Kuhmo Chamber Music 2015

Hands creating magic

Valeria Resjan, piano

Mari Palo, soprano

Jussi Myllys, tenor, and Timo Riihonen, bass

Mari Palo, soprano, and Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano

Jussi Myllys, tenor, and Timo Riihonen, bass

Audience at Kuhmo Arts Centre

The opening concert

Audience at the opening evening concert

The opening concert

The opening concert

The beginning

The beginning

The Talich Quartet

Intermission

What to listen next?

Intermission

The concert continues

Audience at Kuhmo Arts Centre

Intermission

Magnus Pflüger and Nils Dettmann making documentary about Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

The break of the centuries: 1600-1699, Kuhmo Church

Anna Gebert, violin, Wolfgang Abendroth, harpsichord, Joona Pulkkinen, cello, and Elina Vähälä, violin

Audience at Kuhmo Church

Wouter Vossen, violin, and Marc Vossen, cello

Storioni Trio

Storioni Trio

Bart van de Roer, piano

Storioni Trio

Marc Vossen, cello

Wouter Vossen, violin

Talich Quartet

Talich Quartet

Talich Quartet

Talich Quartet

Talich Quartet

Talich Quartet

Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon

Hugo Ticciati, violin, Matilda Kärkkäinen, piano, Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon, Alberto Mesirca, guitar, and Zoran Marković, double bass

Hugo Ticciati, violin, Matilda Kärkkäinen, piano, Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon, Alberto Mesirca, guitar, and Zoran Marković, double bass

Hugo Ticciati, violin, Matilda Kärkkäinen, piano, Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon, Alberto Mesirca, guitar, and Zoran Marković, double bass

Harri Lehtinen, percussion, Tuija-Maija Nurminen, percussion, Carsten Schmidt, piano, and Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

Harri Lehtinen, percussion, Tuija-Maija Nurminen, percussion, Carsten Schmidt, piano, ja Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

The silent night falls upon Kuhmo.

Minna Pensola, violin, Mikko Perkola, viola da gamba, Irina Zahharenkova, harpsichord, Eero Palviainen, lute, Anna Gebert, violin, and Tuija-Maija Nurminen, percussion

Tuija-Maija Nurminen and Irina Zahharenkova

Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord

Maria Krykov and Minna Pensola

Janne Thomsen, flute

Janne Thomsen, flute

Janne Thomsen and Oliver Triendl

Kaisa Kortelainen, flute

Kaisa Kortelainen, flute

Trey Lee, cello

Marko Hilpo, piano, Junio Kimanen, piano, Naoko Ichihashi, piano, and Juhani Lagerspetz, piano

Juhani Lagerspetz, Naoko Ichihashi, Junio Kimanen and Marko Hilpo

Vladimir Mendelssohn giving directions to Costin Cazaban's piece Naturalia I

Vladimir Mendelssohn, conductor, Anniina Ahlström, producer, and Tuija-Maija Nurminen, vibraphone

Producer Anniina Ahlström

Artistic Director Vladimir Mendelssohn

Petteri Pitko, harpsichord

Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

Heta Aho, flute

Kuhmo Church

Spending summer day at Pajakka Rapid

Pajakka Rapid

Pajakka Rapid

Pianist Bart van de Roer, soprano Jessica Petrus, mezzo-soprano Margaret Lias, baritone Jaakko Kortekangas, tenor Niall Chorell, bass Timo Riihonen and baritone Thomas Florio (back). Front: harpsichordist Wolfgang Abendroth, double bassist Zoran Marković and guitarist Alberto Mesirca

Violinist Sergei Malov and cellist Julian Arp

Fog resting upon the lake

Kasmir Uusitupa, violin

Pianist Juhani Lagerspetz

Juhani Lagerspetz, piano, Megan Chartrand, soprano, Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano, Niall Chorell, tenor, and Thomas Florio, baritone

Juhani Lagerspetz, Megan Chartrand, Margaret Lias, Niall Chorell and Thomas Florio

Pianist Juhani Lagerspetz trying out a toy piano.

Flutist Janne Thomsen, pianist Juhani Lagerspetz and pianist Nataša Kudritskaja

Baritone Jaakko Kortekangas and bass Timo Riihonen

Siljamari Heikinheimo, Marc Danel, Florin Szigeti and Vanessa Szigeti

James Wilson, cello

Niall Chorell, tenor, Timo Riihonen, bass, Maria Krykov, double bass, and James Wilson, cello

Petteri Pitko, positive organ

Siljamari Heikinheimo, violin, Marc Danel, violin, Florin Szigeti, violin, and Vanessa Szigeti, violin

Eva Fritz, kithara, and Justus Willberg, aulos

Eva Fritz, kithara, and Justus Willberg, aulos

Kyeong Ham, oboe

Oboist Kyeong Ham

Karolina Weltrowska, violin, Dana Zemtsov, viola, and Kyeong Ham, oboe

The rehearsal of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Opera Ballet Pygmalio

Heta Aho, flute, and Kaisa Kortelainen, flute

Maja Bogdanović, cello, and Jarkko Uimonen, double bass

Jaakko Luoma, bassoon, Jarkko Uimonen, double bass, and Antti Tanttu's work of art ”Kutsumus”

Eva Fritz and Justus Willberg presenting instruments from Imperial Rome to the audience.

Eva Fritz, kithara, and Justus Willberg, aulos

Eva Fritz and Justus Willberg presenting instruments from Imperial Rome to the audience.

Justus Willberg plays water organ which is an essential instrument in music from Imperial Rome.

Violinist Elina Vähälä, mixing console

Violinist Elina Vähälä, mixing console

Violinist Elina Vähälä

Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano, and Alberto Mesirca, guitar

Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic, Artistic Director Vladimir Mendelssohn, Producer Anniina Ahlström and harpsichordist Carsten Schmidt

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor, RV 580

Time Is Music

J.S. Bach: Concerto in A minor, BWV 1065

Mi-Sa Yang, violin

Antti Tikkanen,violin

Minna Pensola, violin, Antti Tikkanen, violin, and Sergei Malov, violoncello da spalla

Violinist Antti Tikkanen

Minna Pensola, violin, Antti Tikkanen, violin, and Sergei Malov, violoncello da spalla

Minna Pensola, violin, Antti Tikkanen, violin, and Sergei Malov, violoncello da spalla

Summer night on the dock

Shigeko Hata, soprano, Jessica Petrus, soprano, Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano, Kiril Kozlovsky, piano, Tuomas Katajala, tenor, Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola, Vanessa Szigeti, violin, and Marc Danel, violin

Shigeko Hata, soprano, Jessica Petrus, soprano, Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano, Kiril Kozlovsky, piano, Tuomas Katajala, tenor, Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola, Vanessa Szigeti, violin, and Marc Danel, violin

Shigeko Hata, soprano, Jessica Petrus, soprano, Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano, Kiril Kozlovsky, piano, and Tuomas Katajala, tenor

Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola, and Vanessa Szigeti, violin

Kaisa Kortelainen, flute

Mi-Sa Yang, violin

Alma Pöysti, actress

Alma Pöysti, actress

Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor

Nina Bogdanas, Katri Heikkinen and Vilma Heikkinen

Taavi Oramo, clarinet

Nataša Kudritskaja, piano

Nataša Kudritskaja, piano

Daniel Rowland, violin

New Helsinki Quartet

New Helsinki Quartet

Festival flags fluttering through night

Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano

Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano, Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano, Megan Chartrand, soprano, ja Shigeko Hata, sopraano

Rice bowls in Lou Harrison's piece Bowl Bells.

Roope Gröndahl, piano

Karel Boeschoten, violin

Lou Harrison: Bowl Bells from Varied Trio

Kiril Kozlovsky, piano

Janne Tuomi, percussion

Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

Matti Kyllönen, tuner, is celebrating the 30th anniversary as tuner in Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

Matti Kyllönen, tuner, is celebrating the 30th anniversary as tuner in Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

Valeria Resjan and Alicia Ibáñez-Resjan

Valeria Resjan and Alicia Ibáñez-Resjan

Cecilia Zilliacus, violin

Cecilia Zilliacus, violin

Anneke Degen, violinmaker

Violin making

Bow making

Armin Seebass, bowmaker

Nino Gvetadze, piano

Touch on the key

All the concerts are recorded.

George Crumb: Black Angels

Antti Tikkanen, violin

Flutist Heta Aho and clarinetist Taavi Oramo

Flutist Heta Aho and clarinetist Taavi Oramo

Flutist Heta Aho and clarinetist Taavi Oramo

Flutist Heta Aho and clarinetist Taavi Oramo

Belle Shiu, pipa

Tuomas Katajala, tenor, Jussi Myllys, tenor, Jaakko Kortekangas, baritone, and Timo Riihonen, bass

Vanessa Szigeti, violin

Timo Riihonen, bass, Jaakko Kortekangas, baritone, Jussi Myllys, tenor, and Tuomas Katajala, tenor

Riikka Kyllönen, Maisa Klemetti and Elisa Lukkari are working in the festival.

Guitarist Alberto Mesirca, double bassist Zoran Marković, pianist Nataša Kudritskaja, bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman and violinist Daniel Rowland

Anni Kuusimäki, harp

You can find gold in Kuhmo!

Kurt Weill: Die Sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger rehearsal

Megan Chartrand, soprano

Daniel Rowland, violin, Alberto Mesirca, guitar, Nataša Kudritskaja, piano, Zoran Marković, double bass, and Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon

Concert Secretary Siiri Oinonen

Double bassist Zoran Marković, bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman, guitarist Alberto Mesirca, pianist Nataša Kudritskaja ja viulisti Daniel Rowland

Double bassist Zoran Marković, pianist Nataša Kudritskaja, bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman, guitarist Alberto Mesirca and violinist Daniel Rowland

Double bassist Zoran Marković, pianist Nataša Kudritskaja, bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman, guitarist Alberto Mesirca and violinist Daniel Rowland

Pianist Nataša Kudritskaja, double bassist Zoran Marković, bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman, guitarist Alberto Mesirca and violinist Daniel Rowland

Juhani Lagerspetz, piano, and page turner Elina Kettunen

Pianist's Ravel

David Cohen, cello

Marc Danel, violin

Marc Danel, violin

Danel Quartet

Niek de Groot, double bass, David Cohen, cello, and Barbora Hilpo, viola

Sergei Malov, violin

Petteri Pitko, harpsichord

Matthew Burtner: Syntax of Snow for two glockenspiels and amplified snow

Matthew Burtner: Syntax of Snow for two glockenspiels and amplified snow

Security Officer in duty

Crêpe Bakers in festival mood

Sauna Officer Kirsi Virtanen

Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, and Juhani Lagerspetz, piano

Julian Arp, percussion, in the rehearsal of John Cage's piece

Percussionist Tuija-Maija Nurminen

Festival visitor

Alma Pöysti, actress

Anna Gebert, violin

Executive Director Sari Rusanen and Artistic Director Vladimir Mendelssohn