Sini Simonen

Finnish violinist Sini Simonen enjoys an active international career as a chamber musician and soloist. As the leader of Castalian String Quartet, she is an artist in residence at Wigmore Hall and Oxford University and appears at the world’s leading concert halls.

Sini has won top prizes in several major international violin competitions including the Flesch, Lipizer and Cremona competitions.

She studied in Sibelius Academy, Musikhochschule Hannover and Musik-Akademie Basel with Rainer Schmidt and Lara Lev among others.

From 2013 to 2017, Sini was a violinist of Esbjerg Ensemble, one of Denmark’s oldest chamber groups. The ensemble is comprised of a string quartet, wind quintet and percussion, and it is known for its innovative programmes combining contemporary and classical music. Working with composers continues to be a vital part of her musical life.

Her chamber music partners have included Ferenc Rados, Robert Levin, Midori and Steven Isserlis.

Programme

Wed
24.7.
42. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Anna Clyne (1980):

Prince of Clouds for two violins and strings (2012)

Wed
24.7.
42. Kuhmo Church 11.00

J. S. Bach (1685—1750):

Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043 for two violins, strings and basso continuo (1730–31)

Wed
24.7.
44. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Gustav Mahler (1860—1911):

Piano Quartet in A minor (1876)

Wed
24.7.
45. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Edward Elgar (1857—1934):

Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 (1918–19)

Fri
26.7.
50. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Maurice Ravel (1875—1937):

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

Fri
26.7.
52. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):

String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36 (1864–65)

Sat
27.7.
56. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Franz Schubert (1797—1828):

Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 'Trout' (1819)

Castalian-kvartetti

Thu
18.7.
16. Tuupala Primary School 15.00

Franz Schubert (1797—1828):

String Quartet No. 15 in G, D. 887 (1826)

Fri
19.7.
23. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Francesco Antonioni (1971):

String Quartet No. 2 'Surfarara' (based on a Sicilian folk song sung by a sulfur miner) (2023, Finnish premier)

Fri
19.7.
24. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Serioso' (1810–11)

Sun
21.7.
29. Kuhmo Arts Centre 11.00

Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):

String Quartet No. 63 in B flat, Op. 76 No. 4 'Sunrise' (1797)

Mon
22.7.
36. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Wynton Marsalis (1961):

Meeelaan for bassoon and string quartet (1999)

Mon
22.7.
37. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Béla Bartók (1881—1945):

String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (1934)