Spring 2012

Roses and Prayers

Wed 11.1. at 7 pm City Theatre

Patrick Gallois, conductor
Piia Komsi, soprano

Edvard Grieg: Symphony C Minor
Joseph Haydn: Scena di Berenice for soprano and orchestra
Markus Elgland: Ensimmäinen rukous (The First Prayer), premiere
Witold Lutoslawski: Chantefleurs et Chantefables, suite for soprano and orchestra

25/23/10 € Lippupiste

Encountering Contrasts

Wed 18.1. at 7 pm City Theatre

Alexandre Myrat, conductor
Mariko Matsumoto and
Liisi Nuora-Kapanen, violin

Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to the opera The Barber of Seville
Alfred Schnittke: Concerto grosso No. 1
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2

20/18/10 €, with K-Plussa Card 18/16/8 € Lippupiste

Musical Sceneries

Wed 25.1. at 7 pm City Theatre

Pierre Amoyal, conductor
Yuko Shimizu Amoyal, viola

Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides
Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin No. 1
Carl Maria von Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo
Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin and Viola E Minor

20/18/10 € Lippupiste

At Alvar's Lounge

Thu 2.2. at 7 pm Aalto Hall

Chamber Music Concert

15 €, no season tickets Lippupiste

Magic Carpet

Tue 7.2. at 6 pm City Theatre
Wed 8.2. at 6 pm City Theatre

Petri Juutilainen, conductor
Choir of Kypärämäki School (chorus master Liisa Suokivi)

Children’s music arranged for a symphony orchestra

10 €, with S-Bonus Card 8 €, no season tickets Lippupiste

The Best of Ballet

Wed 15.2. at 7 pm City Theatre

Patrick Gallois, conductor
Anna Korotysheva, dance

Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite Nutcracker
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Roland: Gavotte
Peter Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake: Russian Dance
Frédéric Chopin: Valse Brillante
Ludwig Minkus: Don Quixote: Espada and Sequidilla
Camille Saint-Saëns: Swan
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

25/23/10 €, with K-Plussa Card 23/21/8 € Lippupiste

Great Opera Choir Scenes

Wed 22.2. at 7 pm City Theatre

Pertti Pekkanen, conductor
Olavi Suominen, tenor
Jyväskylä Opera Choir (chorus masters Nikke Isomöttönen and Marjukka Manner)

Rossini, Mozart, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Donizetti, Madetoja, Sallinen, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Verdi

25/23/10 €, with S-Bonus Card 23/21/8 € Lippupiste

Juhani Heinonen Violin Competition

Wed 7.3. at 7 pm City Theatre

Finalists over the age of 14

Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor

20/18/10 € Lippupiste

Still and Storm

Wed 14.3. at 7 pm City Theatre

Patrick Gallois, conductor
Laura Mikkola, piano

Franz Schubert: Italian Overture
W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 9, Jeunehomme
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Titan, arr. for chamber orchestra by Klaus Simon

25/23/10 € Lippupiste

Devoted to Music

Wed 21.3. at 7 pm City Theatre

Jyväskylä Day Concert

Sasha Mäkilä, conductor
Ilkka Kauppi, cello

Ludwig van Beethoven: Die Weihe des Hauses
Paavo Korpijaakko: Concerto for Cello, premiere
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

20/18/10 € Lippupiste

Easter Concert

Wed 4.4. at 7 pm Taulumäki Church

Aapo Häkkinen, conductor
Kajsa Dahlbäck, soprano
Mikael Bellini, countertenor
Ian Honeyman, tenor
Jussi Salonen, tenor
Cornelius Uhle, bass
Riku Pelo, bass
Cantinovum Choir (chorus master Rita Varonen)

Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion

25/23/10 €, no season tickets Lippupiste

Flowing Dreams

Wed 18.4. at 7 pm City Theatre

Patrick Gallois, conductor
Denitsa Laffchieva, clarinet
Sanna Hihnala, bassoon
Isa Katharina Gericke, soprano

Jouko Tötterström: Symphony No. 1, Cinematic Characters II
Richard Strauss: Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4, arr. Klaus Simon

20/18/10 € Lippupiste

Music from the Life of the Author Sofi Oksanen

Wed 25.4. at 7 pm City Theatre
Thu 26.5. at 7 pm Kuopio Music Centre

Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä and Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Atso Almila, conductor
Sofi Oksanen and Atso Almila, dialogue
Maija Kaunismaa and the band

Jüri Reinvere: New piece, premiere
Kaija Saariaho: Laterna Magica
Lotta Wennäkoski: Sakara
Maija Kaunismaa: Music to the lyrics by Sofi Oksanen, arr. Marzi Nyman

25/23/10 €, no season tickets Lippupiste

Tastes and Tales

Wed 9.5. at 7 pm City Theatre

Tapio Tuomela, conductor
Iiro Rantala, piano
Jari Siljamäki, mime artist

Aulis Sallinen: Some Aspects of the Peltoniemi Hintrik’s Funeral March
Arvo Pärt: Tabula rasa
Tapio Tuomela: Concerto for Piano
Risto Keinänen: Short Stories, premiere

25/23/10 €, with S-Bonus Card 23/21/8 € Lippupiste

Concert at the Church Music Festivals

Sat 26.5. at 6 pm Taulumäki Church

Pekka Kostiainen, conductor
Kati-Marjut Rautalin, soprano
Minja Niiranen, soprano
Hannele Valtasaari, mezzo-soprano
Olavi Suominen, tenor
Jari Parviainen, bass
Musica Choir (chorus master Pekka Kostiainen)

Pekka Kostiainen: Triduum Paschale

20 €, no season tickets Lippupiste