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
10.7.
Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen talk about the summer's program and making of it (in Finnish).
11.7.
Myroslav Skoryk (1938—2020):
Melody in A minor for strings (1982)
12.7.
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1741–42, arr. for violin, viola and violoncello da spalla)
13.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Cloud Trio (2009)
14.7.
Zachary Wadsworth (1983):
The Doctor, a farce for reciter, baritone, soprano recorder and two violins (2017)
16.7.
Max Richter (1966):
Vivaldi's Four Seasons Recomposed (2012)
17.7.
Helvi Leiviskä (1902—1982):
Piano Quartet in A, Op. 1 (1925–26, rev. 1936)
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Ouverture from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- Barbora Hilpo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Bosun's Cheer from the Tempest Songbook (2004)
20.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Miranda's Lament from the Tempest Songbook (2004)
- Mari Palo
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- Barbora Hilpo
- Nicolas Achten
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Dance of the Winds from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Dry Those Eyes from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Mari Palo
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Dance of Spirits from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Caliban's Dream from the Tempest Songbook (2004)
- Thomas Florio
- Antti Tikkanen
- Erik Bosgraaf
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Great Neptune from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Thomas Florio
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- Barbora Hilpo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Ariel's Hail from the Tempest Songbook (2004)
- Mari Palo
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- Nicolas Achten
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Fantasia
20.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Prospero's Vision from the Tempest Songbook (2004)
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
Halcyon Days from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Mari Palo
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- Barbora Hilpo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Ferdinand's Comfort from the Tempest Songbook (2004)
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
See, see the Heavens smile from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)
- Thomas Florio
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
20.7.
Henry Purcell (1659—1695):
No stars again shall hurt you from the Tempest, Z. 631 (1695)
- Mari Palo
- Thomas Florio
- Erik Bosgraaf
- Antti Tikkanen
- Siljamari Heikinheimo
- Barbora Hilpo
- James Wilson
- Nicolas Achten
- François Dambois
- Helka Seppälä
- Carsten Schmidt
22.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Sonata in E minor, K. 304 for violin and piano (1778)
22.7.
Salamone Rossi (1570—1630):
Sonata quarta sopra l'arie di Ruggiero, Op. 12/4
22.7.
Iiro Rantala (1970):
Veneziana for chamber ensemble and piano (2021–22)
Meta4
9.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces intimae' (1909)
10.7.
Charles Wuorinen (1938—2020):
Comment peult, Helas madame and El Grillo 'Josquin a'Ascanio' from Josquiniana for string quartet (2001)
10.7.
13.7.
Johannes van Bree (1801—1857):
Allegro in D minor for four string quartets (1845?)
13.7.
16.7.
Leoš Janáček (1854—1928):
String Quartet No. 2, JW VII/13 'Intimate Letters' (1928)
18.7.
18.7.
Outi Tarkiainen (1985):
The Seasons of Love for clarinet quintet (2023, commissioned by the Kuhmo Chamber Music, premier. The Finnish Cultural Foundation has supported the commission.)
18.7.
Kaija Saariaho (1952):
Fleurs de neige from Neiges (1998, version for string quartet)
18.7.