Saturday 26.7.
Saturday 26.7.2025
10.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre/Cafeteria Juttua
The Heart of the Day – psychiatrist Jari Sinkkonen (in Finnish)
Saturday 26.7.2025
54. 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €33/25 *
COMPOSERS' CONDITIONS – KONSTNÄRER MED KRÄMPOR – TAITEILIJAT TAUTEINEEN
There are many reasons to examine the history of music from a medical perspective too:
what ailments did composers suffer from, and how did these affect their music? Johann
Sebastian Bach’s fate was sealed by a quack posing as an eye doctor, Beethoven likely
suffered from the troublesome Crohn’s disease, and Mozart’s cause of death has been the
subject of debate for centuries. Child psychiatrist, Doctor of Medicine, and author Jari
Sinkkonen explores fact and fiction surrounding composers’ medical histories (in Finnish).
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Siciliano. Largo from Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 for violin and harpsichord (1717–23)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Rondo. Allegro from String Trio in D, Op. 9 No. 2 (1797–98)
Intermission
Saturday 26.7.2025
55. 15.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €27/21
GET WELL SOON – KRYA PÅ – PARANE PIAN
J. S. Bach (1685—1750):
Opening Chorus from Church Cantata 'Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe', BWV 25 (1723, arr. for string octet by Russ Bartoli and Peter Lang)
This work is dedicated to all those who suffered during the coronavirus pandemic and who
continue to suffer today.
Cecilia Damström (1988—):
Cura, Op. 73 for violin and prepared piano (2020)
George Onslow, sometimes called the French Beethoven, was involved in a hunting
accident in which he sustained a bullet wound to the face and almost lost his life. While
recovering from his wounds, he composed the events into one of his numerous string
quintets.
George Onslow (1784—1853):
String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38 'The Bullet' (1829)
Saturday 26.7.2025
56. 18.00 Kuhmo Church — €27/21
BETWEEN SEASONS – MELLANÅRSTIDER – VÄLIVUODENAJAT
Nancy Dalberg (1881—1949):
Scherzo, Op. 6 for string orchestra (1914)
Jaakko Kuusisto (1974—2022):
Välivuodenajat (Between Seasons), Op. 7 for string orchestra and harpsichord (1995–96)
Kurt Atterberg (1887—1974):
Suite No. 3, Op. 19 No. 1 for violin, viola and string orchestra (1917)
Saturday 26.7.2025
57. 20.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €27/21 **
TABULA RASA – A CHANCE FOR A CHANGE – EN CHANS TILL NYTT – MAHDOLLISUUS UUTEEN
The festival’s final concert will help cleanse the soul, leaving it ready to receive new artistic
impulses and to process the thoughts that have arisen over the course of the last two weeks.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 'Moonlight' (1801)
Everything is uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel so peaceful.
Too-Ticky in Tove Jansson’s work Moominland Midwinter
Arvo Pärt (1935—):
Tabula rasa for two violins, prepared piano and string orchestra (1977)