Sunday, June 9th at 11 / FREE ADMISSION

The worship service, with music based on compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, has been designed by the cantor Hiski Wallenius. Also performing are pianist Taru Myöhänen-Mäkelä and cellist Seppo Kimanen.

Thu, June 13th at 12
Central Library Oodi, Maijansali Hall

Kjell Westö and Sebastian Fagerlund

Music: Sebastian Fagerlund: String Quartet No. 1 ‘Verso I’interno’
Carducci Quartet

The event is bilingual (Finnish and Swedish)

Thu, June 13th at 18.30
Lauttasaari Church

• Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz

• Leoš Janáček: String Quartet I “Kreutzer Sonata”

• Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 Op.96 ‘American’

Wihan Quartet

Thu, June 13th at 20.30
Lauttasaari Church

• Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20/4

• Franz Schubert: String Quartet in C major Op.163

Carducci Quartet, and Marko Ylönen, cello

Fri, June 14th at 12
Central Library Oodi, Maijansali Hall

Sirpa Kähkönen and Aulis Sallinen

Music: Aulis Sallinen: Strinng Quartet No. 5 Op.54 ‘Pieces of Mosaic’
Wihan Quartet

The event is in Finnish

Fri June 14th at 18.30
Lauttasaari Church

• Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat major

• Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3 ‘Mishima’

• Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet Op.13

Carducci Quartet

Fri, June 14th at 20.30
Lauttasaari Church

• Francis Poulenc: Five Songs from Bretagne

• Rita Strohl: Douze chants de Bilitis – X. Le serment, XII. Berceuse

• Claude Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano

• Maurice Ravel:

  • Violin Sonata No. 2

  • Two Epigrams for soprano and piano

• Ernest Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle, text Charles Cros

Helena Juntunen, Daichi Nakamura, Samuel Niederhauser, Eveliina Kytömäki, Aska Iino, Erkki Palola, Lotus Tinat

Sat, June 15th at 12
Central Library Oodi, Maijansali Hall

Minna Lindgren and Cecilia Damström

Music: Cecilia Damström: String Quartet No. 1 Op.34 ‘Via Crucis’
Uusi Helsinki Quartet

The event is in Finnish

Sat, June 15th at 15
Lauttasaari Church

• Franz Schubert: Sonata in A minor “Arpeggione” for cello and piano

• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor Op.18/4

• Leoš Janáček: String Quartet II ”Intime Briefe”

Samuel Niederhauser, cello
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Wihan Quartet

Sat, June 15th at 18
Lauttasaari Church

• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor Op.132

• Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major Op.44

Uusi Helsinki Quartet
Mackenzie Melemed, piano

Sat, June 15th at 20
Lauttasaari Church

• Toshi Ichiyanagi: Piano Media

• Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fée for violin and piano

• Michio Mamiya: Japanese and Finnish folk songs for cello and piano

• Michio Mamiya: Sonata for piano, violin, double bass and percussion

Daichi Nakamura, Aska Iino, Marko Ylönen, Iikka Järvi, Jerry Piipponen

Sun, June 16th at 12
Central Library Oodi, Maijansali Hall

Elina Hirvonen and Mari Sainio

Music: Outi Tarkiainen: Trois poèmes for String Quartet
Meta4 Quartet

The event is in Finnish

Sun, June 16th at 15
Lauttasaari Church

• Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello Op.8

• Mari Sainio: String Quintet ‘Through The Waves’

• Franz Schubert: Forellenquintett

Marko Ylönen,  Iikka Järvi, Mackenzie Melemed, Taija Angervo, Ilari Angervo, Samuel Niederhauser, Daichi Nakamura, Lotus Tinat, Erkki Palola

Sun, June 16th at 17
Lauttasaari Church

• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No.16 in F major Op.135

• Jouni Kaipainen: String Quartet No.6 Op. 92 ’The Terror Run’

• Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Meta4 Quartet

Sun June 16th at 19.30
Lauttasaari Church

The festival's artists in action with surprise guests.

Planning and hosting: Seppo Kimanen