Photo: Vilma Tikkanen
Antti Tikkanen
Antti Tikkanen is originally from Oulainen, Finland, though he later settled in Helsinki. He began playing the violin at the age of seven. He then went on to the Sibelius Academy, studying under Lajos Garam initially, and then Mi-kyung Lee. He also studied under Zinaida Gilels and Pavel Vernikov as well as learning baroque violin with Kreeta-Maria Kentala. At the ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) his main teachers were Hatto Beyerle and Johannes Meissl.
As a member of the Meta4 Quartet, Tikkanen plays chamber music, but has also performed as a soloist with the principal Finnish orchestras. He organised the Kamari Soi! event in Oulu, and in his present city of residence he and his wife, violinist Minna Pensola, run a project known as the PuKama chamber music association in central Helsinki, which organises concerts throughout the year. Antti Tikkanen was Artistic Director of the Finnish Baroque Orchestra from 2014 until 2017.
He has available to him a Stradivari ’ex-Berglund’ owned by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
In October 2021 Antti Tikkanen and his spouse Minna Pensola were chosen as the new artistic directors of Kuhmo Chamber Music.
Artist's/Ensemble's own websiteProgramme
12.7.
Jaakko Kuusisto (1974—2022):
Buffalo Encore for three violins (2015)
12.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Serenade in C, K. 648 for string trio 'Ganz kleine Nachtmusik' (ca. 1766–69)
12.7.
J. C. Bach (1735—1782):
Organ Concerto in E flat
13.7.
The Heart of the Day - Artistic directors Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen discuss the process of putting together this year’s programme (this session will in Finnish, admission free).
13.7.
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909—1969):
Polish Caprice for violin (1949)
14.7.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):
Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2 'Summer' (1723)
14.7.
Gioacchino Rossini (1792—1868):
String Sonata No. 3 in C for two violins, cello and double bass (ca. 1804)
14.7.
Olli Mustonen (1967):
Nonetto II (2000)
15.7.
Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 (1855–75)
16.7.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 'Spring' (1800–01, arr. for string trio by Anssi Karttunen)
16.7.
Franz Xaver Richter (1709—1789):
String Quartet in C, Op. 5 No. 1 (ca. 1757)
16.7.
Luigi Boccherini (1743—1805):
String Quartet in C minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (G. 159) (1761)
17.7.
Olli Mustonen (1967):
Sonata for two violins (2026, commissioned by Kuhmo Chamber Music, premiere)
19.7.
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660—1725):
Christmas Cantata (1695, lyrics: Antonio Ottoboni)
21.7.
César Franck (1822—1890):
Sonata in A for violin and piano (1886)
22.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Melodies from the Opera Magic Flute, K. 620 for two violins (1791)
25.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
Mazurka, Op. 81 No. 1 for violin and piano (1915)
Meta4
20.7.
20.7.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
String Quartet No. 6 in B flat, Op. 18 No. 6 'Malinconia' (1798–1800)
20.7.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41 No. 3 (1842)
21.7.
22.7.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (1790)
23.7.
Krishna Nagaraja (1975):
Peripheries for string quartet (2026, commissioned by Kuhmo Chamber Music, premiere)
23.7.
24.7.
25.7.
Luigi Boccherini (1743—1805):
Minuetto from String Quintet in E, Op. 11 No. 5 (G. 275) (1771)
25.7.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
Poco Adagio - Cantabile from String Quartet in C, Op. 76 No. 3 'Emperor' (1797)
25.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Molto allegro from String Quartet in G, K. 387 (1782)
25.7.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Grave ma non troppo - Allegro from String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135 (1826)
25.7.
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805—1847):
Adagio ma non troppo from String Quartet in E flat (1834)
25.7.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
Assai agitato from String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41 No. 3 (1842)
25.7.
Maurice Ravel (1875—1937):
Allegro moderato from String Quartet in F (1902–03)
25.7.
Alban Berg (1885—1935):
Allegro misterioso from Lyric Suite (1925–26)
25.7.
Leoš Janáček (1854—1928):
Andante - Con moto - Allegro from String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters' (1928)
25.7.
Amy Beach (1867—1944):
Movement from String Quartet, Op. 89 (1921–29)
25.7.
Béla Bartók (1881—1945):
Scherzo from String Quartet No. 5 in B flat (1934)
25.7.
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906—1975):
Allegro non troppo from String Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 73 (1946)
25.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952—2023):
Fleurs de neige from Neiges (1998, arr. for string quartet by composer 2013)
25.7.
Jaakko Kuusisto (1974—2022):
Movement from Play III, Op. 21 (2008)