Myth, polkas and folksong to celebrate Finnish Independence

Von John Johnston, 02 August 2017

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“The violinist... managed to transmute the theme into a Finnish folk dance”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Cadogan Hall, London, am 31 Juli 2017

Werke von Viljami Niittykoski

Andrew Lawrence-King, Kalevala: the Opera

Traditional, Ookkos syöny sianlihaa

Viljami Niittykoski, Joutsenet

Traditional, Lampaan polska

Haapasalo, Mun kanteleeni

Traditional, A major march

Anu Komsi, Sopran

Kreeta-Maria Kentala, Violine

Andrew Lawrence-King, Harfe

Eero Palviainen, Theorbe

Milla Viljamaa, Harmonium

Magnus Lindberg und Anu Komsi beschenken das BBC SO reichlich

Michael Klier, 6th November

Das britische Orchester beweist, wie uns zeitgenössische Kompositionen vor allem in Verbindung mit zum Nachdenken anregenden Texten inspirieren können.

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Schweizer Erstaufführung: Donnerstag aus Licht

Rolf Kyburz, 25th June

Im Nachhinein dominieren in diesem Baseler Stockhausen-Revival die Impressionen des dritten Aktes und damit die Erinnerung an eine reichhaltige Komposition, ausgezeichnete Sänger und ebensolche Instrumentalisten.

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Finnish and German requiems in illuminating combination

Peter Quantrill, 8th March

Anu Komsi stars in Brahms at the Barbican; Sakari Oramo revives memorial tributes by Rautavaara and Sallinen.

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Le bel hommage de Sakari Oramo et du Philhar’ à Kaija Saariaho

Erwan Gentric, 10th November

Avec clarté et sensibilité, l'Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France et Sakari Oramo ont livré un beau programme dont le sommet est resté les pièces de la compositrice finlandaise avec Anu Komsi.

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Boisterous Brahms at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 14th September

Sakari Oramo leads the Czech Philharmonic in a powerful German Requiem with vocal support from the Prague Philharmonic Choir, Anu Komsi and Christian Senn.

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The Barbican honours Kaija Saariaho with an intensive day

Mark Valencia, 7th May

The Barbican and BBC welcome the Finn to the exclusive pantheon of the order of “Total Immersion” – a full day devoted to the music of a single living composer.

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John Johnston

John Johnston was a contributor to Bachtrack 2017-19. John was a true gentleman and lifelong opera "nut" who frequently travelled across Europe to catch performances, making regular pilgrimages to the Bayreuth Festival among others. His supreme knowledge and appreciation of voices meant he took to reviewing like the proverbial duck to water. We enjoyed his style and his insatiable appetite for catching rare operas and new productions wherever he could.

Myth, polkas and folksong to celebrate 100 years of Finnish Independence