Forest

The concert presents the diversity of the forest through music, scent, and words. In addition to Sibelius’s Tree Suite, you’ll hear trees not found in Finnish forests. Author and freelance journalist Jenni Räinä will speak about how forests are disappearing. Is it utopia, or our near future? The concert is dedicated to the memory of violinist and activist Eriikka Maalismaa (1980–2024).

Please note that the venue may be chilly in case of cold weather. There is no designated parking at the venue; cars can be parked at the Pohjois-Ii School parking lot (Virkkulantie 27, about 650 m from the Kuivuri venue).

Essi Vuorela, vocals
Lina Leikola, violin
Elina Vähälä, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Anna Westerlund, cello
Lauri Marjakangas, electronics
Fanny Söderström, piano
Luna Du, piano
Jenni Räinä, writer

Programme

Kevin Olson: Bonsai tree
Luna Du, piano

Jean Sibelius: Tree Suite op. 75

När rönnen blommar (When the Rowan Blooms)
Den ensamma furan (The Solitary Pine)
Björken (The Birch)
Granen (The Spruce)
Fanny Söderström, piano

Tytti Arola: Metsä for violin, electronics, and forest scents
Lina Leikola, violin
Lauri Marjakangas, electronics

Caroline Shaw: Plan and Elevation for String Quartet
I. The Ellipse
II. The Cutting Garden
III. The Herbaceous Border
IV. The Orangery
V. The Beech Tree

Elina Vähälä, violin
Lina Leikola, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Anna Westerlund, cello

Intermission

Lauri Marjakangas: Aarniometsä
"Myrsky käy ja metsä pauhaa" (The storm rages and the forest roars)

Talk: How does a forest disappear?

Avohakkuu (Clear-cutting)

Elina Vähälä, violin
Lina Leikola, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Anna Westerlund, cello

Antti Tuisku, Jonna Kärkinen, Jussi Nikula: Juuret
Arranged by Lauri Marjakangas

In co-operation with: Akola Forum