Bass Martin Iivarinen has studied with, among others, Timo Riihonen and Jaakko Ryhänen. In summer 2026, Iivarinen will appear at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in the role of gardener Antonio in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Martin Iivarinen is the 2026 scholarship recipient of the Martti Talvela Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded to him […]
The new ensemble of singer Aili Ikonen and saxophonist Jukka Perko interprets some of classical music's most famous melodies with a jazz-infused approach! Classic melodies familiar to many are given new life when well-known tunes from P. Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and E. Grieg's Peer Gynt to Valse Triste of J. Sibelius are combined with brand […]
In this family-friendly performance, participants of the Children’s and Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will perform together with their instructors, Mari Karjalainen and Marjaana Merikanto. The event takes place at the Joroinen Parish Hall. Admission is free. The Children’s and Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will be held from 26–29 July at the Joroinen Parish Hall. During […]
Welcome to an evening of Rajaton’s favourite songs and songs of love. In this concert full of warmth and affection, the vocal ensemble Rajaton performs its favourite repertoire. The program brings together songs and works that the ensemble has cherished over its nearly 30-year career, pieces with which its members have a special personal connection. […]
In this family-friendly performance, participants of the Children’s and Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will perform together with their instructors, Mari Karjalainen and Marjaana Merikanto. The event takes place at Konnustupa in Leppävirta. Admission is free. The Children’s and Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will be held from 26–29 July at the Joroinen Parish Hall. During the […]
Duo Anna-Liisa Eller & Taavi Kerikmäe perform music ranging from the Middle Ages to the late Baroque period. The musicians create their own arrangements of early music and commission new works from contemporary composers. A particular focus of their artistic work is the hidden treasure of Estonian Baroque music. The concert consists of two distinct […]
Night has inspired artists throughout history. This time of darkness, contemplation, introspection, dreams, and fantasies was especially appealing to Romantic composers. In particular, Fryderyk Chopin transformed the nocturne—the “night piece”—into a fully developed genre of piano music. The popular nickname “Moonlight Sonata” for Ludwig van Beethoven’s work was not given by the composer himself, but […]
The song cycle Canaille, completed in 2025, will receive its world premiere performed by tenor Tuomas Miettola and pianist Collin Hansen in this concert. Tenor Tuomas Miettola and composer Paavo Korpijaakko met while Miettola was performing in Korpijaakko’s opera People in a Summer Night in Hämeenkyrö in the summer of 2023. At that time, the […]
This concert is an experiential journey into wordless and verbal storytelling, where cello music and texts create a space for dialogue. The music consists of both new and older repertoire for solo cello, which together with texts and improvisations invite the listener to reflect on the meaning of messages, words, and sound. The texts are […]
In celebration of the Jazz Finland 100 anniversary year, Nina Mya has curated a blend of Finnish and American jazz that reflects different eras and styles of jazz history. In her artistic expression, she brings together the roots of Black music—jazz, soul, and gospel—with Scandinavian melancholy and sincerity. Together with pianist Henri Mäntylä, Nina Mya […]
French composer Gabriel Fauré's (1845-1924) Requiem, a mass for the dead, is a seven-part work that he began composing in 1887. The final, revised version for soprano soloist, baritone soloist, mixed choir, organ, and orchestra was completed in 1893. The version heard here has been arranged for a smaller ensemble, featuring violin, cello, and organ […]
