In honorem maris

13.6.2024 @ 19:00 - 21:00

Our homage to the sea, a tradition of the Naantali Music Festival, treads the paths laid out by Jaakko Kuusisto and Franz Schubert. Although Kuusisto did not always compose for the sea, probably not a bar of music would have been composed had he not found inspiration from his sailing trips. The chamber works Miniö and Play II take on a cinematic air, whereas Jurmo, born in the Archipelago Sea, navigates the nightly waves with impressionism. Composed by Franz Schubert at the age of 22, the quintet carries the nickname “Die Forelle”, or “The Trout”, but it is not just any little piece of music; a monument in chamber music, the piece meanders along beautifully like a fiord, sparkles like a lake and embraces you like the ocean stretching across the horizon.

Programme:

Jaakko Kuusisto: Miniö Op. 23
Elina Vähälä, violin
Maria Krykov, contrabass

Jaakko Kuusisto: Jurmo Op. 31
Paavali Jumppanen, piano

Jaakko Kuusisto: Play II Op. 16
Elina Vähälä, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Paavali Jumppanen, piano

Lotta Kuusisto, recital

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Schubert: Trout Quintet
Ralf Gothoni, piano
Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Arto Noras, cello
Maria Krykov, contrabass

Duration of the concert is appr. 2 hours including an intermission. Doors open 30 minutes before the concert.
Tickets for group A 49 €, students and concertgoers under 18 years of age 25 €. Tickets for group B 25 €, students and concertgoers under 18 years of age 13 €.

In co-operation with Finnlines.