Tuesday 16.7.
Tuesday 16.7.2024
7. 11.00 Kuhmo Church — €25/21 *
HEAR THE JOY
From the Holy Trinity to joy and light. Pärt’s musical palette showcases the organ at Kuhmo Church in all its lugubrious glory, while the vivacity of works by Wennäkoski and Mozart help shine a light into the darkness.
Lotta Wennäkoski (1970—):
Soiva ilo (Sounding Joy) for soprano and piano (2013, lyrics: Marjo Heiskanen)
Tuesday 16.7.2024
8. 15.00 Tuupala Primary School — €25/21
AFTERNOON WITH TRIOS
The Storioni Trio has enjoyed a long collaboration with composer Sebastian Fagerlund, and the work Remain is the result of a joint commission by the Storioni Festival and Kuhmo Chamber Music.
Sebastian Fagerlund (1972—):
Remain for piano trio (2022)
A look at previous programmes reveals that every single performance of Arenky’s Piano Trio has been one of the highlights of that year’s festival. This year’s performance is the first after a long break.
Anton Arensky (1861—1906):
Piano Trio No. 1 D minor, Op. 32 (1894)
Tuesday 16.7.2024
9. 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €30/25
KAFKA & BRAHMS
Get ready for an absurd, exhilarating evening with a rare performance of Kurtág’s dizzying Kafka Fragments! After the interval, Brahms’s fiery Piano Quartet will help raise the temperature in the Lentua Hall. A concert full of emotional charge in true Hungarian style.
György Kurtág (1926—):
Kafka Fragments, Op. 24 for soprano and violin (1985–87, text: Franz Kafka)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833—1897):
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)
Tuesday 16.7.2024
10. 21.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €25/21
DISCO AND FOLK DANCES