Borea Quartet

Heikki Tuuli

Borea Quartet

Kasmir Uusitupa, violin Tami Pohjola, violin Riina Piirilä, viola Senja Rummukainen, cello The Borea String Quartet was founded in 2010 by students of the Sibelius Academy. They have been under the guidance of Paavo Pohjola right from the beginning. The quartet has also attended a number of masterclasses run by the likes of Meta4, the Danel Quartet and Marko Ylönen. In autumn 2017 the Boreas began their studies at the ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) with Hatto Beyerle and Johannes Meissl. Despite their youth, they are a familiar presence at Finnish festivals, including those at Kauniainen, Helsinki, Korsholm, and Mänttä. In 2014 they were chosen as Young Artist of the Year at the Hauho Music Festival, and in 2016 they began in the special programme for young artists as part of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. In spring 2017 Kuhmo Chamber Music appointed them its quartet-in-residence. They have given the first performances of works by several Finnish composers – Juha T. Koskinen, Matti Heininen, Johannes Piirto and Tapio Tuomela. In August 2017 the players also ran the Kamarikesä festival in Helsinki with Johannes Piirto and Henriikka Teerikangas. The Borea Quartet have received grants from the Pro Musica and Wegelius Foundations. The OP Art Foundation has kindly lent instruments to Kasmir Uusitupa (an ‘Irish’ Antonio Stradivari violin from 1702) and to Riina Piirilä (Joannes Florenus Guidantus viola from 1737). Tami Pohjola has use of a Stradivari from the Sibelius Academy from 1707 and Senja Rummukainen plays a Stefan Scarampella cello from 1897 on loan from Jorma Panula.

Programme

Tami Pohjola

Wed
16.7.
11. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):

Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3 for violin and piano (1801–02)

Thu
17.7.
18. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Henning Mankell (1868—1930):

Notturno from String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 48 (1919)

Thu
17.7.
18. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Jón Nordal (1926):

Why should we dwell on the past and The spinning sound of emptiness from String Quartet Frá draumi til draums (From Dream to Dream) (1996)

Fri
18.7.
19. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Erkki Melartin (1875—1937):

Aamurukous (Morning Prayer), Op. 82 No. 1 from Seven Small Pieces for violin and piano (1914–15?)

Fri
18.7.
19. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637—1707):

Mein Herz ist bereit, BuxWV 73 cantata for bass, three violins and continuo

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in E, Op. 8 No. 1 'Spring' (1723)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2 'Summer' (1723)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in F, Op. 8 No. 3 'Autumn' (1723)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Jukka Harju (1975):

Frozen Elegy for French horn, violin, piano and voice (2015, lyrics: Panu Tuomi)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4 'Winter' (1723)

Sun
20.7.
28. Kuhmo Arts Centre 11.00

Alexander Glazunov (1865—1936):

String Quintet in A, Op. 39 (1892)

Mon
21.7.
32. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Erik Tulindberg (1761—1814):

String Quartet No. 4 in G, Op. 2 No. 1 (reconstruction Anssi Mattila)

Tue
22.7.
38. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Christian Sinding (1856—1941):

Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 5 (1882–84)

Thu
24.7.
44. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Seppo Pohjola (1965):

Piano Quintet (2019)

Thu
24.7.
44. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Josefine Opsahl (1992):

Orbiting Jewels from Maniai

Fri
25.7.
53. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Franz Schubert (1797—1828):

String Quintet in C, D. 956 (1828)

Sat
26.7.
55. Kuhmo Arts Centre 15.00

George Onslow (1784—1853):

String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38 'The Bullet' (1829)

Senja Rummukainen

Mon
21.7.
32. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Erik Tulindberg (1761—1814):

String Quartet No. 4 in G, Op. 2 No. 1 (reconstruction Anssi Mattila)

Tue
22.7.
38. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Christian Sinding (1856—1941):

Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 5 (1882–84)

Thu
24.7.
44. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Josefine Opsahl (1992):

Orbiting Jewels from Maniai

Thu
24.7.
46. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Claude Debussy (1862—1918):

Sonata for cello and piano (1915)

Thu
24.7.
48. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Sebastian Fagerlund (1972):

Oceano for violin, viola and cello (2010–11)

Fri
25.7.
53. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Franz Schubert (1797—1828):

String Quintet in C, D. 956 (1828)

Sat
26.7.
55. Kuhmo Arts Centre 15.00

George Onslow (1784—1853):

String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38 'The Bullet' (1829)

Affinity-kvartetti

Wed
16.7.
11. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):

String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (1790)

Thu
17.7.
17. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Claude Debussy (1862—1918):

String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 10 (1893)

Fri
18.7.
21. Tuupala Primary School 15.00

Louis Spohr (1784—1859):

Double String Quartet No. 1, Op. 65 (1823)

Sat
19.7.
25. Kuhmo Arts Centre 15.00

Arne Sørlie (1947):

The Song of the Sámi Family, the Official Sámi Anthem (instrumentation for string quartet by Minna Pensola)

Sun
20.7.
30. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Samuel Barber (1910—1981):

Dover Beach, Op. 3 for baritone and string quartet (1931, lyrics: Matthew Arnold)

Wed
23.7.
40. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):

String Quartet in A (c. 1870–80)

Thu
24.7.
47. Sotkamo Church 18.00

W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):

Larghetto - Allegro from String Quintet No. 5 in D, K. 593 (1790)

Thu
24.7.
47. Sotkamo Church 18.00

Claude Debussy (1862—1918):

Assez vif et bien rythmé from String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 10 (1893)

Thu
24.7.
47. Sotkamo Church 18.00

Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):

Allegro ma non troppo - Trio from String Quartet in A (c. 1870–80)

Thu
24.7.
47. Sotkamo Church 18.00

Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):

Finale from String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (1790)

Sat
26.7.
54. Kuhmo Arts Centre 11.00

W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):

String Quintet No. 5 in D, K. 593 (1790)