Lahti Sibelius Festival: Song Recital

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Erica Back at the Third International Sibelius Singing Competition (Photo: © Heikki Tuuli)

The programme for the song recital at this year’s Sibelius Festival in Lahti (on Sunday 6th September at 11 am) has been announced.

The recital will be given by the mezzo-soprano Erica Back, second prize winner at this year’s International Sibelius Singing Competition, with the pianist Kristian Attila.

Våren flyktar hastigt [Spring Flies Speedily], Op. 13 No. 4
Se’n har jag ej frågat mera [Since Then I Have Questioned No Further], Op. 17 No. 1
Sov in! [Go to Sleep!], Op. 17 No. 2
Vilse [Astray], Op. 17 No. 4
Lastu lainehilla [Driftwood], Op. 17 No. 7
Im Feld ein Mädchen singt [In the Field a Maid Sings], Op. 50 No. 3
Rosenlied [Song of the Roses], Op. 50 No. 6
Die stille Stadt [The Silent City], Op. 50 No. 5
Aus banger Brust [From Anxious Heart], Op. 50 No. 4
Hertig Magnus [Duke Magnus], Op. 57 No. 6
Soluppgång [Sunrise], Op. 37 No. 3
Lasse Liten [Little Lasse], Op. 37 No. 2
Den första kyssen [The First Kiss], Op. 37 No. 1
Kyssen [The Kiss], Op. 72 No. 3
Bollspelet vid Trianon [Tennis at Trianon], Op. 36 No. 3
Men min fågel märks dock icke [But My Bird is Long in Homing], Op. 36 No. 2
Demanten på marssnön [The Diamond on the March Snow], Op. 36 No. 6
Säv, säv, susa [Sigh, Sigh, Sedges], Op. 36 No. 4
Narciss [Narcissus], JS 140

The programme will also include two piano solo pieces:
Björken [The Birch], Op. 75 No. 4
Granen [The Spruce], Op. 75 No. 5

Further information: click here

 

Exhibition at Helsinki’s Academic Bookshop

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Six simultaneous photo exhibitions by Aho & Soldan and Claire Aho: Sibelius & Images of Finland will open at the Academic Bookstore, Keskuskatu 1, Helsinki, in June 2015.

The exhibition will be opened at a private ceremony on on 3rd June 2015 by the wife of the President of the Republic of Finland, Mrs Jenni Haukio.

The exhibition is a sister exhibition to the five photo exhibitions also named Claire Aho: Sibelius & Images of Finland which opened at the Helsinki AIrport, Terminal 2, gate 37 on 15th January. It will run until  31st December 2015.

Click HERE for the exhibition flyer.

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Sibelius Festival – Golfo del Tigullio 2015

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The Golfo del Tigullio Sibelius Festival in Italy in October 2015 now has its own website – click here.

The site contains information about concert programmes, the musicians who will be performing and the concert venues as well as general information about the festival’s aims and press information.

The festival’s artistic director is the composer, conductor and musicologist Federico Ermirio and the programmes include lesser-known music by Sibelius (including his compositions for kantele) as well as more familiar works (e.g. Rakastava,  Romance in C major) and pieces by other, predominantly Nordic composers (e.g. Edvard Grieg,  Aulis Sallinen, Jukka Tiensuu).

 

Lahti Sibelius Festival 2015: piano music programmes

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Programmes have been announced for the two piano concerts in this year’s International Sibelius Festival in Lahti.

Folke Gräsbeck / Tuesday 1st September / 4.30 pm / Kalevi Aho Hall
[Aubade] in A flat major, JS 46
Largo in A major, JS 117 (Kesälahti version)
Andantino in D major ‘Till Emma Kristina Marie-Louise Berndtson. Lulu’
Lento in E major, JS 119
[Polka] ‘Aino’ in C minor
Adagio in E major, JS 13
Thirteen Pieces, Op. 76
Souvenir, Op. 99/3
Moment de valse, Op. 99/7
Five Romantic Compositions, Op. 101
Morceau romantique sur un motif de M. Jacob de Julin, JS 135b
Landscape II (1928–29)

Paavali Jumppanen / Thursday 3rd September / 3 pm / Kalevi Aho Hall
Kyllikki, Op. 41
Five Pieces ‘The Flowers’, Op. 85
Sonatina No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 67/1
Five Characteristic Impressions, Op. 103
Sonatina No. 3 in B flat minor, Op. 67/3

www.sinfonialahti.fi/sibelius/

Third International Sibelius Singing Competition: The Winners

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Aarne Pelkonen (Photo: © Heikki Tuuli)
Aarne Pelkonen (Photo: © Heikki Tuuli)

The Finnish baritone Aarne Pelkonen has won the Third International Sibelius Singing Competition in Järvenpää, Finland. The Finnish mezzo-soprano Erica Back won the second prize and the Finnish soprano Hanna Rantala the third prize.

First prize is worth €12,000, second prize €6,000 and third prize €3,000. The winner will be invited to appear with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2015–16 season, and the special prize – a Lied recital at the Lahti Sibelius Festival on 6th September 2015 – was awarded to Erica Back.

The Classical Music Department of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) awarded the Yle Prize, an invitation to make a recording for Yle, to Aarne Pelkonen. The Sibelius family gave a special prize for the best non-Finnish interpretation: the volumes of  solo songs in the ‘Jean Sibelius Works’ critical edition. This was awarded to the Estonian mezzo-soprano Tuuri Dede.

www.sibeliussinging.fi

Source: Press Release, Third International Sibelius Singing Competition

Third International Sibelius Singing Competition: Finalists

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The Jury has selected six competitors for the finals in the Third International Sibelius Singing Competition in Järvenpää, Finland. The singers continuing in the competition are

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Erica Back, mezzo-soprano, Finland

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Tuuri Dede, mezzo-soprano, Estonia

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Sanna Matinniemi, soprano, Finland

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Aarne Pelkonen, baritone, Finland

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Hanna Rantala, soprano, Finland

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Artur Rozek, baritone, Poland

All photos © Heikki Tuuli

The finals will be held at the Järvenpää Hall at 7 pm on Saturday 25th April.

First prize is worth €12,000, second prize €6,000 and third prize €3,000. The winner will be invited to appear with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2015–16 season, and a special prize will be awarded in the form of a Lied recital at the Lahti Sibelius Festival on 6th September 2015.

Yle Radio 1 will be broadcasting the finals of the competition live. The finals will also be streamed live at www.yle.fi/klassinen. Video recordings of the preliminary round and semi-finals are posted on the competition website during the competition week.

Tickets from Lippupiste outlets

Further information:
Terhi Luukkonen, Secretary General
Tel. +358 40 710 4368
terhi.luukkonen@uniarts.fi
www.sibeliussinging.fi

Source: Press release 25/3/2015

Sibelius at the BBC Proms 2015

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Programmes for the BBC Proms 2015 have been announced.

Works by Sibelius at this year’s Proms are Belshazzar’s Feast (BBCSO/Oramo, at the First Night), all seven symphonies (Nos 1 & 2: BBC Scottish SO/Dausgaard; Nos 3 & 4: BBC Scottish SO/Volkov; Nos 5, 6 & 7: BBCSO/Vänskä), the Violin Concerto (Julian Rachlin/BBC Scottish SO/Volkov), Tapiola (BBCSO/Oramo), En saga and Kullervo (Rusanen-Kartano, Torikka, Polytech Choir, BBCSO/Oramo).

Full information about the concerts and tickets bookings: click here.

Third International Sibelius Singing Competition: Semi-finalists

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Katariina Heikkilä / Sanna Matinniemi / Laura Mäkitalo / Hannakaisa Nyrönen /
Elisabet Petsalo / Hanna Rantala / Artur Rozek
Photos: © Heikki Tuuli

The Jury has selected 13 competitors for the Semi-Finals of the Third International Sibelius Singing Competition in Järvenpää, Finland. The singers continuing in the competition are:

Erica Back, mezzo-soprano, Finland
Tuuri Dede, mezzo-soprano, Estonia
Katariina Heikkilä, mezzo-soprano, Finland
Sanna Matinniemi, soprano, Finland
Laura Mäkitalo, mezzo-soprano, Finland
Hannakaisa Nyrönen, soprano, Finland
Robert Näse, baritone, Finland
Aarne Pelkonen, baritone, Finland
Anna-Maija Perttunen, soprano, Finland
Elisabet Petsalo, mezzo-soprano, Finland
Hanna Rantala, soprano, Finland
Artur Rozek, baritone, Poland
Elli Vallinoja, soprano, Finland

The semi-finals will be held on 23rd–24th April at the Järvenpää Hall. A detailed schedule is available on the competition website www.sibeliussinging.fi. The competitors selected for the finals will be announced on Friday 24th April.

The five members of the Jury are pianist Gustav Djupsjöbacka, mezzo-soprano Monica Groop, Danish soprano Inger Dam-Jensen, German baritone Andreas Schmidt and Swedish baritone Olle Persson.

First prize is worth €12,000, second prize €6,000 and third prize €3,000. The winner will be invited to appear with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2015–16 season, and a special prize will be awarded in the form of a Lied recital at the Lahti Sibelius Festival on 6th September 2015.

Yle Radio 1 will be broadcasting the finals of the competition live. The finals will also be streamed live at www.yle.fi/klassinen. Video recordings of the preliminary round and semi-finals are posted on the competition website during the competition week.

Tickets from Lippupiste outlets

Further information:
Terhi Luukkonen, Secretary General
Tel. +358 40 710 4368
terhi.luukkonen@uniarts.fi
www.sibeliussinging.fi

Source: Press release 22/3/2015

Aino Sibelius Exhibition in Järvenpää

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Järvenpää Art Museum is organizing the first ever exhibition about Jean Sibelius’s wife, Aino Sibelius. The exhibition runs from 1st March to 4th October 2015.

This unique exhibition tells the story of Aino Sibelius and highlights her significance for the art of Jean Sibelius. The exhibition displays personal items that belonged to Aino (most of them never revealed before), some of Aino’s handcrafts and interior designs, photographs, art and audiovisual material.

The exhibition brings out the meaning of family and home as an inspiration and support for artistic work. The role of women in taking care of everyday tasks was significant in the artist community of Lake Tuusula.

The music of Sibelius and his peaceful working environment meant everything to Aino. There was strength, incorruptibility and idealism in her character. ‘Write symphonies!’ she encouraged Sibelius even amid financial troubles. The garden was a great refreshment and a subject for constant care for Aino Sibelius. The garden’s floral splendour was a delight for her, its vegetables were food for the family, and her apples won awards.

More information about Aino Sibelius (© Järvenpää Art Museum): click here.

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Venue:
Järvenpää Art Museum, Kirjastokatu 8, FIN-04400 Järvenpää, Finland

Opening hours:
March-April: Wed-Sun 10–17
May-October: Tue-Sun 11–18

Admission fees
Adults €6 / OAPs €5 / Children, students, unemployed €2

Information and guided tour bookings
Phone: +358 40 315 3881 / e-mail taidemuseo@jarvenpaa.fi
Website and further info here.
Guided tours can be arranged in English.

Source and photo copyrights: © Järvenpää Art Museum

Festival ‘Sibelius – Golfo del Tigullio’, Italy

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Summer view of Rapallo (Panorama estivo di Rapallo, Liguria, Italia), 2008. Photo: © Davide Papalini / ShareAlike 3.0
Summer view of Rapallo (Panorama estivo di Rapallo, Liguria, Italia), 2008. Photo: © Davide Papalini / ShareAlike 3.0

A Sibelius Festival is being arranged in ‘Golfo del Tigullio’ (Liguria, Italy), in October 2015.

The festival celebrates the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’s birth and is organized in collaboration with the Amministrazioni Comunali of Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Recco, and supported by the Embassy of Finland in Rome.

Sibelius and his family visited Rapallo in early 1901, and while there he worked on his Second Symphony.

Website: click here.