Antti Tikkanen

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 website

Programme

Mon
10.7.

Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen talk about the summer's program and making of it (in Finnish).

Tue
11.7.
Wed
12.7.

J. S. Bach (1685—1750):

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1741–42, arr. for violin, viola and violoncello da spalla)

Thu
13.7.
Fri
14.7.

Zachary Wadsworth (1983):

The Doctor, a farce for reciter, baritone, soprano recorder and two violins (2017)

Sun
16.7.
Mon
17.7.

Helvi Leiviskä (1902—1982):

Piano Quartet in A, Op. 1 (1925–26, rev. 1936)

Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

Ouverture from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.

Kaija Saariaho (1952):

Bosun's Cheer from the Tempest Songbook (2004)

Thu
20.7.

Kaija Saariaho (1952):

Miranda's Lament from the Tempest Songbook (2004)

Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

Dance of the Winds from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

Dry Those Eyes from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

Dance of Spirits from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.

Kaija Saariaho (1952):

Caliban's Dream from the Tempest Songbook (2004)

Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

Great Neptune from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.

Kaija Saariaho (1952):

Ariel's Hail from the Tempest Songbook (2004)

Thu
20.7.
Thu
20.7.
Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

Halcyon Days from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.
Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

See, see the Heavens smile from the Tempest, Z. 631 (ca. 1695)

Thu
20.7.

Henry Purcell (1659—1695):

No stars again shall hurt you from the Tempest, Z. 631 (1695)

Sat
22.7.

W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):

Sonata in E minor, K. 304 for violin and piano (1778)

Sat
22.7.

Salamone Rossi (1570—1630):

Sonata quarta sopra l'arie di Ruggiero, Op. 12/4

Sat
22.7.

Meta4

Sun
9.7.

Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):

String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces intimae' (1909)

Mon
10.7.

Charles Wuorinen (1938—2020):

Comment peult, Helas madame and El Grillo 'Josquin a'Ascanio' from Josquiniana for string quartet (2001)

Mon
10.7.

Samuel Barber (1910—1981):

Adagio from String Quartet, Op. 11 (1936)

Thu
13.7.

Johannes van Bree (1801—1857):

Allegro in D minor for four string quartets (1845?)

Thu
13.7.

Maurice Ravel (1875—1937):

String Quartet in F (1902–03)

Sun
16.7.

Leoš Janáček (1854—1928):

String Quartet No. 2, JW VII/13 'Intimate Letters' (1928)

Tue
18.7.

Amy Beach (1867—1944):

String Quartet, Op. 89 (1929)

Tue
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.)

Tue
18.7.

Kaija Saariaho (1952):

Fleurs de neige from Neiges (1998, version for string quartet)

Tue
18.7.

Krishna Nagaraja (1975):

Stringar for string quartet (2020)