Welcome to the 5th edition of the Fiskars Summer Festival! We are proud to present our special anniversary programme, which includes our summer chamber music series, and concerts with the Fiskars Festival Orchestra in Puimala, Karjalohja Church and Billnäs, Iso paja. 

Our popular chamber music concerts take place in a variety of locations around Fiskars such as Lukaali and Karin Widnäs’ Gallery (KWUM), and we’ll be opening our doors to an open house and free concert in Puimala. 

Highlights include “Beethoven in Puimala”, featuring the composer´s magnificent seventh symphony, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste and young guest conductors, as well as the final concert of the festival, which includes a brand new work by James Albany Hoyle, Rachmaninov´s third piano concerto, performed by special guest Boris Giltburg, and concluding with Sibelius´ symphony no. 5. 

This special celebratory concert with the Fiskars Festival Orchestra takes place in Iso paja, Billnäs, on 3 August 2024, and will be conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Esa-Pekka Salonen and a young conductor selected from this year’s masterclass.

Concerts:

Opening Night

29.07.2024 at 19:00 @ Lukaali / Assembly Hall

W.A. Mozart: Clarinet quintet K581 / J. Brahms: String sextet in G major

Open House in Puimala

30.07.2024 at 19:00 @ Puimala

M. Bartolomey: ‘Herz’ for six cellos*  / Dora Pejacevic: String quartet in C, Op 58 (first movement) / Lara Poe: Three Figments  / Spohr: Double string quartet No 1 in d minor  / J. vanBree: Allegro, for four string quartets  

* In memoriam Franz Bartolomey 

Beethoven in Puimala

31.07.2024 at 19:00 @ Puimala / Threshing House

I. Stravinsky: Concerto in D / Arias with Iris Candelaria from Bellini’s opera I Puritani, Donizetti’s opera Don Pasquale, and Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola / B. Byström: A Walk to Beethoven / L. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

Young conductors

Concert with the Lohja City Orchestra 

01.08.2024 at 18:00 @ Karjalohja Church

I. Stravinsky: Concerto in D / Arias with Iris Candelaria from Bellini’s opera I Puritani, Donizetti’s opera Don Pasquale, and Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola / B. Byström: A Walk to Beethoven / L. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

Young conductors

Matinee Concert

02.08.2024 at 11:00 @ KWUM Museum & Gallery

W.A. Mozart: Flute quartet No 1 in D major / A. Tarrodi: String quartet No 2 Mádaral / 

J. Haydn: String quartet Op 64 No 5 The Lark

Fiskars Summer Festival Final Concert

3.8.2024 at 19:00 @ Iso Paja, Billnäsin Ruukki

James Albany Hoyle: New Piece / S. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto 3 / J. Sibelius: Symphony No 5

Boris Giltburg, piano

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Young conductor from the festival masterclass