Kuhmo Chamber Music 2019

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

Seppo Kimanen at the Lentiira Church

Seppo Kimanen and the sold-out opening concert at the Lentiira Church

Lovebirds

You can feel the enthusiasm!

Seppo Kimanen

Violinists Amanda Ernesaks and Rebecca Roozeman are getting ready for the concert

Cellist Tatu Kauppinen concentrates

The favourite of the audience, Vladimir Mendelssohn

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

Marc Danel, violin

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

Right after the concert

Warm congratulations on the show

Many well-wishers

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

Senja Rummukainen, cello

In the heat of Elfentanz

Senja Rummukainen, cello

In the middle of the rapid

Rolling by the river

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

In a spotlight

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

Daniel Rowland, violin

Daniel Rowland, violin

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

Wouter Vossen, violin

Old friends meet again – Seppo Kimanen and Izumi Tateno

Juhani Koivisto interviewed pianist Izumi Tateni in The Heart of the Day

Toni Hietala, 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

Kyeong Ham, oboe

Adrian Ibañez-Resjan, violin

Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola

Lydia Kavina, theremin

Lydia Kavina, theremin

Hagai Shaham, violin

Gareth Lubbe, viola

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...

David Cohen, conductor

Flautist Niamh McKenna played the solo part in the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Conductor David Cohen

Marc Bouchkov, violin

Valeria Resjan, piano

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

Marc Bouchkov, violin

Debussy's dress rehearal

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

Lydia Kavina, theremin

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

Cellist David Cohen and pianist Paavali Jumppanen negotiating

Pianist Paavali Jumppanen

Pianist Paavali Jumppanen in the middle of setting up

Paavali Jumppanen, piano

Dana Zemtsov, viola

Dana Zemtsov, viola

Senja Rummukainen, cello

Taking a break in the Kuhmo Arts Centre

A tango practise with Bålder Quartet

Vadim Grumeza, violin

Emil Hartikainen, violin

Violinist Minna Pensola's daughters Vilma and Emma

Violinist Minna Pensolan and daugthers Vilma and Emma

Greetings for the photographer

Răzvan Popovici, viola

Răzvan Popovici, viola

Kasmir Uusitupa, violin

Julian Arp, cello

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

Swinging Bålder Quartet

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 and cellist Trey Lee

A peaceful coffee break

A path to a lake

Locals Aki and Paavo at the Hietaperä School

Kaija, Eeva and Maire take care of delicacies

Alberto Mesirca, guitar, and Kaisa Kortelainen, flute

The audience concentrates

Playing Piazzolla at the Village concert in the Hietaperä School

Successful performance

Thanks for the gig!

A storm is coming

Wind goes over the T-shrts

The storm calms down

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

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

Conductor Jan Söderblom

Agreement with interpretation? Patricio Arroyo, tenor, and Elina Vähälä, violin

Patricio Arroyo, tenor, and Elina Vähälä, violin

Mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel's relaxation exercise

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

Water Music

Cellist Maja Bogdanović and violinist Daniel Rowland playing a duet

Maja Bogdanović, cello

A recent winner of the Tšaikovski competition – pianist Alexandre Kantorow is in Kuhmo for the first time

Alexandre Kantorow, piano

Yle has arrived in Kuhmo

Cameraman of Yle

Towards the live shows

Cameraman of Yle

Lior Ouziel, harp

Lior Ouziel, harp

Pianist Andrea Rucli

Elina Vähälä, violin, and Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

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

Sold out Lentua hall

Ready for the live show: commentators Inari Tilli, Ahti Paunu, and Ainomaija Pennanen

Cafeteria Juttua

Mikko Pyhälä has visited Kuhmo Chamber Music festival numerous times

Dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya

Dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya and pianist Marko Hilpo

Dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya's thanks after the Charleston Caprer

The Executive Director Sari Rusanen in a interview

Live broadcast

Yle's broadcast

Pink sunset

Violinist Daniel Rowland and pianist Natacha Kudritskaya. Siiri Ylijoki turns pages.

Suite from l'Historie du Soldat by Stravinsky. Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet

Daniel Rowland, violin

Natacha Kudritskaya, piano

Natacha Kudritskaya, piano

Daniel Rowland, violin

Daniel Rowland, violin, ja Natacha Kudritskaya, piano

Maria Vuorinen, viola

Sheet music

Student Concert. Petja Ylärakkola, piano

Student Concert. Cercatore Quartet: Tomotaka Seki, violin, Saki Tozawa, violin, Shiiko Nakamura, viola, and Haruka Mutaguchi, cello

Preparing a piano

Mi-Sa Yang, violin

Claude Frochaux, cello

Annariina Jokela, viola

Tuomo Matero, double bass

Nome Quartet

Nome Quartet's naptime

Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello

Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

Heini Kärkkäinen, piano

Violinist Yoshiko Arai in the Heart of the Day

Cellist Seppo Kimainen in the Heart of the Day

Julian Arp, cello

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

Sergey Malov, violin

Practising Fratres by Arvo Pärt

Sergey Malov, violin

Sheet music

Intermission at the Kuhmo Arts Centre

Intermission

Dandelion

Last before night

Emil Hartikainen, violin, and Riina Pirilä, viola

Violist Riina Pirilä and violinist Emil Hartikainen

Ensemble Åtta

Ensemble Åtta

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

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

Dana Zemtsov, viola

Jozef Lupták, cello, and Agnese Skrastina, clarinet

Önder Baloglu, violin

Janne Thomsen, flute

Keys

Nino Gvetadze, piano

Soo Hyun Park, violin, and Hyoung Joon Jo, cello

Soo Hyun Park, violin, and Hyoung Joon Jo, cello

Meta4 Quartet

Meta4 Quartet moving

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

Weight of fortepiano

Fortepiano

Tuija Hakkila, fortepiano

Harri Lehtinen, vibraphone, and Tuija-Maija Nurminen, marimba

Gondola of Kuhmo

On the water: Ensemble Åtta and violinist Sergey Malov

Rowing competition

Thursday ended with Mozart's Requiem.

Ensemble Åtta.

Ensemble Åtta.

Trombones playing Requiem.

Martti Rousi and Valeria Resjan.

Martti Rousi.

Valeria Resjan.

Marcelo Nisinman.

Eero Ignatius.

Alberto Mesirca playing Piazzolla.

Priya Mitchell.

Alberto Mesirca plays Baroque guitar.

Aylen Pritchin.

Lauri Sallinen.

Composer Juha T. Koskinen.

Teemu Kauppinen.

Kasmir Uusitupa.

By the lake Lammasjärvi.

Sivan Magen.

Composers Krystof Maratka, Miika Hyytiäinen ja Juha T. Koskinen

Krystof Maratka.

Alexander Buzlov

Jay Gilligan juggling with Prokofiev.

Jay Gilligan

Laura Linkola.

Kantele

Janne Thomsen, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky and the players of Sotkamon Jymy.

Janne Thomsen, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky and the players of Sotkamon Jymy.