Monday 10.7.
Monday 10.7.2023
10.00 Salakamari
The heart of the day
Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen talk about the summer's program and making of it (in Finnish).
Monday 10.7.2023
4. 11.00 Kuhmo Church — €25/21
Masters of opera
The myth of Orpheus, a symbol of the alliance of text and music, inspired several Italian
composers of the seicento. The music of the famous Monteverdi has its roots...
Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550—1602):
L'aria di Fiorenza
Monday 10.7.2023
5. 15.00 Tuupala Primary School — €25/21
Loss
Smetana was only 31 when he lost his young daughter Bedřiška, an event that shook
him profoundly. Sibelius and Janáček too lost children in infancy. From these personal
tragedies grew music of exquisite beauty that lives on in perpetuity.
Riikka Talvitie (1970—):
Golden cradle for violin (2015)
Leoš Janáček (1854—1928):
Pohádka (Fairy Tale), JW VII/5 for cello and piano (1910/24)
Outi Tarkiainen (1985—):
They Walked Side by Side for mezzo-soprano and violin (2018)
Monday 10.7.2023
6. 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €30/25
American letters
Charles Wuorinen (1938—2020):
Comment peult, Helas madame and El Grillo 'Josquin a'Ascanio' from Josquiniana for string quartet (2001)
Nicolas Bacri (1961—):
American Letters, Op. 35 for clarinet, viola and piano (1991–94):
Nicolas Bacri (1961—):
Adams dances (To John Adam), Op. 35/3
Nicolas Bacri (1961—):
Night mysteries (To Elliott Carter), Op. 35/1
Nicolas Bacri (1961—):
Elegy for A. C. (in memoriam Aaron Copland), Op. 35/2
Intermission
John Adams (1947—):
Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986, arr. for piano four hands by Preben Antonsen 2018)
Monday 10.7.2023
7. 21.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €25/21
Poems
François Couperin (1668—1733):
Charmes and Barricades from Piéces de clavecin, Book 2
Runosong
Ernest Chausson (1855—1899):
Poème, Op. 25 for violin and piano (1896)