Wednesday 16.7.
Wednesday 16.7.2025
10.00 Salakamari
The Heart of the Day – flutist Janne Thomsen (in English)
Wednesday 16.7.2025
11. 11.00 Kuhmo Church — €27/21
YEAR 1809 – ÅR 1809 – VUONNA 1809
... Finland and Sweden went their separate ways, and Finland became an autonomous part
of the Russian empire named the Grand Duchy of Finland.
... Mendelssohn was born.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809—1847):
Andante tranquillo, Op. 67 No. 3 from Sechs Lieder ohne Worte (Six Songs without Words) for piano (1834–44, arr. for clarinet and piano)
... Pacius was born.
Fredrik Pacius (1809—1891):
Duo for violin and piano (1872)
... Haydn died.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (1790)
“Beethoven’s violin sonatas Op. 30 (1802) are dedicated to Alexander I, a monarch who had
been brought up in the traditions of the enlightenment. In the aftermath of the disaster
that was the French Revolution, his rise to the position of tzar in 1801 was greeted with
enthusiasm among the powers of Enlightenment Europe, Beethoven among them. In
1809, Alexander became the ruler of Finland too. Initially he strove to implement societal
reforms, which aroused Beethoven’s enthusiasm, but ultimately failed to live up to the expectations he raised.”
Paavali Jumppanen
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3 for violin and piano (1801–02)
Wednesday 16.7.2025
12.30 Tuupala Primary School
Student Concert
- Students of the Music Courses
Wednesday 16.7.2025
12. 15.00 Tuupala Primary School — €27/21
MUSIC & STORIES – KNIT UP! – LÅT OSS STICKA SAGOR! – SATUJA – KUUNNELLAAN JA NEULOTAAN!
In this concert, you can listen to fairytales and knit at the same time. Don’t forget your needles!
Olli Mustonen (1967—):
Anderseniana, Five Pieces on Five Short Tales by Hans Christian Andersen for flute (2023)
Alan Ridout (1934—1996):
Ferdinand the Bull for speaker and violin (1971, text: Munro Leaf)
Carl Reinecke (1824—1910):
Sonata in E minor, Op. 167 for flute and piano 'Undine' (1867)
Wednesday 16.7.2025
13. 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €33/25
FAQ – VANLIGA FRÅGOR – USEIN KYSYTYT KYSYMYKSET
At the start of Strauss’s opera Capriccio, we are presented with the eternal question: which
came first – the words or the melody?
Richard Strauss (1864—1949):
Sextet from the Opera Capriccio, Op. 85 (1940–41)
It was a very besotted Felix Mendelssohn who composed the song ‘Ist es wahr?’ The same
question is posed in his first string quartet too, which is essentially half an hour in a
magical wonderland of emotions. There’s no getting closer to the young, smitten Felix than
this.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809—1847):
Frage 'Ist es Wahr?', Op. 9 No. 1 (1827, lyrics: Felix Mendelssohn)
- Else Torp
- Marko Hilpo
Intermission
Erkki Melartin (1875—1937):
Leivo 'Miks', leivo, lennät Suomehen?' (Skylark 'Why haste you here?'), Op. 138 No. 2 (1925–1926?, lyrics: Aleksanteri Rahkonen)
Where have all the flowers gone? Young men are in uniform, young women pick flowers
for their graves. The question posed at the end of the song – when will they ever learn? –
sums up the madness of war.
Peter Seeger (1919—2014):
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (Sag mir wo die Blumen sind?) (1955, lyrics: Peter Seeger and Joe Hickerson)
- Anna Caroline Olsen
- Marko Hilpo
At the beginning of the final movement of his String Quartet Op. 135, Beethoven wrote the
words ‘Der schwer gefasste Entschluss’ (‘the hard decision’). The first three notes form the
movement’s main motif, and above this Beethoven writes ‘Muss es sein?’ (‘Must it be?’) At
the beginning of the faster section there is another inscription in Beethoven’s own hand –
‘Es muss sein! Es muss sein!’ (‘Yes, it must be!’), the violins respond together.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135 (1826)
Wednesday 16.7.2025
14. 21.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €27/21
TO BE OR NOT TO BE – ATT VARA ELLER INTE VARA – OLLAKO VAI EIKÖ OLLA
Marzi Nyman (1979—):
A Rotten Rhapsody (2016)