Photo: Anna-Maria Viksten
Takapiha Quartet
Tuija Hakkila, piano
Kasmir Uusitupa, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Anna Westerlund, cello
Takapiha Quartet made their debut in the spring of 2023 by playing the Brahms A Major piano quartet. The repertoire is built with old and familiar, but also with never before heard music. The piano hammers, strings, bow hairs, felt and rosin make a combination which brings the music to life.
Programme
22.7.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809—1847):
Piano Quartet in D minor (1821)
25.7.
Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 26 (1861)
27.7.
Francesco Darmanin (1995):
The Sudden Lightness for piano quartet (Winner of the Vladimir Mendelssohn Composition Competition 2023, Finnish premier)
Tuija Hakkila
15.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Sonata No. 35 in A, K. 526 for violin and piano (1787)
17.7.
Claude Debussy (1862—1918):
La fille aux cheveux de lin, Prelude No. 8 from Préludes, bk I for piano (1909–10)
17.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Girl returned from Meeting her Lover), Op. 37 No. 5 (1900–01, lyrics: J. L. Runeberg)
20.7.
Erik Satie (1866—1925):
Trois morceaux en forme de poire for piano four hands (1903)
22.7.
Thomas Byström (1772—1839):
Sonata No. 1 in B flat, Op. 1 No. 1 for violin and piano (1801)
24.7.
Johann Christian Bach (1735—1782):
Piano Sonata in A, Op. 17 No. 5 (1780 ca.)
25.7.
Arnold Schönberg (1874—1951):
Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 for speaker, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1912, lyrics: Albert Giraud)
26.7.
Franz Schubert (1797—1828):
Fantasy in F minor, D. 940 for piano four hands (1828)
Atte Kilpeläinen
21.7.
Nico Muhly (1981):
Étude No. 3 from Three Études for viola and tape (2008–2013)
23.7.
Sebastian Fagerlund (1972):
Scherzic for viola and cello (2008)
24.7.
Anton Bruckner (1824—1896):
String Quintet in F (1878–79)
25.7.
Sebastian Fagerlund (1972):
Octet 'Autumn Equinox' (2016)
26.7.
Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):
String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36 (1864–65)
27.7.
Vladimir Mendelssohn (1949—2021):
Urban Lark No. 2 for piano quartet (2019)
Kasmir Uusitupa
15.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Divertimento in D, K. 136 for string orchestra 'Salzburg Symphony No. 1' (1772)
15.7.
Sebastian Fagerlund (1972):
Strings to the Bone for string orchestra (2015)
15.7.
Steve Reich (1936):
WTC 9/11 for string quartet and pre-recorded voices (2010)
17.7.
Sebastian Fagerlund (1972):
Come Eco for guitar and string quartet (2024, commissioned by Kuhmo Chamber Music, premier)
18.7.
Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):
Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100 for violin and piano (1886)
23.7.
Igor Stravinsky (1882—1971):
Octet for wind instruments (1923)
24.7.
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043 for two violins, strings and basso continuo (1730–31)
26.7.
Fritz Kreisler (1875—1962):
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 for violin and piano (before 1910)
Anna Westerlund
25.7.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 for cello and piano (1849)
26.7.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir (1977):
Reflections for string trio (2016)
26.7.
Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):
String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36 (1864–65)
27.7.
Vladimir Mendelssohn (1949—2021):
Urban Lark No. 2 for piano quartet (2019)