Monday 13.7.
Monday 13.7.2026
10.00 Salakamari
The Heart of the Day - Artistic directors Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen discuss the process of putting together this year’s programme (this session will in Finnish, admission free).
Monday 13.7.2026
3. 11.00 Kuhmo Church — €28/21
Let the party begin - sound the organ!
Erkki Melartin (1875—1937):
Festive March from the Incidental Music Sleeping Beauty, Op. 22 for organ (1904)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Piano Trio in E flat, Op. 1 No. 1 (1793)
Franz Liszt (1811—1886):
Prelude and Fugue from the Theme B-A-C-H, S. 260/2 for organ (1855–70)
Monday 13.7.2026
4. 15.00 Tuupala Primary School — €28/21
Anniversary banquet: entrées
Aram Khachaturian (1903—1978):
Trio for clarinet, violin and piano (1932)
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Divertimento in F, K. 138 (1772)
Monday 13.7.2026
5. 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €33/25
Fathers' day
While Clara Schumann was still in nappies, her father decided that his daughter would fulfil his highest ambitions: she was to become an acclaimed soloist and composer. Clara was the apple of her father’s eye, and he gave her every opportunity he could, until, despite his plans, a man appeared in their lives, a man who changed everything: Robert. And the rest is history.
Clara Schumann (1819—1896):
Three Romances, Op. 22 (1853, arr. for flute and piano by Carolyn Brown)
Fanny Mendelssohn’s musical education was every bit as comprehensive as that of her brother Felix; she too had extensive conversations with Goethe and was ready to take on the world, but that world wasn’t yet ready to give female musicians the chance of a career.
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805—1847):
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 (1846–47)
Interval
Corporal punishment was still relatively common during Kaija Saariaho’s childhood in the 1950s. Whenever her father was building up to another fit of rage, Kaija’s mother would tuck her into bed and say: “Stay here and be as quiet as you can”.
As a young entrepreneur, Launo Laakkonen was a workaholic. He worked long hours, sometimes even at the weekend. He only drank rarely, though on some weekends he drank to “calm himself down”. But he could be gentle and encouraging too. Kaija was able to take violin lessons, the family bought a piano at her behest, and she was given a guitar and guitar lessons.
Her father doubted whether such a shy girl would be able to survive as a performing artist, but he supported her studies nonetheless.
Helsingin Sanomat 12.10.2022
Kaija Saariaho (1952—2023):
Sept papillons for cello (2000)
Alma Mahler (1879—1964):
In meines Vaters Garten (1910, lyrics: Otto Erich Hartleben)
Wolfgang Mozart and his sister Nannerl were a product of their father Leopold, a miraculous circus act paraded through the courts of Europe. Their father was convinced of his children’s talents and the righteousness of his own agenda, but at some point he too had to learn to let them go.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 'Stadler' (1789)
Monday 13.7.2026
6. 21.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €28/21
Adults only
Johann Strauss II (1825—1899):
Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 (1869, arr. for salon ensemble by Alban Berg, 1921)
AUTUMN (L'AUTONNO)
Celebrates the peasant, with songs and dances,
The pleasure of a bountiful harvest.
And fired up by Bacchus' liquor,
many end their revelry in sleep.
Everyone is made to forget their cares and to sing and dance
By the air which is tempered with pleasure
And by the season that invites so many, many
Out of their sweetest slumber to fine enjoyment.
The hunters emerge at the new dawn,
And with horns and dogs and guns depart upon their hunting
The beast flees and they follow its trail;
Terrified and tired of the great noise
Of guns and dogs, the beast, wounded, threatens
Languidly to flee, but harried, dies.
Antonio Vivaldi (trans. Armand D'Angour)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):
Violin Concerto in F, Op. 8 No. 3 'Autumn' (1723)
Thomas Adès (1971—):
Life Story, Op. 8a (1994, lyrics: Tennessee Williams)