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Performer and Program Details of the
2010 Kuhmo International Chamber Music Festival
Performer and Program Details of the
2010 Kuhmo International Chamber Music Festival
AN UPDATE: The 2010 festival is over, and I have posted our wonderful
experiences over the two week period at Kuhmo Festival in July - click here for
the summary post, which has links to individual chronological daily posts.
experiences over the two week period at Kuhmo Festival in July - click here for
the summary post, which has links to individual chronological daily posts.
I'm so excited! The full program of next July's Kuhmo program
month then, during our (mild) Australian winter; the highlight would be this
extraordinary music festival 'in the middle of nowhere' (no offence to you, dear
Kuhmosiders). Kuhmo is a smallish town in central-north Finland at the Russian
border, which comes alive every July (and it's been doing it for some 40 years
now) for this classical music festival rated one of best festivals of its kind in the
world. Last year about 40,000 tickets were sold for the some 70 first class
concerts over the two July weeks.
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| Photo: Caj Bremer, Kuhmo Festival |
We'll be staying in a little lakeside cottage that we booked six months ago. It's
about a 40 minutes drive from Kuhmo, which is fine, since we'll literally be in the
middle of nowhere - which is one of the major attractions for us, after music.
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| Photo: Caj Bremer, Kuhmo Festival |
The featured composers this year are the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho...
...for the first week; she's one of the most respected contemporary composers in
the world (now based in Paris), and for the second week, the venerable Krzysztof
Penderecki:
And, both of them will be present!!! All the attributed people (as in musicians
and other performers) are listed below (I'd love to include all the composers and
their pieces as well, but it's just too much for now, see the website for the
concert details, if you wish). Just letting you know at this stage that the festival
will start with a children's Chamber Opera by Benjamin Britten: The Little
Sweep).
The photos below are taken from Kuhmo Festival website, cropped from Stefan
Bremer's images of participants at last year's 2009 festival taking part this year.
PIANO
Khatia Buniatishvili
Roope Gröndahl
Paavali Jumppanen
Matilda Kärkkäinen
Valeria Resjan
Bart van de Roer
Andrea Rucli
ORGAN, CEMBAL AND HARMONIORGAN
VIOLIN
Gidon Kremer **
Pekka Kuusisto
Priya Mitchell
Vasile Pantir
Vanessa Szigeti*
Antti Tikkanen
Wouter Vossen
Elina Vähälä
Mi-Sa Yang*
Dan Zhu*
VIOLA
Yuval Gotlibovich
Lilli Maijala*
Vladimir Mendelssohn
CELLO
Martti Rousi
Marc Vossen
BAROC CELLO
VIOLA DA GAMBA
Jordi Savall **
DOUBLE BASS
FLUTE
OBOE
CLARINET
BASSOON
FRENCH HORN
TRUMPET
TROMBONE
SAXOPHONE
GUITAR
HARMONICA
Jukka-Pekka Kuusela
Arto Tarkkonen
BANDONEON
PERCUSSION
Tuija-Maija Nurminen
ONDES MARTENOT
NF
Céline Grangey
Haruka Ogawa
Bruno Perrault
Augustin Viard
VOCAL
Shigeto Hata
Lionel Peintre
Kuhmolaisia lapsia ja nuoria
DANCE
CONDUCTORS
Carsten Schmidt
STRING QUARTETS
Danel Quartet
OTHER ENSEMBLES
LECTURES AND PRESENTERS
Harry Hallbreich
Sinikka Vuola
GUEST COMPOSERS
Krzysztof Penderecki
Kaija Saariaho
POETS
Anja Erämaja
Marianna Kurtto
Jarno Lindemark
Aki Salmela
Heli Slunga
Saila Susiluoto
* In the 'young chamber musicians' program
** not a Bremer photo
** not a Bremer photo
So, it'll be two weeks of great music performed by the finest musicians in the
world, pine forests, rowing in the lake, barbecues, mosquitos, sauna, fishing,
white nights, sunsets, log cabin, friendly locals amongst the numerous
international lovers of music, blue- and other berries, Karelian pies, mushrooms,
etc., etc.
I'm so excited, and I'm sure you can see now why!
"Kuhmo begins with opera
The Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival begins on Sunday July 11 with the opera The Little Sweep by Benjamin
Britten. Monday will focus on summer sounds, come rain or shine. It will also introduce the main theme for the
first week of the festival, the music of Kaija Saariaho. Tuesday will visit various gardens and end in nocturnal
mood. Wednesday, dedicated to dynasties, will begin with music by the Bach family, including that of a distant
relative, P.D.Q. Bach. The evening will pass in the company of the Mendelssohns and Schumanns and a
performance of the seldom-heard Piano Concerto by Clara arranged by Robert Schumann.
Thursday looks at queens of different heavens, femmes fatales from the Lorelei to Salome and to Maria of
Buenos Aires in the opera by Astor Piazzolla. On Thursday as well, audiences can meet Kaija Saariaho and hear
her talk about her works. Friday will head for Vienna, calling on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on the way to a
great Schubertiade in the evening. The themes of the five Saturday concerts are mythical characters from
Orpheus to the devil and the day will end with music from either side of the Iron Curtain. Waltzes and courtly
dances played by Jordi Savall will be the order of the day on Sunday, in moods ranging from gypsy music to
Purcell
Festival ends with Kremer
The second Kuhmo week begins with music on a water theme (Mare nostrum) and a rare experience –
Messiaen performed on six ondes Martenot. The opera scheduled for Monday is The Emperor of Atlantis, a 20th
century masterpiece composed by Viktor Ullmann. Tuesday is reserved for classics, but Pekka Kuusisto and Iiro
Rantala will have a free hand in the evening for building their programme. On Wednesday Beethoven and
Gubaidulina will meet Schubert and Prokofiev. Rounding off the day will be music by the festival’s eagerly-
awaited guest composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
Thursday has been set aside for Chopin and Russian composers. Friday will begin with Mozart, continue with
Beethoven and end with a long concert retracing Zito the magician’s flights over the Check Point Charlie.
Saturday July 24 will offer six concerts, and the final notes of the 2010 Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival will be
played by Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica in a violin version of Schumann’s Cello Concerto.
Two premieres
Premieres have always been an essential part of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, and this year there are
two. The Trio for clarinet, cello and piano by Sebastian Fagerlund, jointly commissioned by Ondine Oy and the
Kuhmo Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, will get its first hearing on July 24. Last year a number of works that
had won prizes in the international composition competition were heard at Kuhmo. This year the competition
harvest will include the string sextet Pine Tree, Dreaming by Matthew Whittall, to be premiered on July 12, and
the Trio for clarinet, cello and piano entitled Three poems from the Afterworld by Jouko Tötterström, on July 17.
There will be Kuhmo, if not Finnish, first performances of the Mozart Oboe Quintet and Beethoven Flute Quintet
as well as many other seldom-heard scores by composers ranging from Bach to Sciarrino."
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An Update: here's the complete program as of April 2010:
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SUNDAY 11.7.
1 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976):
The Little Sweep, Op. 45
Haller, Packalén, Katajala, Söderlund, young people from Kuhmo, Mikkola, Rucli, F. Szigeti, V. Szigeti, Deschamps, Lehto, Ferchen, Stasevska
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MONDAY 12.7.
Summer Sounds
2 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Summer Music
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76/4 "Sunrise"
Ardeo Quartet
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904):
Silent Woods, Op. 68 No. 5 for Cello and Piano
Rousi, Mikkola
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Introduction and Variations (on Trockne Blumen from Die schöne Müllerin) in E minor, D 802 for Flute and Piano
Adorjan, Resjan
Intermission
Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Terra Memoria for String Quartet
Ardeo Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "Tempest"
Jumppanen
Johann Strauss (1825–1899):
Polka Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Mitchell, Maijala, Lehto, H. Kärkkäinen, Seo, Sundqvist, Ferchen, Nurminen
3 14.00 Kontio School €23.50/15.50
The Miraculous Summer 1786
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Piano Quartet in E flat, K. 493
Jumppanen, Vähälä, Rohde, Pulkkinen
Rondo No. 2 in F, K. 494 for Piano
Gröndahl
Piano Trio in G, K. 496
Gringolts, Gebert, Wass
Intermission
Sonata in F, K. 497 for Piano Four Hands
Gröndahl, Zahharenkova
Trio in E flat, K. 498 for Clarinet, Viola and Piano "Kegelstatt"
Sundqvist, Riebl, Lagerspetz
Intermission
Andante and Variations in G, K. 501 for Piano four Hands
H. Kärkkäinen, Kudritskaya
String Quartet in D, K. 499 "Hoffmeister"
Ardeo Quartet
4 19.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Some Aspects of Summer
Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Vent nocturne for Viola and Electronics
Kilpeläinen
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Regenlied, Op. 59/3
Packalén, Rucli
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
Drops of Water for Violin and Cello
Heikinheimo, Pulkkinen
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78 "Regenlied Sonata"
Vähälä, Jumppanen
Intermission
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Prelude in D flat, Op. 28 No. 15 for Piano "Raindrops"
Jumppanen
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Jeux d'eau for Piano
Gröndahl
Hanns Eisler (1898–1962):
14 Arten, den Regen zu beschreiben, Op. 70 (The silent film Regen (1929) by Joris Ivens will be shown during the performance)
Adorjan, Sundqvist, Heikinheimo, Mendelssohn, Djupsjöbacka, Lagerspetz, Stasevska
5 21.15 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Summer Time
György Kurtág (1926–):
Die Menschen sind Blumen for Viola and Double Bass
Mendelssohn, de Groot
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1942):
I Crisantemi, Elegy for String Quartet
V. Szigeti, Yang, Deschamps, Gebert
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
June, July and August from the suite The Seasons, Op. 37b (arr. for Piano Trio)
Rowland, Gebert, Bogino
Matthew Whittall (1975–):
Pine Tree, Dreaming (premiere, one of the fruits of our composition competition 2009)
Enescu Quartet, Deschamps, Pulkkinen
Johann Strauss (1825–1899)-Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 for String Quartet, Harmonium and Piano
Vähälä, Bogdanas, Mendelssohn, Gebert, Zahharenkova, Schmidt
George Gershwin (1898–1937):
Encore: Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Schmidt, Zahharenkova, Ferchen
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TUESDAY 13.7.
The Secrets of the Garden
6 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
Variations or the Tree of Continuity
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Baryton Trio in D, HXI 113
Geringas, Rohde, Maintz
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Variations on a Theme by J. Haydn, Op. 56b for two Pianos
Resjan, Wass
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Gringolts, Rohde, Rousi, Gröndahl
7 13.30 Kontio School €23.50/15.50
The Secret Garden of Bartók
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Rowland, Mendelssohn, Cohen, H. Kärkkäinen
Intermission
Hungarian Folk Music
Pantir, Tarkkonen
Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Vähälä, Riebl, Rousi, Resjan
Intermission
The magic tree of classical music grew for 40,000 years, providing the sweet and – also – the bitter fruits of its own evolution. From the branches of antiquity the Renaissance was born. From the backstage shadows the harpsichordist has metamorphosed into the front stage conductor. From the knight’s castle hall chamber music has come (down) to the big symphony hall. From the subconscious love-hate relation with R. Strauss and gipsy music the unshakable values of Bartók have issued forth. His Quintet contains all the keys to the doors of his future secret gardens, and all the makings of an excessive, passionately post-Romantic and courageously beautiful piece of music.
Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
Piano Quintet, BB 33
Lagerspetz, Danel Quartet
8 18.00 Kuhmo Church €14.50/10.50
Shostakovich and the Great Gardener
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975):
String Quartet No. 6 in G, Op. 101
Danel Quartet
Stalin, the great gardener of the soul, was gone, but his shadow was still in the air. Tikhon Khrennikov, the boss of the USSR composers’ union and one of his worthy acolytes was around to make everything impossible but very important. He had some encouraging words for young Alfred Schnittke, protégé of Shostakovich. “He lacks all talent for writing music and should not compose.”
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Prelude in Memoriam Dmitry Shostakovich for two Violins
Gringolts, Yang
Dmitry Shostakovich:
String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118
Danel Quartet
9 20.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €23.50/15.50
Gardens at Nightfall
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Divertimento in D, Hob. IV:6 (arr. from Il mondo della luna)
Thomsen, Rowland, Fodoreanu
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 for Strings
Mitchell, Rowland, Riebl, Pulkkinen, Simon
Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Oi kuu for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Sundqvist, Pulkkinen
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"
Jumppanen
Intermission
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Cloches à travers les feuilles, L. 111/1 for Piano
Zahharenkova
Clair de lune (arr. for Violin and Piano by J. Heifetz)
V. Szigeti, Zahharenkova
La sérénade interrompue, L. 117/9 for Piano
Jumppanen
Kaija Saariaho:
Serenatas for Piano, Cello and Percussion
Lagerspetz, Cohen, Ferchen
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Serenade in D, Op. 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola
Thomsen, Rowland, Riebl
Intermission
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Piano Trio in E flat, D 897 "Notturno"
Vähälä, Cohen, Zahharenkova
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
Die Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 for String Sextet
Meta4, Maijala, Gebert
The Friend in this concert and of Finnish chamber music in Kuhmo is VTT.
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WEDNESDAY 14.7.
10 11.30 Kuhmo Church €19.50/14
The Bach Family
Johann Christoph Bach (1642–1703):
Chaconne from the cantata Meine Freundin, du bist schön
Haller, Gringolts, Rohde, Donin, Maijala, Wilson, Schmidt
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784):
Pieces for Clock Organ
Pedrini
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 for Solo Cello
Maintz
Intermission
C.Ph.E. Bach (1714–1788):
Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, H 75.5
Pedrini
J.S. Bach:
Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 for Solo Cello
Geringas
J.C. Bach (1735-1782) - W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Piano Concerto in D, K. 107/1
Wass, Hughes, Petitdemange, Lehto, Lindroos
P.D.Q. Bach (1807–1742):
Encore: Aria from the Sonata for Viola Four Hands and Harpsichord, S. 440
Bogino, Vähälä, Deschamps, Schmidt
11 15.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Haydn
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Baryton Duet in D, Hob. X:11
Baryton Duet in D, Hob. XII:3+5
Geringas, Maintz
Baryton Trio in D, H. 11/97
Geringas, Rohde, Maintz
Intermission
Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806):
Little Organ Pieces for Organ
Pedrini
Joseph Haydn:
Piano Trio No. 25 in C, Hob. XV: 27
Yang, Lehto, Kudritskaya
12 18.00 Kontio School €19.50/14
The Mendelssohns
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847):
Lied ohne Worte in D, Op. 109 for Cello and Piano
Rousi, M. Kärkkäinen
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847):
Das Jahr for Piano
Mikkola
Arnold Mendelssohn (1855–1933):
Violin Sonata in C, Op. 71, 1st movement
Mikkola, Yang
Alfred Mendelssohn (1910–1966):
String Quartet No. 8
Meta4
Intermission
Felix Mendelssohn:
String Octet in E flat, Op. 20
Shaham, Tikkanen, Heikinheimo, Pensola, Kilpeläinen, Stasevska, Lee, Djupsjöbacka
13 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009 for Solo Cello (arr. for Cello and Piano by R. Schumann)
Maintz, Zahharenkova
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Three Romances, Op. 94 for Clarinet and Piano
Sundqvist, Mikkola
Clara Schumann (1819–1896):
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 7 (arr. for Piano and String Quintet by R. Schumann)
Kudritskaya, V. Szigeti, Yang, Mendelssohn, Djupsjöbacka, Simon
Intermission
Robert Schumann:
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44
Resjan, Gringolts, V. Szigeti, Riebl, Rousi
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THURSDAY 15.7.
Queens of Different Heavens
14 11.00 Kontio School €19.50/14
Ravi Shankar (1920–):
L'aube Enchantée on the Raga Todi for Flute and Guitar
Seo, Mesirca
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873–1943):
Lieder
Söderlund, Bogino
Max Bruch (1838–1920):
Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 for Cello and Piano
Rousi, Kudritskaya
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904):
Biblical Songs, Op. 99
Söderlund, Gröndahl
Arvo Pärt (1935–):
Stabat Mater
Hata, Expert, Katajala, F. Szigeti, Gotlibovich, Cohen
15 14.30 Kuhmo Church €14.50/10.50
Ladies in White
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Des Mädchens Klage
Hata, Wass
Silvia Colasanti (1975–):
To Muddy Death. Ophelia
Adorjan, Sundqvist, Yang, Lehto, Rucli, Ferchen, Nurminen
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847):
Des Mädchens Klage
Hata, Wass
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"
Quadrion
16 16.30 Kontio School €5
Meet Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Saariaho talks about composing and her compositions and invites questions from the audience.
Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Il pleut for Soprano and Piano
Haller, M. Kärkkäinen
Je sens un deuxième coeur, mov. V for Viola, Cello and Piano
Mendelssohn, Pulkkinen, Rucli
Ballade for Solo Piano
Mikkola
17 19.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
Femmes Fatales
Johann Strauss (1825–1899):
Fata Morgana, Op. 330
Vähälä, Zhu, Rohde, Pulkkinen, Jumppanen, Simon
Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Die Loreley, S. 532
Resjan
Georges Bizet (1838–1875):
Carmen Fantasy (arr. for four Violins and Double Bass by J. Milone)
Rowland, Mitchell, V. Szigeti, Bogdanas, de Groot
Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome
Kuusisto, Mikkola
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
La flûte enchantée, from the suite "Shéhérazade" for Voice, Flute and Piano
Haller, Thomsen, Gröndahl
Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Nymphea (Jardin secret III) for String Quartet and Live Electronics
Meta4
The Friend of this concert is Kainuun Puhelinosuuskunta.
18 21.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
The Other Maria (& Co)
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992):
Maria de Buenos Aires
Bonilla-Torres, Klas, Alvarado, Packalén, Torikka, Expert, Seo, Mesirca, Sandås, Ferchen, Nurminen, H. Kärkkäinen, Rowland, V. Szigeti, Mendelssohn, Lee, Simon, Kuusela
There will be one intermission.
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FRIDAY 16.7.
Vienna
19 11.00 Kuhmo Church €14.50/10.50
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Notturno No. 6 in G, Hob. II:30 "The King of Naples"
Seo, Gleisner, Joulain, Tapani, Roussev, Zhu, Gotlibovich, Deschamps, Lee, Lindroos
Pieces for Clock Organ, Hob. XIX 27-32
Pedrini
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Hommage à Haydn, L. 115 (1909)
Paul Dukas (1865–1935):
Prélude élégique sur le nom de Haydn (1909)
Reynaldo Hahn (1875–1947):
Thème varié sur le nom de Haydn (1909)
Vincent d'Indy (1851–1931):
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, Op. 65 (1909)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn (1909)
Lagerspetz
Joseph Haydn:
Notturno No. 1 in C Hob. II:25 "The King of Naples"
Seo, Gleisner, Joulain, Tapani, Roussev, Zhu, Gotlibovich, Deschamps, Lee, Lindroos
20 13.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
String Quintet in B flat, K. 174
Ardeo Quartet, Riebl
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Danel Quartet, Gotlibovich
21 15.00 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Viennese Frivolity
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826):
Minuet for Flute, Guitar and Viola
Adorjan, Mesirca, Riebl
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Notturno, D 96 for Flute, Viola, Cello and Guitar
Adorjan, Riebl, Pulkkinen, Mesirca
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
Cabaret Songs
Haller, Wass
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
Music for Violin and Piano
Zhu, Rucli
22 17.00 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Vienna under Siege
Nicolò Paganini (1782–1840):
Sonata Napoleone in E flat
Zhu, M. Kärkkäinen
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica” (arr. for Piano Quartet by F. Ries)
Roussev, Rohde, Martinez, H. Kärkkäinen
23 19.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
The Last Viennese Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Shaham, Lagerspetz
String Quintet No. 2 in G, Op. 111
Meta4, Mendelssohn
The Friend of this concert is the S-Group.
24 21.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €30/20
Schubertiade
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
String Quartet No. 15 in G, D 887
Meta4
Intermission
String Trio in B flat, D 581
Shaham, Gotlibovich, Cohen
Adagio and Rondo concertante in F, D 487 for Piano Quartet
Vähälä, Maijala, Pulkkinen, Resjan
John Harbison (1938–):
November 19, 1828 for Piano Quartet
Kuusisto, Maijala, Lee, Mikkola
A work based on Schubert fragments including the fugue he did not finish when studying with Zechter in the last three weeks of his life. He wanted to know as much as Beethoven, to equal him (to say the least). He only managed to be a genius.
Intermission
Franz Schubert:
String Quintet in C, D 956
Meta4, Rousi
This concert is sponsored by UPM.
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SATURDAY 17.7.
A Festival of Two Worlds
25 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
“Heaven wouldn't be what it is if one couldn't hear my husband’s music.”
Anna Magdalena Bach
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Suite No. 4 in E flat, BWV 1010 for Solo Cello
Geringas
Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV 1036
Seo, Gleisner, Luoma, Zahharenkova
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 for Solo Cello
Maintz
26 13.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
W GOTTlieb AmaDEUS
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
String Quintet in D, K. 593
Meta4, Mendelssohn
Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581
Sundqvist, Danel Quartet
27 15.00 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Myth and Temptation
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643):
Toccata, Sinfonias and Moresca from Orfeo, SV 318
Pirinen, Rönkä, Ardeo Quartet, Simon, Pedrini, Nurminen
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787):
Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice
Thomsen, Mitchell, Bogdanas, Stasevska, Wilson, Zahharenkova
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Baryton Trio in A, Hob XI:5 (Aria Che faró senza Euridicé from Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice)
Geringas, Mendelssohn, Maintz
Philip Glass (1937–):
The Orphée Suite for Piano (transcribed by P. Barnes)
Rucli
Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880):
Encore: Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
Kuusisto, H. Kärkkäinen
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A Festival of Two Worlds
The lowest circle of Hell. Contrary to prevailing opinion, it is inhabited neither by
despots nor by matricides, not even by those who go after the bodies of others.
It is a refuge for artists, full of mirrors, musical instruments and pictures. At first
glance this is the most luxurious infernal department, without tar, fire or physical
torture. Throughout the year competitions, festivals, concerts are held there.
There is no climax in the season. The climax is permanent and almost absolute.
Every few month new trends come into being and nothing, it appears, is capable
of stopping the triumphant march of the avant-garde. Belzebub loves art. He
boasts that even his choruses, his poets and his painters are nearly superior to
those of heaven. He who has better art has better government - that's clear.
Soon they will be able to measure their strength against one another in the
Festival of the Two Worlds. And then we will see what remains of Dante, Fra
Angelico and Bach. Belzebub supports the arts. He provides his artists with calm,
good board and lodging and absolute freedom from the hellish life. Zbigniew
Herbert
despots nor by matricides, not even by those who go after the bodies of others.
It is a refuge for artists, full of mirrors, musical instruments and pictures. At first
glance this is the most luxurious infernal department, without tar, fire or physical
torture. Throughout the year competitions, festivals, concerts are held there.
There is no climax in the season. The climax is permanent and almost absolute.
Every few month new trends come into being and nothing, it appears, is capable
of stopping the triumphant march of the avant-garde. Belzebub loves art. He
boasts that even his choruses, his poets and his painters are nearly superior to
those of heaven. He who has better art has better government - that's clear.
Soon they will be able to measure their strength against one another in the
Festival of the Two Worlds. And then we will see what remains of Dante, Fra
Angelico and Bach. Belzebub supports the arts. He provides his artists with calm,
good board and lodging and absolute freedom from the hellish life. Zbigniew
Herbert
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770):
Violin Sonata in G minor "Devil’s Trill"
Shaham, Jumppanen
François Couperin (1668–1733):
Dance du diable for Harpsichord
Schmidt
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805):
Symphony in D minor, G. 506 "La casa del diavolo"
Seo, Gleisner, Tapani, Joulain, Ardeo Quartet, Lindroos, Schmidt
Intermission
Jouko Tötterström (1956–):
Three Poems from the Afterworld for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Lethiec, Lehto, Mikkola
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Grand Duo in E, on themes from Mayerbeer's Robert le Diable for Cello and Piano
Rousi, Lagerspetz
Alexandr Skryabin (1872–1915):
Poème satanique in C, Op. 36 for Piano
H. Kärkkäinen
Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Mefisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 for Piano "The Dance at the Village Inn"
Resjan
Johann Strauss (1825–1899):
Lucifer Polka, Op. 266
Kuusisto, Yang, Maijala, Pulkkinen, Simon, Gröndahl, Malmivirta
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The Iron Curtain between God, Communism and the Voice of America
Anatolijus Senderovas (1945–):
David's Song for Cello and String Quartet
Geringas, Ardeo Quartet
Serban Nichifor (1954–):
String Quartet
Enescu Quartet
György Ligeti (1923–2006):
Sonata for Violoncello Solo
Geringas
Intermission
Gems of the Proletkult
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759):
Suite in D minor for Harpsichord
Zahharenkova
Handel’s image of a religious mystic detached from the class struggle is part of
the capitalist mystification intended to cut off the working people from their
cultural inheritance and to make their exploitation easier. His choruses
represented the people suffering, fighting and triumphing, and his dances were
used to combat the Pietist devoutness of his feudal oppressors by showing that
his art belonged to the people.
the capitalist mystification intended to cut off the working people from their
cultural inheritance and to make their exploitation easier. His choruses
represented the people suffering, fighting and triumphing, and his dances were
used to combat the Pietist devoutness of his feudal oppressors by showing that
his art belonged to the people.
Aufgaben und Ziele unserer Händelpflege
SED Hauptabteilung Kulturelle Beziehungen - Ministerium für Kultur 27/2 1958
Die Partei hat immer recht
Katajala, Packalén, Kuusela, Lethiec, de Groot, Ferchen, Nurminen
The liberal bourgeoisie saw Bach exclusively as a church musician; every artistic
connection with the struggle of the simple people present in his suites, his
concertos, even his profane cantatas was covered up. In the period of
imperialism, the bourgeoisie promoted Bach as a cosmopolitan church formalist
musician devoid of content. The SED (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) is
right in exposing the falsified aspect of German culture in the “Americanised”
West. Art for the masses has been replaced by erotic magazines, cops and
robbers novels, and films in which the mentally ill and gangsters appear as
heroes. If composers there do not write Boogie-woogie rhythms or abrasive neo-
fascist marches, they vegetate in poverty. In the Bach Year, 1950, we will defend
our national culture against all destructive and divisive efforts of American
imperialism.
connection with the struggle of the simple people present in his suites, his
concertos, even his profane cantatas was covered up. In the period of
imperialism, the bourgeoisie promoted Bach as a cosmopolitan church formalist
musician devoid of content. The SED (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) is
right in exposing the falsified aspect of German culture in the “Americanised”
West. Art for the masses has been replaced by erotic magazines, cops and
robbers novels, and films in which the mentally ill and gangsters appear as
heroes. If composers there do not write Boogie-woogie rhythms or abrasive neo-
fascist marches, they vegetate in poverty. In the Bach Year, 1950, we will defend
our national culture against all destructive and divisive efforts of American
imperialism.
Stellungsnahme des Parteivorstandes der SED zum Bach Jahr
Anlage nr 4 zum Potokoll Nr 76 vom 13 März 1950
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Coffee Cantata, BWV 211
Hata, Katajala, Torikka, Seo, Roussev, V. Szigeti, Stasevska, Luoma, Lindroos, Schmidt
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Jumppanen
Intermission
Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978):
We Live in an Enviable Time
Haller, Rucli
Louis Armstrong:
What a Wonderful World
Torikka, Lethiec, Malmivirta, M. Kärkkäinen, de Groot, Ferchen, Nurminen
Contrary to the prevailing belief, the Louis Armstrong masterpiece is not by Louis
Armstrong. The two fathers of the “Wonderful World” were Bob Thiele and
George David Weiss. Armstrong merely protected them from the hellish life and
consequences of being famous.
Armstrong. The two fathers of the “Wonderful World” were Bob Thiele and
George David Weiss. Armstrong merely protected them from the hellish life and
consequences of being famous.
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975):
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Danel Quartet
Shostakovich, in a reply to an American music critic:
I want you to know, Mr. Taubman (music critic on the New York Times), that we
in the USSR are used to greater freedom than people in any of the bourgeois
countries: freedom from exploiters, from bribery, from bourgeois publishers, etc.
I can assure you, Mr. Taubman, that I've always heeded the voice of public
opinion, so vital to me in my creative work.
in the USSR are used to greater freedom than people in any of the bourgeois
countries: freedom from exploiters, from bribery, from bourgeois publishers, etc.
I can assure you, Mr. Taubman, that I've always heeded the voice of public
opinion, so vital to me in my creative work.
March of the Soviet Militia, Op. 139
Thomsen, Rönkä, Lethiec, Luoma, Tapani, M. Kärkkäinen, Kemppainen, Ferchen, Nurminen
Louis Armstrong:
When the Saints Go Marching in (trad.)
Torikka, Lethiec, Pirinen, Malmivirta, Bogino, de Groot
The Partner of this concert is the OP-Pohjola Group.
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SUNDAY 18.7.
Dances and Contradances
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W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Five Contradances, K. 609
Seo, Rowland, Mitchell, Lindroos, Nurminen
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Five German Dances and Seven Trios, D 90
Danel Quartet
W.A. Mozart:
Dorfmusikanten Sextett (Ein Musikalischer Spass), K. 522
Tapani, Joulain, Pensola, Tikkanen, Maijala, de Groot
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Fantasies on one Note
Henry Purcell (1659–1695):
Fantasy upon one note in C
Ardeo Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Quartet in F, Op. 59/1 "Razumovsky"
Michelangelo Quartet
Intermission
Alexander Tansman (1897–1986):
Melodie from Suite-divertissement for Piano Quartet
Rowland, Maijala, Rousi, Rucli
Our composition teachers all solemnly agreed: you cannot call a single repeated
note a melody. Tansman uses only one – not more – note in the leading line. He
calls it a “Melody”. Maybe our teachers should reconsider...
note a melody. Tansman uses only one – not more – note in the leading line. He
calls it a “Melody”. Maybe our teachers should reconsider...
Bulgarian Folklore
Pantir, Tarkkonen
Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
String Quartet No. 5, BB 110
Meta4
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Waltzes & Records
Johann & Josef Strauss: Pizzicato Polka, Op. 234
Kuusisto, Yang, Maijala, Lee, Lindroos
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957):
Valse lyrique, Op. 96a
Resjan
The shortest Waltz ever written. But – Chopin’s promise does not hold. For now it
might even take two minutes. Or maybe Paavali will break the world record…
might even take two minutes. Or maybe Paavali will break the world record…
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Waltz in D flat, Op. 64/1 "Minute Waltz"
Jumppanen
Jean Sibelius:
Valse triste, Op. 44/1 (arr. for Piano by the composer)
Lagerspetz
Josef Strauss (1827–1870):
Saus und Braus, Op. 69 for String Quartet
Kuusisto, Yang, Mesirca, Kuusela
Alexander Tansman (1897–1986):
Fantasy on Strauss Waltzes for two Pianos
Bogino, Kimanen
Intermission
The longest waltz ever written, the finale of the Enescu Octet is like a farewell to
the 10 minute maximum span and unreflective efficiency of the Wiener Waltz.
The content of Enescu's waltz makes it one of the most substantial and
sophisticatedly beautiful in the history of music. In itself a phenomenon, the work
of the 19-year-old Enescu sets standards never equalled in the history of
chamber music since Mendelssohn Bartholdy. It is as if the contest between these
two geniuses produced two lasting winners.
the 10 minute maximum span and unreflective efficiency of the Wiener Waltz.
The content of Enescu's waltz makes it one of the most substantial and
sophisticatedly beautiful in the history of music. In itself a phenomenon, the work
of the 19-year-old Enescu sets standards never equalled in the history of
chamber music since Mendelssohn Bartholdy. It is as if the contest between these
two geniuses produced two lasting winners.
George Enescu (1881–1955):
String Octet in C, Op. 7
Danel Quartet, Enescu Quartet
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Court Dances and Music
Karl Friedrich Abel, J.S. Bach, Johannes Schenck, M. de Sainte-Colombe les fils,
Le Sieur de Machy, Marin Marais, Tobias Hume, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Thomas
Ford, John Playford,
Le Sieur de Machy, Marin Marais, Tobias Hume, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Thomas
Ford, John Playford,
Anonymous
Jordi Savall
There will be one intermission during this concert.
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Meet Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall
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MONDAY 19.7.
Mare Nostrum
... Rubashov when accused: What is your opinion about oceans and the infinite? I thought: Here must be the core of my guilt; is there anything worse for a totalitarian cannibal? I got carried away by his “oceanic” feeling. He felt ashamed. “Running away from responsibility”, “betrayal of the struggle between classes”, the Bolshevik party disapproved of these petit-bourgeois notions. The “oceanic feeling” was counterrevolutionary…
Arthur Koestler
Darkness at Noon
35 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Upstream
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741):
Violin Concerto in E flat, RV 253 "La tempesta di mare"
Roussev, Heikinheimo, F. Szigeti, Stasevska, Wilson, Lindroos, Schmidt
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Ondine for Piano
Kudritskaya
George Crumb (1920–):
Vox balaenae for Amplified Flute, Cello and Piano
Thomsen, Rousi, H. Kärkkäinen
Intermission
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Piano Quintet in A, D 667 "Trout"
Martin, Imai, Helmerson, de Groot, Resjan
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Towards the Sea
Franz Liszt (1811–1886):
Au bord d'une source, S. 160/4 for Piano
Gröndahl
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Auf dem Strom, D 943 for Soprano, French Horn and Piano
Hata, Tapani, Bogino
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60 for Piano
Kudritskaya
Kaija Saariaho (1952–):
Trois rivières for Percussion and Electronics
Ferchen, Nurminen
Intermission
Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
Das Schloss am Meere, TrV 191 Melodrama for Narrator and Piano
Haller, Rucli
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
La mer (arr. for six Hands at two Pianos by A. Caplet)
Lagerspetz, Kudritskaya, Rucli
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Set in Atlantis in the kingdom of Emperor Overall, Ullmann's opera is full of ironic
brilliance, humour, poignancy, and evocative quotations. His virtuosic writing
interweaves jazz, dance music material, blues, a rewriting of "Deutschland über
Alles" in the style of a Bach chorale and even more surprising encoded
quotations. Ullmann (like Chaplin) dared to satirise the political situation of WWII.
During a final rehearsal in September 1944, some SS officers happened to be
around and were outraged at what they heard. Der Kaiser von Atlantis was
immediately banned.
brilliance, humour, poignancy, and evocative quotations. His virtuosic writing
interweaves jazz, dance music material, blues, a rewriting of "Deutschland über
Alles" in the style of a Bach chorale and even more surprising encoded
quotations. Ullmann (like Chaplin) dared to satirise the political situation of WWII.
During a final rehearsal in September 1944, some SS officers happened to be
around and were outraged at what they heard. Der Kaiser von Atlantis was
immediately banned.
The shadows of Dvořák (Requiem), Suk, Mahler, Kurt Weill’s political cabaret and
Ullmann’s talent make The Emperor of Atlantis one of the most fascinating
multilayered masterpieces of the 20th century.
Ullmann’s talent make The Emperor of Atlantis one of the most fascinating
multilayered masterpieces of the 20th century.
Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944):
Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Op. 49b
Kortekangas, Söderlund, Katajala, Chorell, Haller, Packalén, Seo, Gleisner,
Lethiec, Tuomisalo, Pirinen, Mesirca, H. Kärkkäinen, Kemppainen, Ferchen,
Nurminen, Ardeo Quartet, Simon, Stasevska
Lethiec, Tuomisalo, Pirinen, Mesirca, H. Kärkkäinen, Kemppainen, Ferchen,
Nurminen, Ardeo Quartet, Simon, Stasevska
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La fête des eaux
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Chorale Prelude An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653a for Organ
Pedrini
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759):
Water Music: Suite in G, HWV 350
Thomsen, Gleisner, Rönkä, Ardeo Quartet, Simon, Zahharenkova
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este, S. 163/4 for Piano (1877–82)
Gröndahl
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 538
Katajala, Chorell, Torikka, Söderlund, Mesirca
Intermission
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
La cathédrale engloutie, L. 117/10
Gröndahl
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937):
Three Myths, Op. 30 for Violin and Piano
Zhu, M. Kärkkäinen
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992):
Fête des belles eaux for Six Ondes Martenots
Hartmann-Claverie, , Forget, Grangey, Ogawa, Perrault, Viard
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TUESDAY 20.7.
Lines in the Sand
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Bach Roots
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707):
Chaconne in D minor
Pedrini
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012 for Solo Cello
Helmerson
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706):
Canon and Gigue in D, T. 337 for three Violins and Basso Continuo
Heikinheimo, Mitchell, V. Szigeti, Wilson, Schmidt
J.S. Bach:
Concerto in D minor, BWV 1060 for Oboe and Violin
Mitchell, Gleisner, Hughes, Petitdemange, Meszaros, Wilson, Lindroos, Schmidt
40 13.30 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806):
String Quintet in C, P. 108
Kuusisto, Heikinheimo, Gotlibovich, Deschamps, Lee
Although Michael Haydn was allowed to eat in the officer’s canteen and Wolfgang
only in the soldiers’, Coloredo’s two employees had great respect for each other.
Maybe too great, since Mozart borrowed all his ideas for his Quintet in C from
that by Michael. Or maybe Mozart was a prince after all. When Michael was
unable to finish the duos for violin and viola he had been commissioned to write
for the stern archbishop, he wrote them under his own name, just to help out.
For quite a while the duos were known and performed as Haydn’s. Only time, the
merciless judge of substance and quality, has drawn a line in the sand. The
Mozart duos became immortal and Michael's gained only the respect they
deserve.
only in the soldiers’, Coloredo’s two employees had great respect for each other.
Maybe too great, since Mozart borrowed all his ideas for his Quintet in C from
that by Michael. Or maybe Mozart was a prince after all. When Michael was
unable to finish the duos for violin and viola he had been commissioned to write
for the stern archbishop, he wrote them under his own name, just to help out.
For quite a while the duos were known and performed as Haydn’s. Only time, the
merciless judge of substance and quality, has drawn a line in the sand. The
Mozart duos became immortal and Michael's gained only the respect they
deserve.
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
String Quintet in C, K. 515
Roussev, Picard, Imai, Maijala, Cohen
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W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Duo in G, K. 423 for Violin and Viola
Zhu, Gotlibovich
Duo in B flat, K. 292 for Bassoon and Cello
Luoma, Helmerson
Duo in B flat, K. 424 for Violin and Viola
Shaham, Gotlibovich
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Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
Contrasts, BB 116 for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Shaham, Lethiec, Rucli
Carlo Gesualdo di Venosa (1560–1613):
Responsorio della tenebrae - Tristis est anima…
Hata, Katajala, Torikka, Mendelssohn, Donin, Lehto
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Trio in E flat, Op. 40 for Violin, French Horn and Piano
Joulain, Roussev, Jumppanen
Intermission
The feeling of tragedy and of contained, unostentatious sadness connects like an
invisible line in the sand the slow movement of the Brahms Trio to the four mesto
movements of Bartok's No. 6. Here is a masterpiece conceived to stop at the
edge of an abyss with two suspended gestures: resignation (the viola stops
playing) and a farewell caress (the cello pizzicati). It was to be his last quartet…
invisible line in the sand the slow movement of the Brahms Trio to the four mesto
movements of Bartok's No. 6. Here is a masterpiece conceived to stop at the
edge of an abyss with two suspended gestures: resignation (the viola stops
playing) and a farewell caress (the cello pizzicati). It was to be his last quartet…
Béla Bartók:
String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
Enescu Quartet
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Sandcastles
A Carte Blanche for Pekka Kuusisto
Kuusisto, Rantala
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Live Poets' Club
Poets and Music
Salmela, Kurtto, Vuola, Mesirca
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WEDNESDAY 21.7.
The Trigger
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49/2
Jumppanen
Too good to avoid the finale of the piano sonata, it was to become the minuet of
the septet. Due to some faulty numbering, this piece appears to have been
written AFTER the Septet. Sometimes the experts get it wrong...
the septet. Due to some faulty numbering, this piece appears to have been
written AFTER the Septet. Sometimes the experts get it wrong...
Septet in E flat, Op. 20
Lethiec, Luoma, Tapani, Martin, Gotlibovich, Helmerson, de Groot
Beethoven’s Septet provoked a veritable outcry in Vienna. From the carriage
horsemen to the circles of her majesty Maria Theresa it was the talk of the town
and a masterpiece to suit all tastes. It also caught the undivided attention of F.
Schubert, the shy genius who dared to challenge the Olympian Beethoven.
Schubert found the most creative solution to free himself from the powerful
shadow of the Septet – he just added a violin to the Beethoven model (of a
symphony for seven instruments).
horsemen to the circles of her majesty Maria Theresa it was the talk of the town
and a masterpiece to suit all tastes. It also caught the undivided attention of F.
Schubert, the shy genius who dared to challenge the Olympian Beethoven.
Schubert found the most creative solution to free himself from the powerful
shadow of the Septet – he just added a violin to the Beethoven model (of a
symphony for seven instruments).
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Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–):
Hommage à T.S. Eliott
Haller, Sundqvist, Luoma, Tapani, Heikinheimo, F. Szigeti, Stasevska, Pulkkinen, Simon
Intermission
Lockenhaus, the 1980s.The Schubert Octet was to go on a long tour with Gidon
Kremer and his friends, so he asked Sofia Gubaidulina to write a piece for the
touring stars. And in her quest to free herself from the overwhelming shadow of
the Octet, she did like Schubert with the Beethoven Septet: she just added one
more musician to the lot. So now there were nine and a confrontation with the
masterpiece was avoided. A new model was born...
Kremer and his friends, so he asked Sofia Gubaidulina to write a piece for the
touring stars. And in her quest to free herself from the overwhelming shadow of
the Octet, she did like Schubert with the Beethoven Septet: she just added one
more musician to the lot. So now there were nine and a confrontation with the
masterpiece was avoided. A new model was born...
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Octet in F, D 803 for Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon, String Quartet and Double Bass
Sundqvist, Luoma, Joulain, Michelangelo Quartet, de Groot
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Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7
Meta4
Bach Transcriptions
Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 (arr. for String Orchestra)
Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
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Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Overture on Hebrew Themes in C minor, Op. 34 for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano
Lethiec, V. Szigeti, Heikinheimo, Mendelssohn, Lehto, Rucli
George Enescu (1881-1955):
Music for Solo Violin
V. Szigeti
Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960):
Sextet in C, Op. 37 for Piano, Clarinet, French Horn and String Trio
Sundqvist, Tapani, Martin, Gotlibovich, Pulkkinen, Resjan
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Meet Krzysztof Penderecki
Talk about the works to be performed.
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–):
String Quartet No. 2
Enescu Quartet
Divertimento for Violoncello Solo
Gebert
Château Riell, April 2009
VM: Dear maestro, I am looking into the chain reaction phenomenon of pieces by
previous composers triggering the inspiration and creative jealousy of the ''next''.
Can I assume that it is the case with your Sextet and the one by Dohnányi?
previous composers triggering the inspiration and creative jealousy of the ''next''.
Can I assume that it is the case with your Sextet and the one by Dohnányi?
Krzysztof Penderecki: Yes and no; yes, the logic of the instrumentation is related. No, there is no jealousy here.
VM: Then I can only be inspired and jealous about both pieces.
Krzysztof Penderecki: Don't pull the trigger…
Sextet for Clarinet, French Horn, String Trio and Piano
Lethiec, Joulain, Vähälä, Mendelssohn, Cohen, Lagerspetz
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Live Poets' Club
Poets and Music
Erämaja, Slunga, Vuola, Pirinen, Malmivirta
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THURSDAY 22.7.
Twin Minds
51 11.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Copyright
The charismatic Albinoni and Vivaldi embodied the other angle from which Bach
surveyed his era. The seriousness of his northern mentors faded into a colourful
combination with the brilliance of his southern colleagues. Copying meant
learning. Sometimes even from his own pupils, who were mostly in need and
could use this indirect recognition. Bach’s intellectual integrity and supreme
knowledge did the rest.
surveyed his era. The seriousness of his northern mentors faded into a colourful
combination with the brilliance of his southern colleagues. Copying meant
learning. Sometimes even from his own pupils, who were mostly in need and
could use this indirect recognition. Bach’s intellectual integrity and supreme
knowledge did the rest.
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1750):
Sonata in A minor, Op. 6/6 for Violin and Basso Continuo
Roussev, Pedrini, Wilson
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg:
Trio Sonata No. 4 in C for two Violins and Basso Continuo
Pensola, Tikkanen, Wilson, Schmidt
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741):
Concerto B minor no. 10 RV 580 for four Violins and Strings
Martin, Vähälä, Mitchell, V. Szigeti, Picard, Zhu, Gotlibovich, Lehto, Lindroos, Schmidt
Intermission
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. for Violin, Viola and Cello by D. Sitkovetsky)
Mitchell, Maijala, Cohen
52 14.30 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"
Resjan
Prelude in E minor, Op. 28/4 and Nocturne, Op. 72/1 (arr. for Vocal Quartet and Strings)
Hata, Packalén, Katajala, Torikka, Gebert, M. Vossen, Cohen, de Groot
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8
Storioni Trio
53 16.30 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
A Carte Blanche for Meta4
Meta4
54 19.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94
Seo, Kudritskaya
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
Prelude and Rondo from the Firebird (transcription for Violin and Piano by the composer)
Yang, M. Kärkkäinen
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975):
Romance from the suite The Gadfly, Op. 97a No. 8 for Violin and Piano
Roussev, Rucli
Valentyn Silvestrov (1937–):
Two Serenades for Solo Violin
Kremer
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Hommage à Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitry Shostakovich for Piano Six Hands
H. Kärkkäinen, Kemppainen, Gröndahl
55 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741):
Flute Concerto in D, RV 428 "Il gardellino"
Thomsen, Mitchell, Yang, Deschamps, Wilson, Zahharenkova
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
String Quartet in D, Op. 64/5 "Lark"
Chilingirian Quartet
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
The Prophet Bird, Op. 82/7 (arr. for Violin and Piano by L. Auer )
Vähälä, Rucli
Intermission
Arvo Pärt (1935–):
Es sang vor langen Jahren
Haller, Kremer, Uliona
Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
String Quartet No. 4, BB 95
Chilingirian Quartet
The Friend of this concert is Kainuun Sanomat.
56 23.30 Salakamari €14.50/10.50
Live Poets' Club
Poets and Music
Lindemark, Susiluoto, Vuola, Heikinheimo, Lehto
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FRIDAY 23.7.
Zito the Magician
To amuse His Royal Majesty he will change water into wine.
Frogs into footmen. Beetles into bailiffs. And make a Minister out of a rat. He bows, and daisies grow from his finger-tips.
And a talking bird sits on his shoulder.
There.
Think up something else, demands His Royal Majesty.
Think up a black star. So he thinks up a black star.
Think up dry water. So he thinks up dry water.
Think up a river bound with straw-bands. So he does.
There.
Then along comes a student and asks: Think up sine alpha greater than one.
And Zito grows pale and sad. Terribly sorry. Sine is
Between plus one and minus one. Nothing you can do about that.
And he leaves the great royal empire, quietly weaves his way
Through the throng of courtiers, to his home in a nutshell.
Miroslav Holub
Translated by George Theiner
57 11.00 Kuhmo Church €14.50/10.50
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Serenata notturna in D, K. 239 for Strings and Timpani
Bindere, Kremer, Grishin, Rubinas, Pushkarev, Kremerata Baltica
String Quintet in E flat, K. 614
Chilingirian Quartet, Gotlibovich
58 13.30 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Trio in B flat, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Storioni Trio
String Quartet in E flat, Op. 127
Chilingirian Quartet
59 16.00 Lentiira Church €14.50/10.50
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Divertimento a 3 in E flat, H. IV:5 for French Horn, Violin and Cello
Joulain, W. Vossen, M. Vossen
Teppo Hauta-aho (1941–):
Kadenza for Double Bass Solo
de Groot
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976):
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe
Gleisner
George Enescu (1881–1955):
Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op. 11/1 for String Quartet
Enescu Quartet
60 18.00 Kuhmo Church €14.50/10.50
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 for French Horn and Piano
Joulain, H. Kärkkäinen
Fügen über den Namen Bach, Op. 60/1-2
Pedrini
Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 47
Storioni Trio, Gotlibovich
61 20.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €36.50/22.50
Zito the Magician's Concise Dictionary of the Cold War
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Visions fugitives, Op. 22 for Piano
Lagerspetz
George Gershwin (1898–1937):
Lullaby for String Quartet
Chilingirian Quartet
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975):
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Storioni Trio
Intermission
Petar Christoskov (1917–):
Bulgarian Rhapsody for Solo Violin
Two Caprices for Solo Violin
Roussev
Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997):
Tango?
Lindfors
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Schall und Hall
Malmivirta
David Liptak (1949–):
Piano Roll Blues for Piano seven Hands
Kemppainen, M. Kärkkäinen, Gröndahl, Schmidt
György Ligeti (1923–2006):
Old Hungarian Parlor Dances
Thomsen, Sundqvist, F. Szigeti, V. Szigeti, Deschamps, Lee, de Groot
Intermission
Charles Ives (1874–1954):
Tsiaj from Piano Trio No. 86
Heikinheimo, Lehto, Schmidt
Giya Kancheli (1935–):
Silent Prayer
Kremer, Dirvanauskaite, Pushkarev, Kremerata Baltica
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992):
Ave Maria for Oboe and Piano
Gleisner, Jumppanen
Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978):
Waltz from "Masquerade" for Piano
Gröndahl
Kurt Weill (1900–1950):
Alabama Song (arr. for ensemble and voice by M. Feldman)
Hata, W. Vossen, Mendelssohn, Pirinen, Malmivirta, Ferchen, van de Roer, de Groot
The Friend of this concert is the Mutual Pension Insurance Company Etera.
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SATURDAY 24.7.
Mindscapes (Epilogue)
62 11.00 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Heartscapes
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Aveu passionné in E minor for Piano
H. Kärkkäinen
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 "In memory of a great artist"
Kremer, Dirvanauskaite, Buniatishvili
63 13.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
The (Re)construction of the Father
J.S. Bach (1685–1750)-W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Three Fugues, K. 405 for String Quartet
Chilingirian Quartet
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Presto in G minor after J.S. Bach for two Pianos
Kudritskaya, Kemppainen
J.S. Bach-Mendelssohn:
A Shakespeare Sonnet from Die Kunst der Fuge
Hata, Gleisner, Deschamps, Lee, Pedrini
J.S. Bach-Salvatore Sciarrino (1947–):
Toccata in D minor BWV 565 for Amp. Flute
Thomsen
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959):
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Soprano and eight Cellos
Hata, Cohen, Lee, Pulkkinen, M. Vossen, Fodoreanu, Djupsjöbacka, Lehto, De Groote
64 15.00 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
The Fagerlund Files
W.A. Mozart (1756–1791):
Oboe Quintet in C minor, K. 406a (Kuhmo premiere)
Gleisner, Chilingirian, Meszaros, Stasevska, De Groote
Sebastian Fagerlund (1972–):
Trio "Fuel" (World Premiere, commissioned jointly by Ondine and the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival)
Sundqvist, Pulkkinen, Kemppainen
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Quintet for Flute, Violin, two Violas and Cello (Kuhmo premiere)
Thomsen, Mitchell, Mendelssohn, Deschamps, Cohen
65 17.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre €14.50/10.50
Khatia's Choice
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Ballade No. 3 in A flat, Op. 47
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Buniatishvili
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Buniatishvili, Kremerata Baltica
66 19.00 Kontio School €14.50/10.50
Will and Wit
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Quintet in C, Op. 29
Vähälä, F. Szigeti, Gotlibovich, Stasevska, Djupsjöbacka
Sextet in E flat, Op. 81b for two French Horns, two Violins, Viola and Cello
Tapani, Joulain, V. Szigeti, Zhu, Stasevska, Lee
67 21.15 Kuhmo Arts Centre €19.50/14
Fever
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
Storioni Trio
Six Studies for Pedalfluegel in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (arr. for two Pianos by
C. Debussy)
Gröndahl, Kemppainen
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Violin Sonata in G minor
Shaham, Lagerspetz
Intermission
Robert Schumann:
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Programme notes by Vladimir Mendelssohn unless otherwise mentioned.
This programme was printed in January 2010. The festival reserves the right to
alterations.
alterations.
For programme updates please see www.kuhmofestival.fi
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Eeva Hauss
Untitled, 1997
Gouache and pencil on handmade paper, 50 x 82 cm
Esa Jaske Collection
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