NEWS
Autumn 2010
SEASON OPENING WITH FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA'S GUEST PERFORMANCES
The 25th Anniversary of the Kuopio Music Centre opens on 10 August with Finnish National Opera's Guest Performances of "Come back, Gabriel!" - a comedic piece based on Mika Waltari's text and Ilkka Kuusisto's score.
The upcoming season offers a wide variety of events introducing music, dance, poetry & stand up - just to mention a few. In addition to opera and symphonic music the programme represents genres from Finnish popular music & heavy rock to jazz, latin and vocal ensembles.
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra's season begins on 22-28 August with Maestro Jorma Panula's Master Course for Conductors and further with the Maestro's own 80th Anniversary Concert on 3 September.
KSO Season Tickets on sale at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Sales until 2 September.
Jorma Panula's 80th Anniversary Concert 3 September
MAESTRO'S OWN VISION
The Maestro of all maestro - Jorma Panula - celebrates his 80th anniversary with a concert at the Kuopio Music Centre. On Friday 3 September at 7 pm the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra will perform under the baton of the Maestro himself - Panula is also behind the concert programme of the evening and has chosen Finnish soprano Helena Juntunen to interprete, for example, his arrangements on Alma Mahler's songs.
The programme also includes Einojuhani Rautavaara's Orchestral Series Pelimannit (The Fiddlers) as well as two symphonies: Jean Sibelius's No 6 and Schubert's "Unfinished".
Tickets: 26/ 21/ 16 €
Rajapinnalla 5 November
HARD & DARK ROCK GOES SYMPHONIC
KSO featuring two Finnish rock stars
The Kuopio Symphony Orchestra and two Finnish hard rock stars - Jarkko Martikainen and Timo Rautiainen - join together on stage on Friday 5 November at 7 pm.
Martikainen and Rautiainen step out of their so called natural habitat as soloists of their own rock bands (Martikainen > YUP and Rautiainen > Niskalaukaus) and introduce a more subtle but still gloomy side of themselves and also the songs they've written either invidually or together. The lyrics open a very reflective and also a dark world completed with new arrangements for the symphony orchestra. The KSO is conducted by Atso Almila.
Tickests: 21 €
Kulttuuriseteli & Virikeseteli Vouchers
ENCOURAGE YOUR PERSONNEL TO ENJOY CULTURE
Vouchers by Smartum and Luottokunta are now a valid means of payment at the Kuopio Music Centre.
Kulttuuriseteli vouchers provide the employer with a versatile, easy, and cost-effective means of supporting an employee's spontaneous development. Encourage your personnel to enjoy culture - not only for their own benefit but also for your company's.
