Lapland Chamber Orchestra's coming up events here!
Autumn 2023
MUSIC IN THE VILLAGE
Thu 17.8. at 18 Viirin seurantalo
Fri 18.8. at 18 Lohinivan tanssitalo
Free entry
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT I
Ukraine!
Thursday 24.8. at 19 Korundi
John Storgårds, conductor and musical director
Program:
Valentin Silvestrov: Der Bote – 1996
Oleksandr Štšetynskyi: Wind Quintet, Finnish premiere
Victoria Poleva: Piano Quintet “Simurgh”, Finnish premiere
Reinhold Glière: Duets from op. 39 & 49
Sergei Prokofjev: Chamber Symphony (String Quartet no 2 op. 92; arr. for chamber orchestra Daniel Sánchez), Finnish premiere of arr.
Mykhailo Verbytsky: Shche Ne Vmerla Ukraina (Ukrainan kansallislaulu / National anthem of Ukraine)
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
RECITAL I
35 years and counting
Fri 25.8. at 19 Korundi
John Storgårds, violin
Jouko Laivuori, piano
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in C minor BWV 1017
Witold Lutosławski: Partita
Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata in A minor D 385
Carl Nielsen: Sonata no 2 op. 35
Tickets 15/20/25 €
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT II
BBB in the house
Thu 7.9. at 19 Korundi
Fri 8.9. at 17 Olos Polar Center
John Storgårds, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludio e Fuga in D minor BWV 851 from ‘Das Wohltemperierte Klavier' BWV 846-893), arr. for chamber orchestra Alexander Raskatov
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto no 2, arr. for violin and chamber orchestra Artaria Editions team, Finnish premiere of arr.
Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, arr. for chamber orchestra Joolz Gale, Finnish premiere of arr.
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
RECITAL II
Autumnal classics
Sun 10.9. at 16 Korundi
Trio Est.
Abel Puustinen, violin
Anna Westerlund, violoncello
Fanny Söderström, piano
Program:
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio no 2 in E flat major D929
Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio
Tickest 15/20/25 €
AUTUMN TOUR
Mon 11.9. at 19 Levi Summit
Tue 12.9. at 19 Hetta Church
Thu 14.9. at 19 Kilpisjärvi
Fri 15.9. at 19 Tromsø Cathedral
Iiro Rantala, piano
Program:
Iiro Rantala: Veneziana
Sebastian Fagerlund: Octet Autumn Equinox
Gioachino Rossini: Overture from the opera The Barber of Seville, arr. for chamber orchestra Luukas Hiltunen
György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no 21 in C major KV 467, Elvira Madigan
Josef Suk: Serenáda op. 6
Ticket sell at concert venues
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT III
Bach & the Equinox
Wed 20.9. at 19 Korundi
Thu 21.9. at 19 Pello
John Storgårds, conductor and musical director
Marianna Shirinyan, piano
Program:
Kerkko Koskinen: K Quintet, WORLD PREMIERE
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Sebastian Fagerlund: Octet Autumn Equinox
Erland von Koch: Autumn Pastorale
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto no 2 in E major BWV 1053
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
International PianoEspoo-festival
Sat 23.9. at 17 Espoo Cultural Centre
John Storgårds, conductor
Marianna Shirinyan, piano
Emil Holmström, Hammond organ
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Sami Klemola: Ghost Notes, Concerto for Hammond organ and Chamber Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto no 2 in E major BWV 1053
Outi Tarkiainen: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra Polar Pearls
Ticket sell at Espoo Cultural Centre / lippu.fi
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT I
El Armonya de los tres mundos
Wed 4.10. at 19 Korundi
Thu 5.10. at 19 Kemijärvi Church
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor, Spanish Baroque Harp
Music of the 17th Century Spain and Portugal, South and Central America and Africa! Polyphony, variations, dance rhythms… ‘Codex Trujillo del Perú’ scripts and composers Gaspar Fernandes, Juan Hidalgo, Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz, Juan Cabanilles, Santiago de Murcia ja Antonio Martín y Coll.
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT II
Royal Gems
Thu 12.10. at 19 Korundi
Fri 13.10. at 19 Kolari Church
Stefan Dohr, musical director and French horn
Magnus Walker, tenor
Program:
York Bowen: Quintet for horn and string quartet in C minor Op. 85
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor Op. 2
Gustav Holst: Wind Quintet in A-flat major Op. 14, H. 67
Benjamin Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT IV
’Song of the Night’
Wed 25.10. at 19 Korundi
John Storgårds, conductor and violin
Program:
Keith Jarrett: 'Elegy', Finnish premiere
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 7 "Song of the Night", arr. for chamber orchestra Klaus Simon, Finnish premiere of arr.
Tickets 20/30/35 €
FAMILY CONCERT
Strings musical journey
Thu 2.11. at 18 Korundi
Join us on a musical adventure where we will introduce you to the world of string playing through demonstrations and familiar melodies. Prepare yourselves for little surprises. Music from Bach, Vivaldi and Shostakovich amongst others.
Tickets 11/35 €
From Korundi’s jewellery box
Fri 3.11. at 18 Korundi
Program:
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major Op. 44
Tickets 11 €
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT III
M!
Thu 9.11. at 19 Korundi
Fri 10.11. at 19 Salla
Olli Mustonen, conductor and piano
Program:
Olli Mustonen: Towards the Light, WORLD PREMIERE of version for Woodwind Quintet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no 19 in F major KV 459
Bohuslav Martinů: Sextet (in E flat major) H. 174
Olli Mustonen: Nonet I
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
RECITAL III
Moonlight Sonata
Sun 12.11. at 14 Korundi
Olli Mustonen, piano
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata op. 26 in A flat major
Sonata op 27/1 in E flat major
Sonata op. 27/2 in c sharp minor ‘Moonlight Sonata’
Sonata op. 110 in A flat major
Tickets 15/20/25 €
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT V
Focus Fagerlund
Thu 16.11. at 19 Korundi
John Storgårds, conductor
Niek de Groot, double bass
Program:
Bedřich Smetana: Overture from the opera The Bartered Bride, arr. David Matthews, Finnish premiere of arr.
Sebastian Fagerlund: Double bass Concerto Arcantio, WORLD PREMIERE
Sebastian Fagerlund: Sky II, world premiere of revised version
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare), arr. David Matthews, Finnish premiere of arr.
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
RECITAL IV
La Folia
Fri 17.11. at 19 Korundi
Ismo Eskelinen, guitar
Program:
Luys De Narváez: Music from Los seys libros del Delphin de Música
Alonso Mudarra: Music from Tres Libros de Musica en Cifras para Vihuela
Federico Moreno-Torroba: Sonatina
Sebastian Fagerlund: Kromos
Timo Alakotila: La Folia / Lampaan polska
Manuel Ponce: Preludi, 20 variations on La Folia theme and fugue
Tickets 15/20/25 €
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Fri 8.12. at 19 Rovaniemi Church
Sat 9.12 at 16 Sodankylä Church
Abel Puustinen, leader
Mari Palo, soprano
Program:
Christmas music from Jean Sibelius, Heino Kaski, Ahti Sonninen, Karl Collan, Otto Kotilanen and others…
Tickets 15/20/25 €
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT IV
Feeling the mood
Thu 14.12. at 19 Ylitornio
Fri 15.12. at 19 Korundi
Kristian Sallinen, conductor
Program:
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Battalia à 10
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, arr. Wolfgang Renz
Jukka Tiensuu: Lots / Tiet
Gustav Mahler: Adagio, from Symphony no 10, arr. Deryck Cooke/Ere Lievonen
Tickets 11/22,50/28 €
Changes possible.
Past events
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT I
'Echoes of Prague'
Thu 19 Jan 19:00 Korundi
Fri 20 Jan 19:00 Sodankylä
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio & Fugue in c minor KV 546
Jean Françaix: Wind Quintet no 2
Josef Ceremuga: Concerto da Camera
Josef Suk: Serenade for Strings in E flat major op. 6
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT II
'Veneziana'
Thu 26 Jan 19:00 Olos Polar Center
Fri 27 Jan 19:00 Korundi
Iiro Rantala, piano
Gioachino Rossini: Sonata for Strings no 6 D major La tempesta
Gian Francesco Malipiero: Dialogo nro 4
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Introduzione e Balletto, Finnish premiere
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to the opera 'The Italian Girl in Algiers’, arr. David Walter, Finnish premiere of arrangement
Iiro Rantala: Veneziana, WORLD PREMIERE
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT III
Baroque takes flight
Wed 15 Feb 19:00 Kittilä church
Thu 16 Feb 19:00 Korundi
Kreeta-Maria Kentala, musical direction and violin
Heli Haapala, flute
Petteri Pitko, harpsichord
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso D major op. 6 no 4
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto a minor BWV 1041
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto “funebre” in B flat major RV 579
Matti Mikkola/Tommi Suutarinen:Tunturipapukaija, WORLD PREMIERE
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Sonata I à 4 F major
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 D major BWV 1050
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT I
In the presence of greatness
Thu 23 Feb 19:00 Korundi
Fri 24 feb 19:00 Keminmaa church
John Storgårds, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano
Co-operation with Kemi city orchestra
Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 85 B flat major La Reine
Franz Schubert: Romanze aus Rosamunde D. 797; no 3b
Franz Schubert: Die Forelle (D.550; op. 32), arr. Paul Bateman, Finnish premiere of arr.
Franz Schubert: Im Abendrot (D.799), arr. Max Reger
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig (D.328; op. 1), arr. Max Reger
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane
Mikael Karlsson: Saint Helena Olive, Finnish premiere from the song cycle ‘So We Will Vanish’
Henri Duparc: Aux étoiles (Poème nocturne)
Jean Sibelius: 8 songs, sov. /arr. Aulis Sallinen: De bägge rosorna op. 88 no 2, Sippan op. 88 no 4, Jägargossen op. 13 no 7
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in g minor KV 550
From Korundi’s Jewellery box
Thu 2nd March 18:00 korundi
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D 803
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT II
‘A night to remember’
Tue 21 Mar 19:00 Kemijärvi Cultural Centre
Wed 22 Mar 19:00 Korundi
John Storgårds, conductor and musical direction
Ismo Eskelinen, guitar
Ilkka Puputti, natural horn
Johann Sebastian Bach / Kalevi Aho: Contrapunctus XIV from Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080)
Louise Farrenc: Nonet in E flat major op. 38
Michael (ev. Joseph) Haydn: Horn Concerto in D major Hob. VIId: 4
Kalevi Aho: Guitar Concerto
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT IV
‘Welcome Mr Mustonen!’
Thu 30 Mar 19:00 Korundi
Fri 31 Mar 19:00 Kuusamotalo
Olli Mustonen, conductor and piano
Lauri Angervo, cello
Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz c minor, D 703
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto no. 1 in d minor BWV 1052
Francis Poulenc: Sextet
Olli Mustonen: Sonata for Cello and Chamber Orchestra
PIANO RECITAL
Olli & Beethoven I
Sun 2 Apr 15:00, Korundi
Olli Mustonen, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata B major op. 22
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata d minor op. 31/2 ”Tempest”
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata B major op. 106 ”Hammerklavier”
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT III
‘Impassioned depths’
Fri 14 Apr 19:00 Korundi
Sat 15 Apr 16:00 Kurkisali, Pudasjärvi
Clemens Schuldt, conductor and musical direction
Ilya Gringolts, violin
Bryce Dessner : Aheym, arr. Clemens Schuldt, WORLD PREMIERE of arrangement
Salvatore Sciarrino: Capriccio no 4 (Volubile; teoksesta 'Sei Capricci')
Pavel Haas: Woodwind Quintet op.10
Kaija Saariaho: Papillon no 5 (Lento, misterioso; from ‘Sept Papillons’
Pietro Locatelli: Violin Concerto in D major op. 3 no 12 II labirinto armonico/
Kaija Saariaho: Semafor, Finnish premiere
Jörg Widmann: Duo no 13 Vier Strophen vom Heimweh (from '24 Duos')
Mieczysław Weinberg: Chamber Symphony no 4 op. 153
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT IV
‘Intensive illusions’
Wed 26 Apr 19:00 Korundi
Thu 27 Apr 19:00 Kerkkä, Ranua
Olari Elts, conductor
Pekka Niskanen, clarinet
Heidi Rahkonen, double bass
Giovanni Bottesini: Gran Duo A major op. posth.
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas, arr. John Woolrich, Finnish premiere of arr.
Nino Rota: Canzona
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the opera ’The Marriage of Figaro’, arr. Iain Farrington, Finnish premiere of arr.
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Lotta Wennäkoski: Hele
Erkki-Sven Tüür: Action Passion Illusion
VAPPUKONSERTTI
Sun 30 Apr 13:00 Korundi
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä raha & Lapland chamber orchestra
STARS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Fri 5 May 19:00 Korundi
Sara Hakaste, oboe
Heidi Rahkonen, double bass
Áron Mojzert, bassoon
Anna Laakso, piano
Lapland Chamber Orchestra string quartett
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on the Magic Flute
Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro
Gerald Finzi: Interlude for Oboe and String Quartet Op. 21
Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
CHILDREN’S CONCERT
Peter and the Wolf
Thu 11 May 18:00 Korundi
Lapland chamber orchestra’s wind quintet
Sergei Prokofjev: Peter and the Wolf op. 67, arr. Robert Ostermeyer
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT V
‘ Nick’s return’
Thu 25 May 19:00 Korundi
Fri 26 May 19:00 Sajos, Inari
Nicholas Daniel, oboe, conductor and musical director
Abel Puustinen, violin
Sara Hakaste, oboe
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings e minor op. 20
Théodore Gouvy: String Quintet in G major op. 55
David Matthews: The Flaying of Marsyas op. 42a, Finnish premiere
Thea Musgrave: Take Two Oboes
Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta op. 1
CHAMBER SYMPHONY CONCERT V
‘ Cavalcade of Finland’s finest’
Thu 1 Jun 19:00 Salla church
Fri 2 Jun 19:00 Korundi
John Storgårds, conductor
Emil Holmström, Hammond-organ
Anna-Mari Kähärä: New piece for wind quintet, WORLD PREMIERE
Sami Klemola: Ghost Notes (Concerto for Hammond-organ and orchestra),
WORLD PREMIERE of new chamber orchestra version
Outi Tarkiainen: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra Polar Pearls, KANTAESITYS / WORLD PREMIERE
Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 7 C major op. 105, arr. for chamber orchestra by Steffan Rees, Finnish premiere of arr.