantelid, Krykov

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–):
Tatar Dance
Kuusela, Suslin, Simon

Alexander Borodin (1833–1887):
Polovetsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor
Kudritskaya, Bogino

Sofia Gubaidulina:
Dancer on a Tightrope (Der Seiltänzer)
V. Szigeti, Iljin

Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978):
Sabre Dance & Lezghinka from Gayane
Resjan, Ichihashi

51 16.15 Kontio School €16/12

J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. by Dmitry Sitkovetsky)
Sitkovetsky, Tikkanen, Cohen

52 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Dumka, op posth.
Palo, Zahharenkova

Johann Strauss (1825–1899):
Fata Morgana-Polka-Mazurka, Op. 330
Heikinheimo, Etelävuori, B. Hilpo, Brantelid, Matero, M. Hilpo, Kuusela

Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942):
Das Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen, Op. 13/2
Packalen, Thomsen, Sallinen, Jumppanen, Ichihashi, Gebert, Etelävuori, B. Hilpo, Lehto, Simon

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–):
On the Edge of the Abyss
Ylönen, Laakso, Fodoreanu, Helander, Martinez, Launonen, Pulkkinen, Gubaydulina, Lehtinen

Intermission

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"
Enesco Quartet

53 21.00 Kontio School €8 Meet Sofia Gubaidulina George Enescu (1881–1955): Aubade in C Heikinheimo, R. Szigeti, Lehto Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Tout est lumière Hata, Rucli Sofia Gubaidulina will talk about her Mirage.

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–):
Mirage: The Dancing Sun
Rousi, Djupsjöbacka, Ylönen, Laakso, B. Schmidt, Helander, Launonen, Pulkkinen

Q&A with Sofia Gubaidulina.

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Das Abendroth, D. 627
Kortekangas, Kimanen

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Beau soir (dedicated to Sofia Gubaidulina by VM)
Hata, Magen, Pulkkinen, Brantelid, Launonen,
Helander, Laakso, Wilson, Djupsjöbacka

  Listening to a concert in Kuhmo Church

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THURSDAY 25.7. Noah’s Ark

54 10.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €6** Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): The Carnival of the Animals Bernold, Sallinen, Lehtinen, Kimanen, Bogino, Sitkovetsky, Etelävuori, R. Szigeti, Djupsjöbacka, de Groot, Pöysti In between the music Alma Pöysti will read (in Finnish) animal stories written by Kuhmo children. Age recommendation: 5+.

Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772):
Le coucou (The Cuckoo)
Zahharenkova

Frank Martin (1890–1974):
Unter den Linden, No. 3 from Drey Minnelieder
Hata, Bernold, Mesirca

Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
The Prophet Bird from Forest Scenes, Op. 82/7 (transcription by Leopold Auer )
Yang, Rucli

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Histoires naturelles
Kortekangas, M. Hilpo

Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936):
Gli uccelli (The Birds) Suite, P. 154
Hoitenga, Bernold, Gleisner, Sallinen, Oramo, Luoma, Kärnä, Nassauer, Zempléni, Gummerus, C. Schmidt, Magen, Mandelring Quartet, de Groot, Stasevska

56 16.00 Kontio School €16/12

Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Papillons, Op. 2
Sigfridsson

Rudolf Escher (1912–1980):
Air pour charmer un lézard, Op. 28
Bernold

Osvaldo Golijov (1960–):
ZZ's Dream
Iljin

Golijov’s moving post-impressionistic piece about the dream of ZZ, the butterfly.

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
Music for the play "The Lizard", Op. 8
Ardeo Quartet, Krykov

Nikolai Rimsky–Korsakov (1844–1908):
The Flight of the Bumble-bee from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan (transcription by Leonard Rose)
Brantelid, Kari

57 18.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Poissons d'or No. 3
Lagerspetz

George Crumb (1929–):
Vox balaenae
Thomsen, Rousi, Iljin

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
The Dryad, Op. 45/1 (arr. by the composer)
Gröndahl

Intermission

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "Trout"
Shaham, Mendelssohn, Brantelid, de Groot, Sigfridsson

The Donor of this concert is Dr. Monica R. Amour

58 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975):
The Silly Little Mouse, Op. 56
Thomsen, Ham, Gleisner, Lehtinen, Nassauer,
Luoma, Sallinen, Iljin, Pöysti, Stasevska

It is only human: Shostakovich couldn’t stomach the triumph of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Anyway he was “banned”, allowed only to write film music as punishment for his decadent tendencies. The result – a deliciously light little score full of humour and tenderness made to please or to survive or both... And even more ‒ it exudes a bliss seldom encountered in his music. A sweet smile, maybe like Mozart's behind the tears.

Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Peter and the Wolf
Bernold, Gleisner, Oramo, Luoma, Gummerus, Zempléni, Nassauer, Puputti, Lehtinen, Nurminen, Vähälä, F. Szigeti, B. Hilpo, Brantelid, Krykov, Pöysti, Stasevska

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FRIDAY 26.7. Kurtág–Flowers for Masters

59 11.00 Kuhmo Church €16/12* Hommage à Bach J.S. Bach (1685–1750): Violin Concerto Gebert, Etelävuori, Martynov, B. Hilpo, Pulkkinen, Krykov, C. Schmidt György Kurtág (1926–): Piano transcriptions of works by Bach Lagerspetz, Iljin

J.S. Bach:
Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
Sitkovetsky, Gebert, Heikinheimo, Martynov, B. Hilpo, Wilson, Matero, C. Schmidt

60 14.00 Kontio School €16/12 Hommage à Schumann Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Fairy Tales, Op. 132 Sallinen, Glassl, H. Kärkkäinen György Kurtág (1926–): Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d Sallinen, Gotlibovich, Lagerspetz Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 47 Shaham, Tikkanen, Ylönen, Gröndahl

61 16.00 Kontio School €16/12

Hommage à Schubert

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Overture in C minor, D. 8
Heikinheimo, Vähälä, Gottlibovich, Kilpeläinen, Helander

György Kurtág (1926–):
Hommage à Schubert
Iljin

Franz Schubert:
String Quintet in C, D. 956
Vähälä, Heikinheimo, Kilpeläinen, Djupsjöbacka, Helander

Some of Schubert’s works were not to Chopin’s liking. According to Liszt, Chopin did not care to hear those whose contours were too sharp for his ear, where feeling was, as it were, denuded. Every kind of uncouth roughness inspired him with aversion. In music as in literature and in everyday life, everything which bordered on melodrama was torture to him. Speaking of Schubert, Chopin once told Liszt, "The sublime is dimmed when it is followed by the common or the trivial."

62 18.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €16/12

  Paul Gauguin: Where do we come from?
  What are we? Where are we going?

Hommage à Ives

Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Warum? In D sharp minor, Op. 12/3
In der Nacht in F minor, Op. 12/5
Sigfridsson

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
L'enigme eternelle
Kilpeläinen, Mesirca, Kari

Charles Ives (1874–1954):
The Unanswered Question
Bernold, Aho, Gleisner, Oramo, Gummerus, V. Szigeti, Martynov, Viluksela, Cohen, Matero,

R. Szigeti

 

György Kurtág (1926–):
Ligatura-Message to Frances-Marie (The Answered
Unanswered Question), Op. 31/b
Djupsjöbacka, Wilson, Suolahti, Koponen, Rucli

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135
Meta4

63 20.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €37/27 Marathon: Not Only Csárdás Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Piano Trio in G, Hob XV:25 "All'ongarese" Sitkovetsky, Ylönen, Resjan Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Ungarische Melodie in B minor, D. 817 Kari György Kurtág (1926–): Kafka Fragments, Op. 24/3: Szene in der Elektrischen Hata, Horttana

Kafka 1910: “In a dream I asked the dancer Eduardowa if she would kindly dance the Csárdás once more... The dancer Eduardowa, a lover of music, travels in the tram, as everywhere else, in the company of two vigorous violinists whom she makes play often. For there is no known reason why one should not play in the tram if the playing is good, pleasing to the fellow passengers, and costs nothing; i.e., if the hat is not passed round afterwards. Of course, at first it is a little surprising and for a short while everybody finds it improper. But at full speed, in a strong breeze and on a silent street, it sounds quite nice.”

György Ligeti (1923–2006):
Trio for Violin, French horn and Piano
Vähälä, Zempléni, H. Kärkkäinen

Intermission

Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826):
Andante and Hungarian Rondo in C minor, Op. 35
Luoma, Ichihashi

Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Csárdás macabre, S. 224
H. Kärkkäinen

Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
Contrasts, BB 116
Sallinen, Shaham, Rucli

Vittorio Monti (1868–1922):
Czárdás
Gebert, Kuusela

Intermission

György Kurtág (1926–):
Boisterous csárdás
Ichihashi

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
String Sextet No. 1 in B flat, Op. 18
Vähälä, F. Szigeti, Gotlibovich, B. Hilpo, Laakso, Helander

The Friend of this concert is F-Musiikki Oy.

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SATURDAY 27.7. The shadow thieves

64 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Baroque Excavations

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Spring and Summer from The Four Seasons Meta4, Vähälä, Yang, Krykov, Zahharenkova Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor (Finnish premiere) Martynov, Helander, Yang, Suolahti, Viluksela, Brantelid, Krykov, Pedrini

Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
Concerto in C in the Style of Antonio Vivaldi
Shaham, V. Szigeti, Etelävuori, B. Hilpo, Pulkkinen, Suslin

Intermission

Q&A with Vivaldi.

Antonio Vivaldi:
Violin Concerto in B minor (Finnish premiere)
Martynov, Yang, Suolahti, Viluksela, Brantelid, Suslin

Antonio Vivaldi:
Autumn and Winter from The Four Seasons
Meta4, Vähälä, Yang, Krykov, Zahharenkova

65 15.15 Lentiira Church €16/12 (Ur)text J.S. Bach (1685–1750): Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 533 "Cathedral" Pedrini J.S. Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034 Bernold, Wilson, Pedrini

Sofia Gubaidulina:
Etudes Nos. 1-8
Suslin

J.S. Bach:
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 "Fiddle"
Pedrini

The Prelude and Fugue for organ in D minor nicknamed ''Fiddle'' may possibly not be the work of Bach. The purists may say it is some shadowy version of the solo violin fugue BWV 1001, but one can easily imagine that it gives intelligent and profound expansion to the original material, since the organ's registers allow far more contrapuntal and rhythmic possibilities than a solo stringed instrument. In conclusion, the organ version of the Fugue is the one which will make some of us feel like Schumann or Mendelssohn. This is the reference...Even if it is better than Bach.

66 15.15 Petola Visitor Centre €16/12

Games, Signs and Fantasies

Ekaterina Walter-Kühne (1870–1930):
Fantasy on Themes for Harp from Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin
Magen

György Kurtág (1926–):
Movements from Signs, Games and Messages
V. Szigeti, R. Szigeti, Laakso

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
Water Droplets
Heikinheimo, Lehto

A 29-second game like a music box for violin and cello by 16-year-old Jean Sibelius.

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904):
Bagatelles, Op. 47
Heikinheimo, Etelävuori, Lehto, C. Schmidt

The Friend of this concert is Metsähallitus.

67 17.45 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23/17.50

Gardens of the Heart

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):

Galantuomo

Music for a Ballet of Knights (Ritterballett), WoO 1
Hoitenga, Sallinen, Oramo, Gummerus, Nassauer, Puputti, S. Schmidt, Bogdanas, Glassl, Brantelid, Matro, Lehtinen, C.Schmidt

Emotional

Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebe, WoO 118
Chorell, Resjan

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Resjan

Intermission

Superficial

Mit Mädeln sich vertragen, WoO 90
Riihonen, Gleisner, Ham, Nassauer, Puputti,
S. Schmidt, Bogdanas, Glassl, Brantelid, Matreo,

C. Schmidt

Profound

Canon in three Parts in F "Das Schweigen: Lerne schweigen, o Freund" WoO 168/1
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Meta4

Abschiedsgesang Die Stunde schlägt, WoO 102
Chorell, Gröndahl

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat, Op. 81a "Les adieux"
Gröndahl

68 21.00 Kuhmo Church €23/17.50

Letters from Paradise

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Variations in C, K. 265 for Piano "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman”
Iljin

Divertimento in E flat, K. 563
Shaham, Gotlibovich, Laakso

Ave verum corpus, K. 618 for Vocal Quartet, Strings and Basso continuo
Hata, Packalen, Chorell, Riihonen, Pedrini

Intermission

Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh' darein after Bach BWV 153
Pedrini

String Quintet in E flat, K. 614
Meta4, Gotlibovich

"Great artists don't steal, they just borrow,'' Picasso is reported to have said when taking credit for the discovery of cubism (by his colleague Juan Gris). And Armstrong must have felt the same when arranging Mozart’s ''Ah vous dirais-je maman'' and renaming it "What a wonderful world". The essential point – a new masterpiece was born from the shadow of another, as is so often the case. Hearts and minds are open in the wondrous world of jazz.

Louis Armstrong:
What a Wonderful World
Riihonen, Sallinen, Lehtinen, Krykov, M. Kärkkäinen

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Programme notes by Vladimir Mendelssohn unless otherwise mentioned.

This programme was published in January 2013. The festival reserves the right to alterations.

The concerts costing €16/12 last about one hour. Those costing €23/17.50 have an intermission and last about two hours. The most expensive ones last 3–4 hours.

The words of songs will be projected onto the back wall of the platform in the Kuhmo Arts Centre. Finnish translations and texts in the original language are on sale at the ticket office.

CONCERTS IN THE NEARBY REGION

Concerts at Vuokatti, Sokos Hotel Vuokatti, Kidekuja 2

69 Thursday 18.7. 18.00 Vuokatti €16/12**

Hugo Wolf (1860–1903):
Italian Serenade in G

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Ardeo Quartet

70 Tuesday 23.7. 18.00 €16/12**

Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"
Enesco Quartet

Dinner will be available after the concert at the Hotel. Dinner bookings: Sokos Hotel Vuokatti, tel. intl. +358 20 123 4688.

Concert in Iisalmi €23/17.50
Saturday 13.7. 15.00 Iisalmi Cultural Centre, Kirkkopuistonkatu 9

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791):
The Unfinished Opera Zaide (Das Serail), K. 344
Hata, Katajala, Chorell, Kortekangas, Hoitenga,
Ham, Ryan, Luoma, Puputti, Nurminen, Boeschoten, V.Szigeti, F. Szigeti, R. Szigeti, Pulkkinen, Core Quartet, Marković, Daniel

There will be one intermission.

Tickets: Iisalmi Cultural Centre, tel. intl. +358 17 272 3600, www.iisalmi.fi/kulttuurikeskus

The guest performance of Zaide in Iisalmi is sponsored by the OP-Pohjola Group.

STUDENT CONCERTS:

19.7. at 12.30 Pajakka Hall
20.7. at 12.30
21.7. at 12.30
22.7. at 12.30
23.7. at 12.30
24.7. at 12.30 and 22.45
25.7. at 11.30
26.7. at 12.30

Students on the music courses will perform at Kontio School unless otherwise mentioned. Admission free.

OTHER SPRING CONCERTS

Kuhmo 15–17.3., Humankind and the Cosmos

Theme: Relationship with nature – what does it mean? Music provided by Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Atte Kilpeläinen, Joel Laakso and Anna Laakso.

Information and tickets: Kuhmo Arts Centre, tel. intl. +358 8 6155 5451.

Hämeenlinna 17.3., Hämeenlinnan Teatteri

Mozart programme. Performers: Janne Thomsen, Minna Pensola, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Martti Rousi, Valeria Resjan.

Information and tickets:
www.sib.fi, www.lippupalvelu.fi

Kuusamo 18.3., Kuusamo Hall

Mozart programme. Performers: Janne Thomsen, Minna Pensola, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Martti Rousi, Valeria Resjan.

Information and tickets: +358 40 860 8800, www.lipputoimisto.fi

Also concerts in Helsinki and Paris later in the spring. Further details on our website.

LECTURES

Harry Halbreich’s lectures (in English) on music at the Salakamari at 9.30 on Mon-Sat.

EXHIBITIONS

Works by Juho Karjalainen in the Kuhmo Arts Centre foyer 14.−27.7.

”Summer Light” exhibition of works from the Pohjola Bank Art Foundation at Kuhmon Osuuspankki bank 28.6.–28.7.

1) Kuhmo-talo/Kuhmo Arts Centre
    Concert halls, Press office
2) Kontion koulu/high white building
    Chamber music shop and cafeteria
3) Kontion koulu/red-brick building
     Concert hall, ticket office, outdoor cafeteria
4) Kuhmon kirkko, Kuhmo church
5) Kamarimusiikkikeskus/Chamber Music Centre
    Amati and Salakamari

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