Accordion festival: opening concert

The opening concert will feature the best pieces from the Sibelius Academy’s spring concerts for accordion and the premieres of works from the joint project of the composition and accordion classes of Musikuniversität Graz, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and the Sibelius Academy. 

Performers 

• Pilvi Huhta, accordion 
• Kalle Siitonen, accordion 
• Leonardo Rojnić, accordion 
• Laura Mehmeti, accordion 
• Franziska Fundelić, flute 

Program

• Alexander Zhurbin (1945-): Sonata nro 2 ”Nostalgia”
• Paavo Korpijaakko (1977-): Sonata nro 1 “Ultra”, Osa III
  • Pilvi Huhta, accordion

• Arne Nordheim (1931–2010): Flashing
• Yaroslav Oleksiv (1984-): Toccata
  • Kalle Siitonen, accordion

• Jesus Torres (1965-): Cadencias
• Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880) / arr. Veli Kujala: Scherzo-tarantella
  • Leonardo Rojnić, accordion

• Guilherme de Almeida (1994-): Panapaná (premiere)
• Forrest Moody: field verse (premiere)
• Tara Jovana Valkonen (1999-): Play II – springtales (premiere)
  • Laura Mehmeti, accordion
  • Franziska Fundelić, flute

Further information: Anna Huuskonen-Kuhlefelt, anna.huuskonen-kuhlefelt@uniarts.fi

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