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Tervetuloa Elollinen Konserttisarja Talvipuutarhassa -sivuille! Tältä sivulta löydät kaikki tiedot konserttitapahtumissa.
This year’s 2023 series is funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Tämän vuoden 2023-sarjaa rahoittaa Suomen Kulttuurirahasto.
2023 KONSERTTISARJA / CONCERT SERIES
KLO 10:30 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2 - Tuomas Rounakari BEAR AWAKENER
Bear feast songs from Finland, Carelia and Khanty-Mansia together with story telling and myths. Featuring Tuomas Rounakari performing with violin, ankle-bells, Ning-jug and voice.
Tuomas Rounakari is an internationally acclaimed violinist, composer and ethnomusicologist from Finland. He is a one-man-band blending violin, vocals and stomping with ankle-bells. In his performance he enters various trance-states. He is inspired by different forms of dialogue; man and nature, the seen and the unseen world, ancient and future. His first solo album Shamanviolin was a result of ethnomusicological studies of the earliest 20th century wax-cylinder recordings from Siberia. These studies have also led to many collaborations with indigenous artists. He is one of the few artists who have actually returned their art to native communities for evaluation and development. For more on Tuomas, visit his website
KLO 11:30 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9 - The Garden of Earthly Delights by the Earth Ears Ensemble
A program of contemporary music designed for the Talvipuutarha space featuring Earth Ears Ensemble (website) members Livia Schweizer (flute and objects), Iida Sinivalo (cello and objects), Helga Karen (toy piano and objects) and Tuukka Tervo (electronics).
Program:
Tytti Arola Metsä (2016) for cello, electronics and scent of the forest
Mioko Yokoyama Agape (2023) for solo flute (WORLD PREMIERE)
John Cage Suite (1944) for Toy Piano
John Cage Four6 (1989) for four players
KLO 11 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16 - Jenny Robson Brazil Jazz Quartet
Brazilian rhythms and imaginative improvisation in a program that includes original soft bossa nova tunes and Robson’s own compositions based on poetry by Johanna Venho. Jenny is joined by Henri Mäntylä (piano), Vesa Ojaniemi (bass) and Arttu Huopainen (drums).
Jazz vocalist, composer Jenny Robson is finalizing her artistic doctoral degree studies at the Sibelius Academy MuTri department of the University of the Arts Helsinki. Apart from active performing and composing, Robson teaches jazz voice at the Sibelius Academy and at the Espoo Music Institute's Pop and Jazz department Ebeli. For more, visit Jenny’s website.
KLO 11:30 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 - Balafon Variations by MAARIKA AUTIO
This experimental solo performance presents traditional West-African instruments developing from ancient, conventional recipes into modern and creative explorations.
Maarika is a rare, if not unique phenomenon as a female virtuoso of the West-African diatonic balafon. She is not shy to try and stretch her ancient instruments’ creative boundaries into new, undiscovered dimensions. For more on Maarika, visit her website. Sound engineering by Mikael Hakkarainen.
KLO 11:30 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30 - Sound Answers Voice by violinist Pia Siirala and clarinetist Lucy Abrams-Husso
Pia Siirala’s compositions are based and inspired by the so-called Personal Song tradition of the indigenous Tundra Chukchi in north-eastern Siberia. The personal song is an integral part of the personal identity of Arctic indigenous people. Given at birth to every child, the personal song becomes as fundamental to the person’s being as their name. During the concert the singing of the nomadic reindeer herders from her field recordings and live music enter into dialogue. Sound engineering by Robi de Godzinsky.
Programme
Sound answers voice
Pia Siirala, violin
Indigenous Chukchi singers from the field recordings from Chukotka Tevljantonau (b. 1934) Tinatval (b. 1922) Raughtitival (b. 1927) Jaatival (b. 1950) Ian (b.1942)
Three clarinets
Lucy Abrams-Husso, Bass, E-flat and A-clarinets
Indigenous Chukchi singers from the field recordings from Chukotka Neshkarultin (b. 1945) Raughtit (b. 1945) Koravye (b. 1935) Vonne (b. 1940)
Pia Siirala is currently completing her doctoral studies at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki, Finland. Her artistic research, “Aspects of Hearing”, concentrates on the music of the indigenous people, particularly the Chukchi people in north-eastern Siberia, where the ancient musical tradition is still a living tradition. Inspired by this indigenous music, Siirala has created several compositions. Pia Siirala studied at the Sibelius Academy, the Budapest Liszt Academy and at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She is the concert master of Ensemble XXI. For more on Pia’s work, visit the Ensemble XXI website.
PAST SERIES
The 2022 series was funded by the Sibelius Academy Foundation and by the City of Helsinki.
Vuoden 2022 sarjaa rahoitettiin Sibelius-Akatemian tukisäätiö ja Helsingin kaupunki.
OBLIVION Argentinian and Finnish Tango
La / Sat 27.8.2022
Mikko Helenius, bandoneon
Esa Ylönen, piano
(ENG) Mikko Helenius has studied at the Sibelius Academy Church Music Department and afterwards worked in different parishes of Helsinki as a professional organist. Helenius is also renowned with the skills of bandoneon playing and he studied it in Paris with Juan José Mosalini between 2001-2004. He also studied composing with Gustavo Beytelmann at the same years. In addition to composing for pipe organ, choir, and the theatre, Helenius has performed with tango orchestras in Europe, South America and Asia.
(FIN) Sibelius Akatemian kasvatti, kanttori, tango- ja bandoneontaituri on säveltänyt ja sovittanut runsaasti kirkkomusiikkia sekä musiikkia muun muassa useisiin dokumenttielokuviin. Helenius on niittänyt mainettaan kotimaamme rajojen ulkopuoellla: sävellysopintoja Pariisissa Gustavo Beytelmannin johdolla, bandoneonistina muun muassa elokuva- ja nykymusiikkiprojekteissa Ranskassa skeä levytyksiä ja kiertueita sveitsiläisen Estufa Caliente -yhtyeen kanssa. Suomessa Mikko Helenius on soittanut Bandola-orkesterissa sekä perustanut Antero Jakoilan kanssa Mástango-yhtyeen, jolla on ollut konsertteja ja festivaaliesiintymisiä Suomen lisäksi useissa maissa.
(ENG) The special strength of pianist-organist Esa Ylönen is his versatility. Having completed a Master’s degree in piano at the Sibelius Academy, he went on to qualify as a church cantor, and in autumn 2021 embarked on doctoral studies in the Sibelius Academy’s Artistic Study Programme. Artistic Director of the August Tango festival, he is a charismatic musician, has wide experience of performing both in Finland and abroad, and holds the post of accompanist at the Kotka Region Music Institute.
(FIN) Pianisti-urkuri Esa Ylösen erityisvahvuutena on monipuolisuus. Hän valmistui pianistiksi Sibelius-Akatemiasta ja suoritti myös kanttorin pätevyyteen vaadittavat opinnot. Syksyllä 2021 hän aloitti opintonsa Sibelius-Akatemian DocMus-tohtorikoulutusohjelmassa. Elokuun Tango -festivaalin taiteellinen johtaja Ylönen on valovoimainen muusikko ja esiintyy paljon Suomessa ja ulkomailla. Hän on myös Kotkan seudun musiikkiopiston säestäjä. Ylönen on tehnyt Alba Recordsin julkaisemia maailman ensilevytyksiä Uuno Klamin sävellyksistä, ja Fennica Gehrman on julkaissut hänen toimittamiaan Klami- ja Sibelius-nuotteja.
https://www.esaylonen.com
Kylällinen riivattuja pelimanneja Talvipuutarhassa / The village full of haunted fiddlers in Talvipuutarha
La / Sat 3.9.2022
Juuri & Juuri
Emilia Lajunen, 5-string fiddle/viisikielinen viulu, key-fiddle/avainviulu, voice/laulu, movement/liike
Eero Grundström, harmonica/huuliharppu, electronics/elektroniikka, voice/laulu, movement/liike
Julius Johansson, sound engineer/ääni-insinööri
Juuri & Juuri band Emilia Lajunen and Eero Grundström will get inspiration to musical improvisation from the melodies of the old fiddlers, movement and tradition as they move through the Talvipuutarha space.
Vainaan perua, Satavuotinen sakka ja muut viulupelimanneilta kerätyt sävelmät, liikkeen ja musiikin vuoropuhelu sekä perinteen kulkeutuminen inspiroivat muusikot Emilia Lajusen ja Eero Grundströmin improvisoinnin ja pitkän estetiikan maailmaan Talvipuutarhassa.
https://emilialajunen.fi/bands/juuri-juuri/
VISA OSCAR - Jazz Fusion with the Visa Oscar Band
La / Sat 10.9.2022
Ville Vannemaa, saxophone/saksofoni
Antti Ahoniemi, bass/sähköbasso
Severi Sorjonen, drums/rummut
Visa Oscar, keyboard/sähköpiano
Tuukka Tervo, sound engineer/ääni-insinööri
ENG: Looking Back, Reaching Forward is the second album by the Finnish jazz musician and composer Visa Oscar (b. Visa-Pekka Oskari Mertanen, 1976). The album is the culmination of a ten-year artistic doctorate at the jazz department of Uniarts Sibelius Academy. It is the first release of the newly founded Sibis Jazz record label of the Sibelius Academy's jazz department and the Sibis Jazz Doc publication series.
On the album, you can hear influences from the styles of Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, George Duke, Jan Hammer and Michael Brecker, through the mind of Visa Oscar.
Over the past ten years, Oscar has extensively studied the improvisation of the first-generation jazz synthesizer and has drawn influences from it for his own music. The result is a rich album that takes its inspiration from the past, combining it with contemporary sounds and moods. The top names of the Finnish jazz scene play in Visa Oscar's band: e.g. saxophonist Ville Vannemaa, bassist Antti Ahoniemi and drummer Jussi Lehtonen. In addition, the album features an impressive group of foreign and domestic top musicians: drummers Dave Weckl and Rafael Barata and bassists Carlitos Del Puerto and André Vasconcellos, as well as singer Eeppi Ursin, percussionist Ricardo Padilla and saxophonist Joonatan Rautio.
FIN: Looking Back, Reaching Forward on suomalaisen jazzmuusikko ja -säveltäjä Visa Oscarin (s. Visa-Pekka Oskari Mertanen, 1976) toinen albumi yhtyeenjohtajana. Levy on Oscarin Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemian jazz-osastolla tehdyn kymmenen vuoden taiteellisen tohtorintutkinnon huipentuma. Samalla se on Sibelius-Akatemian jazzosaston vastaperustetun Sibis Jazz-levymerkin ja tohtoritutkijoiden Sibis Jazz Doc-julkaisusarjan ensimmäinen julkaisu.
Levyn kappaleissa kuullaan vaikutteita mm. Chick Corean, Joe Zawinulin, George Duken, Jan Hammerin ja Michael Breckerin tyyleistä, summaa Visa Oscar.
Oscar on viimeisen kymmenen vuoden aikana tutkinut laajasti yllämainittujen ensimmäisen sukupolven jazzsyntetisaattorimestarien improvisaatiota ja ammentanut siitä vaikutteita omaan musiikkiinsa. Tuloksena on rikas albumi, joka saa inspiraationsa menneisyydestä yhdistäen siihen nykyajan soundeja ja tunnelmia. Visa Oscarin yhtyeessä soittavat suomalaisen jazzkentän kärkinimet: mm. saksofonisti Ville Vannemaa, basisti Antti Ahoniemi ja rumpali Jussi Lehtonen. Lisäksi levyllä vierailee vaikuttava joukko ulkomaisia ja kotimaisia huippumuusikoita: rumpalit Dave Weckl ja Rafael Barata sekä basistit Carlitos Del Puerto ja André Vasconcellos sekä laulaja Eeppi Ursin, lyömäsoittaja Ricardo Padilla ja saksofonisti Joonatan Rautio.
https://visaoscar.com
Her Infinite Variety – Women of Shakespeare in Word and Music
La / Sat 17.9.2022
Elina Mustonen, musician and actress
ENG: Her Infinite Variety – Women of Shakespeare in Word and Music is a unique solo performance combining texts by William Shakespeare with the music of his contemporaries. Elina Mustonen performs as actress and musician. The dramaturgy and direction are by Johanna Freundlich, Nely Keinänen and Elina Mustonen.
The programme includes monologues from Twelfth Night, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, King John, Hamlet, Othello and As You Like It. Music is by Shakespeare’s Elizabethan and Jacobean compatriots William Byrd, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Morley and will played on the virginal, the most popular keyboard instrument of the period.
FIN: Her Infinite Variety – Shakespearen naiset sanoin ja sävelin
Näyttämöllinen sooloteos, joka herättää eloon Shakespearen tekstit ja aikakauden musiikin ainutlaatuisella tavalla. Elina Mustonen esiintyy lavalla sekä näyttelijänä että muusikkona. Käsikirjoituksesta ja ohjauksesta vastaavat Johanna Freundlich, Nely Keinänen ja Elina Mustonen. Musiikki esitetään Shakespearen ajan suosituimmalla kotisoittimella virginaalilla.
ENG: Elina Mustonen has built a long and significant career as a harpsichordist and pedagogue. As an actress she has trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. The University of the Arts Helsinki named Elina Mustonen its alumna of the year in 2019. In addition, Elina Mustonen has been named an Artist Professor by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
As part of the Shakespeare 400 commemoration, Elina Mustonen created a solo work entitled Her Infinite Variety – Women of Shakespeare in Word and Music. The production has toured around Finland, and has also been seen in Dublin and in London at the celebrated Rose Theatre and at Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare. “Her Infinite Variety” made its American debut at the United Solo Festival on Broadway in New York last fall.
FIN: Elina Mustonen on luonut pitkän ja näyttävän uran cembalistina ja pedagogina. Näyttelijäntyötä hän on opiskellut mm. maineikkaassa Royal Academy of Dramatic Art -korkeakoulussa (RADA) Lontoossa. Taideyliopisto valitsi Elina Mustosen Vuoden alumniksi 2019. Valtio on myöntänyt Elina Mustoselle taiteilijaprofessorin arvonimen.
Shakespearen 400-juhlavuoden kunniaksi Elina Mustonen valmisti näyttämöllisen sooloteoksen Her Infinite Variety - Shakespearen naiset sanoin ja sävelin. Produktio on kiertänyt ympäri Suomea, ja se on nähty myös Dublinissa ja Lontoossa, esityspaikkoina maineikkaat Rose Theatre ja Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare. Esityksen englanninkielinen versio vieraili syksyllä 2021 Broadwaylla New Yorkissa United Solo -festivaalilla.
Electric Sounds with Paola Livorsi, Marek Pluciennik and Andrea Mancianti
La / Sat 24.9.2022
Andrea Mancianti, sound artist
Paola Livorsi, electronics
Marek Waldemar Pluciennik, live cinema
This concert will be presented in two parts - a solo performance by Andrea Mancianti alongside a performance of “Blackhole tween frames “ for 35mm modified film projector and electronics. “Blackhole tween frames” will incorporate electric signals from humidity sensors that have been placed into Talvipuutarha plants.
Marek Waldemar Pluciennik (FI/PL) is a Polish/Canadian filmmaker and cinema artist based in Helsinki. His work focuses on the material and ephemeral nature of the film medium. In his latest works, he interfaces traditional projectors with digital microcontrollers as he explores visual motion perception in the frame-based medium. The works are a meditative study at the extreme boundaries of apparent movement. Pluciennik refers to it as a liminal flicker, where the viewers' motion perception is tested by a "meltdown" of classic motion perception; a similar phenomenon to liminal space, where an empty space can feel unsettling and familiar at the same time. https://marek-pluciennik.mystrikingly.com/
Paola Livorsi (IT/FIN) is a composer and doctoral candidate in Sibelius Academy, Centre for Music and Technology. In her artistic research Human voice and instrumental voice: an investigation of voicelikeness, she explores the boundaries of voice and string instrument, collaborating with artists from other disciplines and experimenting with various spatial settings. She has been working with Pluciennik since 2016.
Paola on väitöskirjatutkija ihmisäänen ja instrumentaalisen äänen välisestä suhteesta sekä säveltäjä. Hänen monitaiteellisissa projekteissa ääni, liike ja musiikkiteknologia nivoutuvat toisiinsa. Paola on aktiivinen monikulttuuristen taiteilijayhteisöjen vaikuttaja. Hän on utelias kokeilija ja tekee mielellään yhteistyötä muiden taiteenalojen taiteilijoiden kanssa. Hän on kiinnostunut taiteesta ja yhteisöllisyydestä.
Andrea Mancianti is a composer, performer and sound artist mostly devoted to experimental sonic arts. He studied composition with Rosario Mirigliano in the Conservatory of Florence and holds an MA in composition and music technology from the same conservatory (2012) and a Bachelor in Philosophy from La Sapienza, Rome (2006). He also completed the IRCAM Cursus in Paris (2013-2014). Currently Mancianti is a PhD candidate in the department of Media at Aalto University researching case-specific sonic experiences. https://www.andreamancianti.com
Elollinen 2021
4-Hands Electroacoustic DJ’s
La / Sat 28.8.2021, Klo 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Alejandro Montes de Oca, DJ controller and synthesizer
Otso Lähdeoja, DJ controller and synthesizer
4-Hands Electroacoustic DJ's is a duo of experimental turntablism by Alejandro Montes de Oca and Otso Lähdeoja. Both duo members are electroacoustic composers and musicians, joining hands to rework their own track and sound materials in a live improvised DJ performance. The performance opens a window into an ongoing research on collaborative electronic music systems. The duo transforms a dual DJ deck into an experimental, 4-hand tool for electroacoustic improvisation and musical dialogue. Check out their performance from MuTeFest 2020 here!
Due to COVID safety restrictions, this concert will be held outdoors.
Dream Transmission
La / Sat 4.9.2021, Klo 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Mikko Raasakka, bassoklarinetti
Anders Pohjola, elektroniikka
Ohjelma / Program
Juha T. Koskinen Dream Transmission (2019) 22'
Steve Reich New York Counterpoint (1985)
Pilar Miralles (1997-) Music for the Masses
Mikko Raasakka is freelance clarinetist living in Helsinki, Finland. He is especially known for his work with contemporary music. An active collaboration with composers has led him to premier dozens of new works, including six concertos. Since 2009 Mikko has been a member of defunensemble, a Helsinki-based new music group devoted to the performance of electro acoustic music. In addition to all members of the clarinet family Mikko plays the electric wind controller and the liru, an archaic Finnish folk clarinet. He also plays historical clarinets. Mikko is a keen improviser and has participated in music theater productions.
As a clarinet soloist Mikko has performed with many Finnish orchestras including Sinfonia Lahti conducted by Osmo Vänskä. He has appeared as a recitalist/chamber musician in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain, Romania, Russia, Ukraina, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, USA and Australia. Mikko makes regularly recordings for the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Mikko’s first solo CD Eliangelis (2014) had an enthusiastic feedback from the press.
From 1997 to 2010 Mikko played as the principal clarinet with the Jyväskylä Sinfonia. Before and after that period Mikko has freelanced with all professional orchestras in the Helsinki area.
Mikko Raasakka completed his artistic doctorate at the Sibelius Academy 2005. He is the author of a comprehensive guide on contemporary clarinet technique Exploring the clarinet, published 2010 by Fennica Gehrman.
Due to COVID safety restrictions, this concert will be held outdoors.
Duoja 20-luvulta / 1920s Duets
La / Sat 11.9.2021, 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Lea Tuuri, viulu
Mathias Hortling, sello
Ohjelma / Program
Erwin Schulhoff: Duo viululle ja sellolle (1925)
Maurice Ravel: Sonaatti viululle ja sellolle (1922)
Bohuslav Martinů: Duo viululle ja sellolle nro 1 (H. 157) (1927)
Konsertissa esitetään 1920-luvun Tšekkiin ja Ranskaan painottuva ohjelmakokonaisuus viululle ja sellolle, joka tekee läpileikkauksen 1920-luvun modernistien duo-ohjelmistoon. Tällöin ilmassa oli uudenlaisten muotojen, tekstuurien ja ilmaisutapojen etsintä. Ohjelma sisältää nostalgisen, loisteliaan, kansanmusiikkivaikutteisen Schulhoffin duon (1925), Ravelin kevyen melodikkaan sonaatin viululle ja sellolle (1922) sekä Martinůn kansanmusiikkiperinteestä ammentavan lyyrisen duon (1927).
The concert will feature a 1920s Czech and French program for violin and cello, making a cross-section of 1920s modernist duo repertoire. At that time, there was a search for new forms, textures, and ways of expression in the air. The program includes the nostalgic, glorious, folk-influenced Schulhoff duo (1925), Ravel's light melodic sonata for violin and cello (1922), and Martinů's lyrical duo drawing on folk music tradition (1927).
Visualizing Music
Pe / Fri 17.9.2021, 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Iryna Gorkun-Silén, hiulu / flute
Janne Valkeajoki, harmonikka / accordio
Aino Koski, taitelija / artist
Ohjelma / Program
Claude Debussy Syrinx (1913)
J.S. Bach Partita in A minor for solo flute (1722-1723)
Jean-Philippe Rameau L’entretien des muses for accordion (1724)
Heinz Holliger (é)cri(t) (2005-2006)
Erkki Jokinen Rise 5 for flute and accordion (2002)
Cecilia Damström Groove op.38 for flute and accordion (2015)
A core idea of the concert is to explore the limits, both technical and expressive of the flute. The concert will also feature visual art, which will be created live during the concert. The idea of combining music with visual art stems from the realisation that the two art forms were closely intertwined in France during the beginning of the twentieth century. This has inspired Gorkun-Silén to explore the interconnectedness of music and visual art.
Soundscape Talvipuutarha
La / Sat 18.9.2021, 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Adriano Adewale, Berimbau and percussion
Nathan Riki Thomson, Double bass, Kalimba, and flutes
This performance will be improvisation drawing on the sounds of the Talvipuutarha space!
Taide, se puhuu / Art, it is speaking
Pe / Fri 24.9.2021, Klo 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Olga Heikkilä, sopraano
Pinja Nuñez, sello
Ohjelma
John Tavener Anna Akhmatova Songs (1993)
John Tavener Melina (1994)
Anna Ahmatova: Taide, se puhuu (1959)
Outi Tarkiainen Sanasi kiveen uponneet / Thy Words, Submerged in Stone (2011)
Pinja Nuñez Häpeä (Shame) (2020)
Cathy Berberian Stripsody (1966)
This performance joins doctoral researchers Olga and Pinja in their ongoing collaboration discovering the relationships between their instrumental and personal voices.
Earth Ears ensemble
La / Pe 25.9.2021, Klo 12:15-13:15
Esiintyjät / Performers
Earth Ears ensemble
Lucy Abrams-Husso, klarinetti
Livia Schweizer, huilu & esineet
Helga Karen, koskettimet & esineet
Ville Raasakka, esineet & elektroniikka
Anders Pohjola, elektroniikka
Ohjelma / Program
Peter Ablinger: Rain Pieces:
Amtssee bei Regen
Regenstück (1993)
Ville Raasakka: Everyday Etudes No. 1: Garden (2015)
Minna Leinonen: Harmaapäätikka (2018)
Pauline Oliveros: The Witness (1980)
The final concert of this year’s series introduces the debut concert of the Earth Ears ensemble. The Earth Ears ensemble was founded in 2021 with an artistic focus on experimentation, new ways of listening and presenting unheard voices.