Musical falsehoods delight in Kuhmo

By David Karlin, 19 July 2015

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“you could see the broad grins on all four musicians’ faces as the work ended”

Reviewed at Kuhmo Arts Centre, Kuhmo on 19 July 2015

Albinoni, Adagio in G minor

Pergolesi, Concertino for Strings no. 2 in G major

Haydn, String Quartet in F major, Op.3 no.5, Hob III:17

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 1 in F major, K37

Minna Pensola, Violin

Priya Mitchell, Violin

Sergey Malov, Violin

Maria Krykov, Double Bass

Francesco Pedrini, Organ

Anna Gebert, Violin

Siljamari Heikinheimo, Violin

Vanessa Szigeti, Violin

Emma Vähälä, Violin

Dalia Stasevska, Viola

Trey Lee, Cello

Odile Simon, Double Bass

Gilles Millet, Violin

Ralph Szigeti, Viola

Dorel Fodoreanu, Cello

Irina Zahharenkova, Piano

Mi-Sa Yang, Violin

Sara Etelävuori, Violin

Razvan Popovici, Viola

Joona Pulkkinen, Cello

Tuomo Matero, Double Bass

Pushing the definition of Chamber Music at Kuhmo

David Karlin, 19th July

Baritone Jaakko Koretkangas and pianist Nino Gvetadze prove the stars of an evening of great variety ending with a thrilling scene from an obscure Hindemith opera.

****1

Eastman and Italy dominate Stasevska's second week in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 16th January

For the first time ever, the Philadelphia Orchestra perform music by Julius Eastman (1940-1990), a graduate of the nearby Curtis Institute.

****1

Hadelich delivers exhilarating Barber concerto in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 11th January

Guest conductor Dalia Stasevska conducts an earthbound reading of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.

***11

Dalia Stasevska makes a radiant Pittsburgh Symphony debut

Sam Jacobson, 17th October

Familiar and unfamiliar Sibelius, a coruscating violin concerto and a recent score by Caroline Shaw are the elements of Dalia Stasevska’s noteworthy debut.

****1

Mixed results from Dalia Stasevska's trio of 20th-century works

David Truslove, 12th March

Seldom heard and standard repertoire bring mixed results from Dalia Stasevska, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus.

***11

Youthful powerhouses energise Montreal's Orchestre symphonique

Ian Cochrane, 22nd January

Dalia Stasevska and Randall Goosby are sensational in a programme that featured orchestral chestnuts by Bruch and Dvořák.

****1

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Musical falsehoods delight at Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival