The Mikkeli Music Festival promises exhilarating performances this summer. Top orchestras and soloists will elevate the atmosphere at Konserttitalo Mikaeli to new heights.
Saturday, August 3, 2024:
- Free pre-concert event at Stella Shopping Center.
- Evening opening concert featuring Luukas Hiltunen’s Scintillion and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 performed by Saimaa Sinfonietta and Helsinki Philharmonic Choir.
Sunday, August 4, 2024:
- Soprano Iris Candelaria and pianist Jukka Nykänen present August afternoon dreams.
- Energetic video game music concert by Game Music Collective.
Monday, August 5, 2024:
Trio performance by Laura Mikkola (piano), Linda Lampenius (violin), and Jaani Helander (cello) in Colour and sparkle.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024:
Youth Power featuring the youthful Symphony Orchestra Vivo and young violin virtuoso Lilja Haatainen.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024:
Music of joy and light concert at Pitäjänkirkko Church with baritone Waltteri Torikka and Mikkeli City Orchestra.
Thursday, August 8, 2024:
Philharmonia Orchestra’s Brahms & Schumann concert conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali, featuring violin soloist Ava Bahari.
Friday, August 9, 2024:
Philharmonia Orchestra’s Bruckner 200 concert conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Saturday, August 10, 2024:
Opera gala with Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Ville Matvejeff.
Sunday, August 11, 2024:
- From London with Joy afternoon concert by Philharmonia Orchestra.
- In the evening’s grand finale, the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by the Artistic Director Erkki Lasonpalo, will present Smetana’s Molday, Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1.