WELCOME TO KUHMO!
Every year in July, the city of Kuhmo becomes an international hub for chamber music for a full two weeks. Top musicians and educators from around the world gather to perform at the festival and to teach enthusiastic, talented young students at the courses.
Held between 12th and 26th July 2025, the Kuhmo Chamber Music Courses offer an exciting programme of outstanding teaching and dazzling concerts. Our courses are primarily aimed at advanced students and active music enthusiasts and typically take place during either the first or the second week of the festival. You can participate in chamber-music classes with your own ensemble, attend individual solo lessons, or even do both.
In addition to instrumental instruction, there are also opportunities to perform with the festival artists in our many chamber-music workshops. Due to their immense popularity, there will be as many as four such workshops this summer. Participants will also have the chance to perform in student concerts, which are always a prominent feature of the Kuhmo Chamber Music programme. Additionally, you can explore guided group improvisation at an improvisation workshop and deepen your understanding of string instruments and the grand piano at our instrument lectures.
We will do our utmost to ensure you enjoy your time with us in Kuhmo’s inspiring surroundings, and that you return home many experiences the richer. Join us on a journey full of educational delights!
Junio Kimanen
Course Artistic Director