Seele Quartet
Rebecca Roozeman, violin Amanda Ernesaks, violin Kristian Sallinen, viola Tatu Kauppinen, cello The Seele Quartet started in 2015. They are a group of young players from the Sibelius Academy who have been praised as soloists too. At the Academy they have received guidance from Paavo Pohjola, Teemu Kupiainen and Atte Kilpeläinen. They have been in masterclasses run by Marko Ylönen, Meta4 and the legendary Borodin Quartet violinist Mikhail Kopelman, among others. In competitions the Seele Quartet has come first in the National Erkki Melartin Chamber Music Competition (2016) and second in the Rising Stars Grand Prix – International Music Competition Berlin (2017). In 2018 they were awarded the Rondo Classic Tempo prize in the category Ensemble of the Year. The quartet has performed around Finland, and in Estonia and the UK. They have also played at the Hauho Music festival, Kamari21 and Klassinen Hietsu. The Seeles are also quartet-in-residence at the Kauniainen Music Festival and a guest member of the Kuhmo Chamber Music's Quartet Academy.Programme
Tatu Kauppinen
Mon
15.7.
15.7.
Steve Reich (1936):
WTC 9/11 for string quartet and pre-recorded voices (2010)
Wed
17.7.
17.7.
Claude Debussy (1862—1918):
Sonata for cello and piano (1915)
Thu
18.7.
18.7.
Lili Boulanger (1893—1918):
D'un matin de printemps (One Spring Morning) for piano trio (1917–18)
Sat
20.7.
20.7.
Richard Dubugnon (1968):
Rundtanz, Op. 93 for piano sextet
Sun
21.7.
21.7.
Pablo Casals (1876—1973):
Song of the Birds (1972, arr. from a Spanish Folk Song El cant dels ocells)
Mon
22.7.
22.7.
Amanda Harberg (1973):
On the Edge for two cellos (1997)
Thu
25.7.
25.7.
Richard Strauss (1864—1949):
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13 (1883–84)
Fri
26.7.
26.7.
Jean Françaix (1912—1997):
String Trio (1933)
Sat
27.7.
27.7.
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835—1921):
La cygne (Swan) for cello and piano (1887)
Sat
27.7.
27.7.
Franz Schubert (1797—1828):
Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 'Trout' (1819)