Classical
Kaivama
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Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 11:30 - 12:00
Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 10:30 - 11:00
Tori Stage
Unique fiddle playing of Sara Pajunen and variety of instruments by Jonathan Rundman including acoustic guitar, WWII-era foot-pump harmonium and tenor banjo bring alternately ancient and modern Finnish influences together in KAIVAMA. Their sound...
Mikko Raasakka: Exploring the Finnish Clarinet from Ancient Times to the Present
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 14:00 - 15:00
Golden Ballroom
Mikko Raasakka is one of Finland’s leading contemporary music specialists and a clarinetist of the first rank. He collaborates with Gregory Barrett, the American clarinetist who is a Finnish music specialist as well.
Mikko Raasakka will also...
Singing Strings
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 15:00 - 15:30
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 14:00 - 14:30
Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 10:45 - 11:30
Tori Stage
Tori Stage
Town & Country Room
The youthful Chamber Orchestra "Singing Strings" has earned high praise from critics for their wonderful musicianship and joy of playing. Quoting the words of world famous violinist Isack Stern "Seldom have I heard so much joy in...
Terhi Miikki-Broersma
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 16:30 - 17:00
Tori Stage
Chamber Symphony Concert
$25/person
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 19:30 - 23:00
Golden Ballroom Concert Hall
Craig Randal Johnson once again brings his talent to bear on the Finnfest Classical Music Concert. The concert features two US premieres / first performances, as Finnish pianist Folke Gräsbeck performs a new version of portions of the Sibelius...
Panel Discussion on Contemporary Issues in Finnish Music
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 09:00 - 10:00
Pacific Salon 2 & 3
Features a round table discussion concerning contemporary issues in Finnish (primarily classical) music, including Folke Gräsbeck, Katri Ervamaa, Mikko Raasakka, Gregory Barrett, Ulla Suokko, James Koenig and Craig Randal Johnson. Other performers...
Folke Gräsbeck Performance and Lecture: Jean Sibelius
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 10:30 - 11:30
Golden Ballroom
Folke Gräsbeck, one of Finland’s leading pianists and a ranking Sibelius scholar, presents a concert with historical comments, playing piano music by Jean SLibelius, Oskar Merikanto, Erik Bergman and Gottfrid Gräsbeck. 2011 is the Erik Bergman...
Lecture: "The Finnish Choir and Aging Project"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 12:30 - 13:30
Royal Palm Salon 1
Dr. Julene K. Johnson traveled to Finland on a Fulbright fellowship to learn about how choir singing contributes to healthy aging and well-being in older, community choir singers. Finland is unique in its support of music throughout the lifespan,...
Lecture: “Finland - Arts Related III”
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 12:30 - 13:30
Pacific Salon 2 & 3
Alyssa Moquin returns to FinnFest in 2011 with “Finland: Arts Related III,” a preview of a groundbreaking doctoral dissertation in progress at the University of Maryland. The dissertation examines how friendships which composers Jean...
