Kaisa Kortelainen

Johannes Kaarakainen

Kaisa Kortelainen

Kaisa Kortelainen (born 1992) began her musical studies at the Pielisen-Karjala Music Institute in Nurmes, Karelia, before going on to the Sibelius Academy Youth Department and then the Department of Music Performance as a pupil of Mikael Helasvuo. In spring 2017 she gained a master’s degree at the Paris Conservatoire under Philippe Bernold. She has attended masterclasses given by Jacques Zoon, Kersten McCall and Emmanuel Pahud, among others. She has played in several Finnish orchestras and is currently second flute with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Kortelainen has performed as soloist with that same orchestra as well as the Joensuu City Orchestra and the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra. She is well acquainted with the world of festivals and has been personally involved in organising the UNM Festival, Nurmes Summer Academy and the Kaivos Festival in Outokumpu. Kortelainen is a founder member of the Ääninen music collective, which focuses on contemporary music and interdisciplinary events. She also plays with the UMUU Orchestra, which devotes itself to new and experimental music.

Programme

Fri
19.7.
Sat
20.7.

Sergey Prokofiev (1891—1953):

Sonata in D, Op. 94 for flute and piano (1943)

Sat
20.7.

Ilkka Kuusisto (1933):

Tango in my Mind for flute and cello (1994)

Sun
21.7.

Astor Piazzolla (1921—1992):

Tango Étude No. 3, Molto marcato e energico

Tue
23.7.
Wed
24.7.

Mark Applebaum (1967):

Aphasia (2010)

Thu
25.7.

Arnold Schönberg (1874—1951):

Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 for speaker, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1912, lyrics: Albert Giraud)

Fri
26.7.

Maurice Ravel (1875—1937):

Introduction and Allegro, Op. 46 for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet (1905)

Fri
26.7.

Maurice Ravel (1875—1937):

Chansons Madécasses for soprano, flute, cello and piano (1925–26, lyrics: Évariste de Parny)

Sat
27.7.

Erik Satie (1866—1925):

Gnossiennes, six pieces (1889–97)