PROGRAMME 2020
Sunday June 7
6 pm
Preparty: Concert in Nastola Church, Lahti
Music by Johannes Brahms, Henryk Wieniawski and David Chaillou
Fredrika Mikkola, violin and Laura Mikkola, piano.
€20
Wednesday June 10
6 pm and 8 pm
On Stage Tonight: Taneli Mäkelä
Concerts at the Verla Mill Museum
Taneli Mäkelä, vocals and the Iitti Festival Orchestra: Helmi Kuusi, 1st violin; Fredrika Mikkola, 2nd violin; Katariina Ruokonen, viola; Tuomas Ylinen, cello; Petri Mäkiharju, double bass; Eero Lehtimäki, clarinet; Mari Pakarinen, trumpet; Kazutaka Morita, percussion; Pedro Hietanen, accordion; Laura Mikkola, piano.
Tickets include a tour of the Verla Mill, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in summer 2020.
€27
Thursday June 11
7 pm
Opening Concert, Iitti Church
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924):
Crisantemi
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809):
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750):
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Béla Bartók (1881–1945):
Divertimento for String Orchestra
St. Michel Strings conducted by Okko Kamu; Helmi Kuusi, violin; Fredrika Mikkola, violin; Tuomas Ylinen, cello.
€38 / €23
Friday June 12
2 pm
Afternoon Concert, Iitti Church
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Variations on a Theme by Haydn for Two Pianos, Op. 56b
David Chaillou (s. 1971):
Empreintes - Hommage à Beethoven, Finnish premiere
Blocs, Finnish premiere
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921):
The Carnival of the Animals
Helmi Kuusi and Fredrika Mikkola, violin; Katariina Ruokonen, viola; Tuomas Ylinen, cello; Petri Mäkiharju, double bass; Satu Garam, flute; Eero Lehtimäki, clarinet; Folke Gräsbeck and Laura Mikkola, piano; Kazutaka Morita, percussion.
€27
Friday June 12
5 pm
Talk (in Finnish) by Folke Gräsbeck on Finnish National Romanticism
at the “Kesäkahvila” Summer Café
Free admission
Fri June 12
7.30 pm
Jazz Concert, Clubhouse Hotel Radalla
Jukka Perko, saxophone; Aleksi Heinola, drums; Eero Seppä, bass; Toomas Keski-Säntti, piano.
27,-
Saturday June 13
2 pm
Musical Afternoon by the Lake
Saukonkallio Dance Pavilion
Helmi Kuusi, Linda Lampenius (violin), Fredrika Mikkola, Pedro Hietanen, Eero Lehtimäki, Mari Pakarinen, Petri Mäkiharju, Folke Gräsbeck and Kazutaka Morita.
27,-
Saturday June 13
6 pm
Saturday Concert, Iitti Church
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
The Soldier's Tale
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Duets Op. 28
1. Die Nonne und der Ritter
2. Vor der Tür
3. Es rauschet das Wasser
4. Der Jäger und sein Liebchen
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016):
The Song of My Heart for Cello and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Linda Lampenius, violin; Tuomas Ylinen, cello; Eero Lehtimäki, clarinet; Folke Gräsbeck and Laura Mikkola, piano; Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano; Juha Kotilainen, baritone.
38,-/23,-
Saturday June 13
11 pm
Late-night Open-air Concert on Hiidenvuori Hill
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano; Juha Kotilainen, baritone; Folke Gräsbeck, piano.
€20
In the event of rain, the concert will be held in Iitti Church.