Photo: Nina Sivén
Paavali Jumppanen
In the span of recent seasons, the imaginative Finnish virtuoso Paavali Jumppanen has established himself as a dynamic musician of seemingly unlimited capability as an orchestral and recital soloist, recording artist, artistic director, and frequent performer of contemporary and avant-garde music. He has performed extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia and collaborated with great such conductors as David Robertson, Susanna Mälkki, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Jaap van Zweden. He has commissioned numerous works and collaborated with the composers Pierre Boulez, Henri Dutilleux, and Krzysztof Penderecki as well as Finnish composers of his generation, Perttu Haapanen and Lauri Kilpiö. Jumppanen’s expanding discography includes recordings of the complete piano sonatas by Beethoven and Boulez, Preludes by Debussy, and the violin sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, and Prokofiev. A passionate curator, he currently serves as the Artistic Director to the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne and as the head of curation at the Väyläfestival, a versatile arts festival taking place in the Norther Polar Cap. Having spent his childhood summers at the Kuhmo Music Courses, Jumppanen has been an artist at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival since 1996.
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Programme
14.7.
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (1747–48, arr. for piano by Ferruccio Busoni 1898)
14.7.
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 734 (1715, arr. for piano by Ferruccio Busoni 1898)
14.7.
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Ich ruf dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (1708–17, arr. for piano by Ferruccio Busoni 1898)
14.7.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840—1893):
Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem, Op. 15 (1866, arr. for piano four hands by composer 1866 )
15.7.
Johan Svendsen (1840—1911):
Romance in G, Op. 26 (1881, arr. for violin and piano by composer)
15.7.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44 (1842)
- Paavali Jumppanen
- Priya Mitchell
- Jonian Ilias Kadesha
- Lilli Maijala
- Vashti Hunter
16.7.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3 for violin and piano (1801–02)
17.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
At the Castle Gate from Pelléas and Mélisande, Op. 46 (1905, arr. for piano by composer 1905)
17.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
Entr' acte from Pelléas and Mélisande, Op. 46 (1905, arr. for piano four hands)
17.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
Pastorale from Pelléas and Mélisande, Op. 46 (1905, arr. for piano four hands)
18.7.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Piano Trio No. 5 in D, Op. 70 No. 1 'Ghost' (1808)
- Paavali Jumppanen
- Students of the Music Courses
20.7.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 for violin and piano (1851)