One of the founders of Kuhmo Chamber Music – violinist Yoshiko Arai at the opening concert
Present Artistic Director Vladimir Mendelssohn and previous Artistic Director Seppo Kimanen negotiating
Violist Ivan Vukčević tuning
Vladimir Mendelssohn tunes his viola
Violinist Jean-Jacques Kantorow tuning
Cellist Maja Bogdanović before the opening concert at the Lentiira Church
The founder of Kuhmo Chamber Music Seppo Kimanen and the festival's forewords
Seppo Kimanen at the Lentiira Church
Seppo Kimanen and the sold-out opening concert at the Lentiira Church
Yoshiko Arai and Vladimir Mendelssohn are listening to Seppo Kimanen's forewords
Yoshiko Arai and Seppo Kimanen at the Lentiira Church
Yoshiko Arai and Seppo Kimanen at the Lentiira Church
Happy together – Yoshiko Arai and Seppo Kimanen
You can feel the enthusiasm!
Violinists Amanda Ernesaks and Rebecca Roozeman are getting ready for the concert
Cellist Tatu Kauppinen concentrates
The favourite of the audience, Vladimir Mendelssohn
Seppo Kimanen tells about Schubert
Former Artistic Director Seppo Kimanen interviews present Artistic Director Vladimir Mendelssohn
Here's the answer to the question by the mayor of Kuhmo Tytti Määttä
Is there any questions from the audience?
With passion, Storioni Trio
Dasol Kim, piano, Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola, Julian Arp, cello, Marc Bouchkov, violin, and Tuomo Mantero, double bass
At the practise with Danel Quartet and Seppo Kimanen
Seppo Kimanen playing cello
Danel Quartet and Seppo Kimanen enjoying Shubert's String Quintet in C
Marc Danel, violin, Gilles Millet, violin, Vlad Bogdanas, viola, Seppo Kimanen, cello, and Yovan Markovitch, cello
Warm congratulations on the show
From one Artistic Director to the other
Pianist Valeria Resjan and violist Vlad Bogdanas listen to violinist Gilles Millet's view on Brahms.
Pianist Valeria Resjan practises Piano Quintet by Brahms, with Danel Quartet
Kaarina Kaikkonen's artwork made of old festival T-shirts in front of the Kuhmo Arts Centre
Audience has found it's way to the new Tuupala school
Cellist Senja Rummukainen and pianist Naoko Ichihashi
Naoko Ichihashi, piano, and Senja Rummukainen, sello
Kuhmo Church and the Pajakka river
In the middle of the rapid
Stefan Bremers's photo exhibition in the Kuhmo Arts Centre
Two generations of chamber musicians: pianist Alexandre Kantorow and violinist Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Pianist Konstantin Bogino, and father and son Kantorow
Cellist Tuomas Lehto and flautist Niamh McKenna
Yovan Markovitch, cello, Valeria Resjan, piano, Vlad Bogdanas, viola, Gilles Millet, violin, and Marc Danel, violin
Right after the show: Danel Quartet and Valeria Resjan
How did it feel to play Brahms?
Danel Quartet knows how to pose
Violinist Daniel Rowland and pianist Matilda Kärkkäinen are feeling how the "the livin' is easy" with Gershwin's Summertime
Daniel Rowland, violin, and Matilda Kärkkäinen, piano,with George Gershwin
Pianist Izumi Tateno returned to Kuhmo after a long break
Violinist Yoshiko Arai and pianist Izumi Tateno at the Salakamari
Old friends meet again – Seppo Kimanen and Izumi Tateno
Juhani Koivisto interviewed pianist Izumi Tateni in The Heart of the Day
Harri Lehtinen, percussion
Osuma Ensemble, Harri Lehtinen, Tuija-Maija Nurminen, Matilda Kärkkäinen, and Siiri Ylijoki are ready for Ionisation by Edgar Varèse
Serious Aylen Pritchin, violin
Happy Aylen Pritchin instead
Adrian Ibañez-Resjan, violin
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
Pelle – former festival mascot, nowadays retired
Cellist Maja Bogdanović and the Verklärte Nacht
Violists' friend photo: Gareth Lubbe and Vladimir Mendelssohn
Violists' friend photo part 2: Vladimir Mendelssohn and Gareth Lubbe
David Cohen's debut as a conductor
Give me a little bit more...
Flautist Niamh McKenna played the solo part in the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
David Cohen's vision of the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, part 1
David Cohen's vision of the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, part 2
David Cohen's vision of the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, part 3
David Cohen's conductor debut in Kuhmo – collection
Violinist Daniel Rowland and pianist Natacha Kudritskaya after G. Antheil's Sonata No. 2.
Daniel Rowland, violin, and Natacha Kudritskaya, piano and bongo drum
Enthralled with Piazzolla: Daniel Rowland, violin, Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon, Julian Arp, cello, and Zoran Marković, double bass
On the stage of the Kuhmo Arts Centre: Natacha Kudritskaya, piano, Daniel Rowland, violin, Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon, Zoran Marković, double bass, and Alberto Mesirca, guitar
Sunset by the Lammasjärvi
Oskar throws a warm stone to a lake so water would get swimmable
David Cohen's break with social media
Cellist David Cohen and pianist Paavali Jumppanen negotiating
Pianist Paavali Jumppanen
Pianist Paavali Jumppanen in the middle of setting up
Taking a break in the Kuhmo Arts Centre
A tango practise with Bålder Quartet
Hi mom! Violinist Minna Pensola and her daugter Emma
Violinist Minna Pensola's daughters Vilma and Emma
Violinist Minna Pensolan and daugthers Vilma and Emma
Greetings for the photographer
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
From one director to another – the Executive Director Sari Rusanen and the Artistic Director Vladimir Mendelssohn
Vladimir Mendelssohn doesn't allow Sari Rusanen to wipe off her lipstick stain
Dress rehearsal at the Hietaperä school
In a qeue to the Village concert
The audience stands in a queue at the Hietaperä School
The audience stands in a queue at the Hietaperä School
Audience at the Hietaperä School
Flautist Kaisa Kortelainen plays tango fot Anu dog and violinist Marc Bouchkov
Anu dog and violinist Marc Bouchkov
Locals Aki and Paavo at the Hietaperä School
Kaija, Eeva and Maire take care of delicacies
Violinist Marc Bouchkov and bandeonist Marcelo Nisinman taking a selfie
Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon
Rockin music in a rocking chair
Marcelo Nisinman in a concer
Alberto Mesirca, guitar, and Kaisa Kortelainen, flute
The audience concentrates
Playing Piazzolla at the Village concert in the Hietaperä School
Wind goes over the T-shrts
Matilda Kärkkäinen plays Bösendorfer grand piano
Pianist Matilda Kärkkäinen
Practise at the Tuupala School
Violinist Daniel Rowland looks for the sheet music
Violinits Daniel Rowland in the hall of Tuupala School
Violinist Daniel Rowland in the hall of Tuupala School
Matilda Kärkkäinen, piano, and Daniel Rowland, violin
Thorsten Johanns, clarinet
Jean-Jacques Kantorow conducted Hanns Eisler's Vierzehn Arten den Regen zu beschreiben
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Sadetta kuvaamassa: Bart van de Roer, piano, Irina Stachinskaya, flute, Lauri Sallinen, clarient, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor, Wouter Vossen, violin, Marc Vossen, cello, and Ivan Vukčević, viola
Eero Ignatius, double bass
Disagreement with interpretation? Jan Söderblom, conductor, and Elina Vähälä, violin
Agreement with interpretation? Patricio Arroyo, tenor, and Elina Vähälä, violin
Patricio Arroyo, tenor, and Elina Vähälä, violin
Mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel's relaxation exercise
Mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel
Patricio Arroyo and spooky light from the sheet music
Tuner Matti Kyllönen tunes a creaky wheel of a grand piano
This is the last summer in Kuhmo for Jari Tamminen
The host of Yle Ahti Paunu gets some make-up before the shwo
The author of Kamarimusiikkia Kuhmossa – Viisikymmentä ihmeellistä kesää, Juhani Koivisto
Cellist Maja Bogdanović in a photo shoot
Cellist Maja Bogdanović embracing wind
Violinist Daniel Rowland in the woods
Violinist Daniel Rowland as a grasshopper
Cellist Maja Bogdanović and violinist Daniel Rowland playing a duet
A recent winner of the Tšaikovski competition – pianist Alexandre Kantorow is in Kuhmo for the first time
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Violinists Antti Tikkanen and Minna Pensola
A violinist couple Antti Tikkanen and Minna Pensola
Elina Vähälä, violin, and Heini Kärkkäinen, piano
Mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel tells about Mata Hari
Dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya
Ksenia Parkhatskaya dances to Mata Haria
Ksenia Parkhatskaya, dance
Ksenia Parkhatskaya danced in the premiere of Vladimir Mendelssohn's Mata Hari
Composer Vladimir Mendelssohn after the premiere of Mata Hari
Composer Vladimir Mendelssohn and dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya
Ready for the live show: commentators Inari Tilli, Ahti Paunu, and Ainomaija Pennanen
Mikko Pyhälä has visited Kuhmo Chamber Music festival numerous times
Violinist Daniel Rowland and pianist Natacha Kudritskaya. Siiri Ylijoki turns pages.
Suite from l'Historie du Soldat by Stravinsky. Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Pianist Natacha Kudritskaya plays Stravinsky
Natacha Kudritskaya, piano
Natacha Kudritskaya, piano
Daniel Rowland, violin, ja Natacha Kudritskaya, piano
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Student concert at the Kuhmo Library. Maria Vuorinen, viola
Student Concert. Petja Ylärakkola, piano
Vlad Bogdanas, viola, at the Kuhmo library
Student Concert. Cercatore Quartet: Tomotaka Seki, violin, Saki Tozawa, violin, Shiiko Nakamura, viola, and Haruka Mutaguchi, cello
Tabula rasa by Arvo Pärt in the Kuhmo Church
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, violin
Tuomo Matero, double bass
Suitcase... I mean a cello case
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
Violinist Yoshiko Arai in the Heart of the Day
Cellist Seppo Kimainen in the Heart of the Day
The Executive Director Sari Rusanen thanked violinist Yoshiko Arai with flowers
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
Violinist Aylen Prithchin
Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor. Aylen Pritchin, violin, Natacha Kudritskaya, piano, Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola, and Julian Arp, cello
Violinist Yoshiko Arai and pianista Juhani Lagerspetz at Salakamari
Harri Lehtinen, percussion
Maria Krykov, double bass
Violinists Karel Boeschoten and Constantin Bogdanas in a practise
Practising Fratres by Arvo Pärt
Intermission at the Kuhmo Arts Centre
Pianist Natacha Kudritskaya
Pianist Natacha Kudritskaya and dogs
Silent town. Pianist Natacha Kudritskaya
Emil Hartikainen, violin, and Riina Pirilä, viola
Violist Riina Pirilä and violinist Emil Hartikainen
Ensemble Åtta and An der schönen blauen Donau
Natacha Kudritskaya and Nino Gvetadze, piano four-hands
Audience of Children's concert
Exhilarating children's concert Captain Noah
Surprising children's concert Captain Noah
Audience of the children's concert
Audience of the children's concert
Audience of the Captain Noah children's concert
Playing Die Libelle: Julian Arp, cello, Karolina Weltrowska, violin, Annariina Jokela, viola, Sivan Magen, harp, and Claudio Trovajoli, harmonium
Just like that! Zoran Marković, double bass, and Jozef Lupták, cello
Teeny-tiny notes. Harri Lehtinen, percussion, Zoran Marković, double bass, and Jozef Lupták, cello
Jozef Lupták, cello, and Agnese Skrastina, clarinet
Soo Hyun Park, violin, and Hyoung Joon Jo, cello
Soo Hyun Park, violin, and Hyoung Joon Jo, cello
Like ghosts, Meta4 Quartet
Over an hour long Schubert's Winterreise might feel heavy, but baritone Jaakko Kortekangas has strength to hold himself up. Tuija Hakkila plays fortepiano
Tuija Hakkila, fortepiano
Harri Lehtinen, vibraphone, and Tuija-Maija Nurminen, marimba
On the water: Ensemble Åtta and violinist Sergey Malov
Thursday ended with Mozart's Requiem.
Aylen Pritchin and Wolfgang Albendroth playing Violin concerto by Alban Berg.
Trombones playing Requiem.
Martti Rousi and Valeria Resjan.
Alberto Mesirca playing Piazzolla.
Concert secretaries Laura Salovaara, Satu Hoogeveen and Tiina Kokkonen relaxing before concert.
Alberto Mesirca plays Baroque guitar.
Alberto Mesirca and baroque guitar.
Lauri Sallinen plays Dream Transission by Juha T. Koskinen.
Composer Juha T. Koskinen.
Sivan Magen playing harp.
Agnese Skrastina playing clarinet.
Art work by Kaarina Kaikkonen is made of old t-shirts.
Composers Krystof Maratka, Miika Hyytiäinen ja Juha T. Koskinen
Jay Gilligan juggling with Prokofiev.
Janne Thomsen, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky and the players of Sotkamon Jymy.
Janne Thomsen, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky and the players of Sotkamon Jymy.