Tomas Djupsjöbacka
Finnish RSO/Djupsjöbacka
Mozart: Symphony no 29 A Major
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Known as a versatile musician with strong roots in chamber music, Djupsjöbacka is the founding cellist of the string quartet Meta4 as well as a member of the renowned Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Since his conducting debut in 2013 with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Djupsjöbacka has appeared with most of the Finnish orchestras including debuts with the Finnish Radio Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic, Sinfonia Lahti and Oulu Sinfonia. He regularly guest conducts the Turku Philharmonic, Jyväskylä Sinfonia and AVANTI! Djupsjöbacka has premiered works by Jukka Tiensuu, Veli Kujala, Sampo Haapamäki and Mikko Heiniö often teaming up with unusual partners such as dancers, jugglers or foley-artists.
Djupsjöbacka studied conducting privately with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music director of the New York Metropolitan opera. He completed his studies in the conducting program of the Sibelius Academy in 2017 and has also participated in master classes by Jorma Panula.
Tomas Djupsjöbacka has been appointed Principal conductor and artistic director of Vaasa City orchestra starting in 2021. He worked as the first ever Principal Guest Conductor of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra from autumn 2019 to summer 2022.

june
july
23julAll DayTrapped Butterfly 2
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Meidän Festivaali Sampo Kasurinen & Aina Bergroth: Trapped Butterfly (2023), chamber opera Siljamari Heikinheimo, director Marjukka Tepponen &
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Meidän Festivaali
Sampo Kasurinen & Aina Bergroth: Trapped Butterfly (2023), chamber opera
Siljamari Heikinheimo, director
Marjukka Tepponen & Tuomas Miettola, soloists
Pyry Pakkala Petterberg: light design
Autuas Ukkonen, costume design
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Harri Kuusijärvi, electro-acoustic accordeon
String quartet Kamus (Terhi Paldanius, Jukka Untamala, Jussi Tuhkanen, Petja Kainulainen)
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Time
All Day (Sunday)
29jul13:00KPKO/Broman & Djupsjöbacka
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Malin Broman, violin/direction Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello program to include Jaakko Kuusisto: Cello Concerto (2019)
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Malin Broman, violin/direction
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
program to include Jaakko Kuusisto: Cello Concerto (2019)
Time
(Saturday) 13:00
august
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Rauma Festivo Festival Meidän Festivaali Sampo Kasurinen & Aina Bergroth: Trapped Butterfly (2023), chamber opera Siljamari Heikinheimo, director
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Rauma Festivo Festival
Meidän Festivaali
Sampo Kasurinen & Aina Bergroth: Trapped Butterfly (2023), chamber opera
Siljamari Heikinheimo, director
Marjukka Tepponen & Tuomas Miettola, soloists
Pyry Pakkala Petterberg: light design
Autuas Ukkonen, costume design
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Harri Kuusijärvi, electro-acoustic accordeon
String quartet Kamus (Terhi Paldanius, Jukka Untamala, Jussi Tuhkanen, Petja Kainulainen)
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Time
(Friday) 19:00
september
october
june 2021
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Shostakovich: String quartet no 4 Saariaho: Terra Memoria Beethoven: String quartet op. 132
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Shostakovich: String quartet no 4
Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Beethoven: String quartet op. 132
Time
(Monday) 19:30
july 2021
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Vaasa City Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Marjukka Tepponen, soprano Kevin Greenlaw, baritone Highlights from Italian opera
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Marjukka Tepponen, soprano
Kevin Greenlaw, baritone
Highlights from Italian opera (Rossini, Verdi etc.)
Time
(Saturday) 17:50
19jul(jul 19)21:14Salzburg Festival
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George Crumb: Black Angels Steve Reich: Different trains
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George Crumb: Black Angels
Steve Reich: Different trains
Time
19 (Monday) 21:14
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Lapland Chamber Orchestra Anders Paulsson, soprano saxophine Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Aho: Solo IX Aho: Concerto for
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Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Anders Paulsson, soprano saxophine
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Aho: Solo IX
Aho: Concerto for soprano saxophone
Sibelius: Kurkikohtaus
Sibelius/Farrington: Symphony no 5
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Time
(Saturday) 21:10
august 2021
03augAll DayWeill: Die Sieben Todessünden
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Tuuli Takala, soprano Helsinki Chamber Soloists
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Tuuli Takala, soprano
Helsinki Chamber Soloists
Time
All Day (Tuesday)
08aug(aug 8)21:17Montréal String quartet academy
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EDIT POSTPONED TO 2022 Concert & Master classes
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EDIT POSTPONED TO 2022
Concert & Master classes
Time
8 (Sunday) 21:17
september 2021
02sepAll DaySibelius on period instruments
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FiBO & Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends op. 22 2.9 Järvenpää Sibelius hall 4.9 Lahti Sibelius Festival
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FiBO & Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends op. 22
2.9 Järvenpää Sibelius hall
4.9 Lahti Sibelius Festival
5.9 Loviisa
Time
september 2 (Thursday) – 5 (Sunday)
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Vaasa City Orchestra Cecilia Zilliacus, violin Torleif Thedéen, cello Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Cecilia Zilliacus, violin
Torleif Thedéen, cello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Siri Brander (arr. Westerlind): Elegie (1894)
Mats Larsson Gothe: Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra “Sisophys dreams” (2011)
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Sibelius: Symphony no 3 C Major op. 52
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
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Meta4 Haydn op. 20/20 Sibelius Voces Intimae
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Meta4
Haydn op. 20/20
Sibelius Voces Intimae
Time
september 13 (Monday) – 14 (Tuesday)
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Konvergencie Festival Meta4 Saariaho: Terra Memoria Haydn: String quartet op. 20/2 Sibelius: Voces Intimae
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Konvergencie Festival
Meta4
Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Haydn: String quartet op. 20/2
Sibelius: Voces Intimae
Time
(Thursday) 19:00
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Vaasa and Seinäjoki orchestras Petùr Sakari, organ Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Byrd (arr. N. Muhly): Two motets
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Vaasa and Seinäjoki orchestras
Petùr Sakari, organ
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Byrd (arr. N. Muhly): Two motets
Brahms: Haydn variations
Bach (arr. J.P. Lehto): Ricercar a 3 from Musical Offering, for winds
Poulenc: Concerto for organ, strings and timpani
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Time
September 30 (Thursday)
october 2021
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Vaasa and Seinäjoki orchestras Petùr Sakari, organ Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Byrd (arr. N. Muhly): Two motets
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Vaasa and Seinäjoki orchestras
Petùr Sakari, organ
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Byrd (arr. N. Muhly): Two motets
Brahms: Haydn variations
Bach (arr. J.P. Lehto): Ricercar a 3 from Musical Offering, for winds
Poulenc: Concerto for organ, strings and timpani
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Time
September 30 (Thursday)
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Lapland Chamber orchestra Taru Lehto & Tuukka Susiluoto, viola wind quintet of the LCO Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and
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Lapland Chamber orchestra
Taru Lehto & Tuukka Susiluoto, viola
wind quintet of the LCO
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor
Bach: Brandenburg concerto no 6
Sallinen: Chamber music VII op. 93 “Cruselliana”
Bartók: Divertimento for strings
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
19oct18:00Gut feeling Vienna – Paris vol. 2
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Chamber music on period instruments. Pablo Hérnan Benedi, violin Eriikka Maalismaa, viola Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
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Chamber music on period instruments.
Pablo Hérnan Benedi, violin
Eriikka Maalismaa, viola
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
Emil Holmström, piano
Faure: Piano trio op. 120
Mozart: Piano quartet E flat Major
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Time
(Tuesday) 18:00
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Vaasa City orchestra Eero Saunamäki, recorder Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Haydn: Symphony no 103 “Drumroll” ***
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Vaasa City orchestra
Eero Saunamäki, recorder
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Haydn: Symphony no 103 “Drumroll”
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Jukka Tiensuu: Appo (2017), concerto for recorder and orchestra
R. Strauss (arr. G. Morton): Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (world premiere of the arrangement)
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
november 2021
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Peter Gospodinov, cello Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor P. Dymiotis: Suite for string orchestra J. Kuusisto: Cello concerto (Cyprus premiere)
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Peter Gospodinov, cello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
P. Dymiotis: Suite for string orchestra
J. Kuusisto: Cello concerto (Cyprus premiere)
J. Sibelius: Incidental music to Pelleas & Melisande op. 46
Time
november 4 (Thursday) – 5 (Friday)
10novAll DayThe Fabulous Bäckström Brothers
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Oulu Sinfonia Jouni & Petri Bäckström Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
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Oulu Sinfonia
Jouni & Petri Bäckström
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Time
november 10 (Wednesday) – 11 (Thursday)
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Meta4 Saariaho – Koskinen
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Meta4
Saariaho – Koskinen
Time
(Saturday) 12:30
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various programs and concerts, see link for details
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various programs and concerts, see link for details
Time
november 23 (Tuesday) – 27 (Saturday)
december 2021
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Vaasa and Seinäjoki orchestras Eriikka Maalismaa, violin Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Pacius: Ouverture to King Karl’s hunt
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Vaasa and Seinäjoki orchestras
Eriikka Maalismaa, violin
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Pacius: Ouverture to King Karl’s hunt
Veli Kujala: Concerto for violin and orchestra “Auseil” (2019)
Sibelius: Tapiola (1926)
Pacius: Maamme laulu
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Time
december 9 (Thursday) – 10 (Friday)
january 2022
february 2022
march 2022
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Alasdair Beatson, piano Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Vaasa City Orchestra C. Schumann: Konzertsatz f-minor F. Schubert: Symphony
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Alasdair Beatson, piano
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Vaasa City Orchestra
C. Schumann: Konzertsatz f-minor
F. Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
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F. Schubert/F. Liszt: Wanderer fantasy for piano and orchestra
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
24marAll DayLapland Chamber Orchestra
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Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor sol. Abel Puustinen, violin József Sári: Korsholm Concertino Antonín Dvořák: Romance f minor op.
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Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
sol. Abel Puustinen, violin
József Sári: Korsholm Concertino
Antonín Dvořák: Romance f minor op. 11, arr. David Walter
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Johannes Brahms: Serenade no 1 op. 11, arr. Karl-Aage Rasmussen
Time
march 24 (Thursday) – 25 (Friday)
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Liza Ferschtman, violin Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Vaasa City Orchestra Ingebort von Bronsart: Ouverture to the opera Jery and Bätely
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Liza Ferschtman, violin
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Vaasa City Orchestra
Ingebort von Bronsart: Ouverture to the opera Jery and Bätely (1873)
A. Maier-Röntgen: Violin concerto (1875)
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J. Brahms: Serenade no. 1 (1859)
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
may 2022
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Turku Philharmonic Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
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Turku Philharmonic
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Time
All Day (Wednesday)
june 2022
17junAll DayNaantali Music Festival
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Meta4, Laura Hynninen, Patrick Gallois, Michel Lethiec
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Meta4, Laura Hynninen, Patrick Gallois, Michel Lethiec
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june 17 (Friday) – 18 (Saturday)
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Vaasa City Orchestra & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Amalie Stalheim, cello Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire
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Vaasa City Orchestra & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Amalie Stalheim, cello
Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love (2020)
Edward Elgar: Cello concerto
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Schumann: Symphony no 4 (1841 version)
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Time
(Thursday) 20:15
july 2022
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Brahms Zyklus (Symphonies, Piano Concertos) Clara Schumann, Louise Farrenc
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Brahms Zyklus (Symphonies, Piano Concertos)
Clara Schumann, Louise Farrenc
Time
july 8 (Friday) – 17 (Sunday)
august 2022
06augAll DayMontreal String Quartet Academy
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Opening concert + master classes
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Opening concert + master classes
Time
august 6 (Saturday) – 10 (Wednesday)
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Nordic Chamber Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello & conductor Outi Tarkiainen: Joye C.Ph.E. Bach: Cello concerto A major
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Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello & conductor
Outi Tarkiainen: Joye
C.Ph.E. Bach: Cello concerto A major
J. Haydn: Symphony no 103 “Drumroll”
Time
(Friday) 19:00
september 2022
08sep19:00A Midsummer nights dream
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Vaasa City Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Annami Hylkilä & Silja Aalto, sopranos Ladies from the Vaasa Opera Choir
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Annami Hylkilä & Silja Aalto, sopranos
Ladies from the Vaasa Opera Choir
Nicke Lignell, narrator
Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Incidental music to Shakespeare’s play The Midsummer nights dream
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
october 2022
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Vaasa City Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Joonas Ahonen, piano Clara Schumann/arr. George Morton: 4 piéces charactéristiques (1836)
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Joonas Ahonen, piano
Clara Schumann/arr. George Morton: 4 piéces charactéristiques (1836)
Robert Schumann: Piano concerto a minor op. 54
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Beethoven: Symphony no 5 c minor op. 67
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
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Lappeenranta City Orchestra Jarkko Launonen, cello Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love (2020,
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Lappeenranta City Orchestra
Jarkko Launonen, cello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love (2020, reduced version)
Aulis Sallinen: The Nocturnal dances of Don Juanquijote op. 58
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Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 “Drumroll”
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra & Vaasa City Orchestra Amalie Stalheim, cello Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra & Vaasa City Orchestra
Amalie Stalheim, cello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love
Edward Elgar: Cello concerto
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Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 (1841 version)
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Time
(Friday) 19:00
november 2022
02novAll DayHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Martin Grubinger, percussion Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen: Helix (2005) Daniel Bjarnason:
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Grubinger, percussion
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Helix (2005)
Daniel Bjarnason: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (2021, Finnish premiere)
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Schumann: Symphony no 4 (1841 version)
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Time
november 2 (Wednesday) – 3 (Thursday)
09nov19:00Meta4 opening in Jyväskylä
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Olli Mustonen: Vanha kirkko Petäjävedellä Meta4 solo *** Louise Farrenc: Symphony no 3
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Olli Mustonen: Vanha kirkko Petäjävedellä
Meta4 solo
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Louise Farrenc: Symphony no 3
Time
(Wednesday) 19:00
december 2022
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Vaasa City Orchestra & Seinäjoki Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Eriikka Maalismaa, violin Sibelius: Finlandia Veli Kujala:
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Vaasa City Orchestra & Seinäjoki Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Eriikka Maalismaa, violin
Sibelius: Finlandia
Veli Kujala: Violin Concerto “Auseil” (2018)
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Sibelius: Symphony no 5
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Time
december 9 (Friday) – 10 (Saturday)
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Vaasa City Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Helianna Herkkola, soprano Ida Wallén, alto Simo Mäkinen, Evangelista
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Helianna Herkkola, soprano
Ida Wallén, alto
Simo Mäkinen, Evangelista
Waltteri Torikka, bass
J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, cantatas 1-3
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Time
(Wednesday) 19:00
january 2023
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Piotr Pawlak, piano Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Fanny Hensel: Ouverture C major (1832) Joan Tower: Chamber Dance (2006)
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Piotr Pawlak, piano
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Fanny Hensel: Ouverture C major (1832)
Joan Tower: Chamber Dance (2006)
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Johannes Brahms: Piano concerto no 1 d minor op. 15
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Time
(Wednesday) 19:00
february 2023
11feb15:00Vaasa City Orchestra
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Maria Wloszczowska, violin Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 60 ”Il Distratto” Anna Clyne: Sound and
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Maria Wloszczowska, violin
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 60 ”Il Distratto”
Anna Clyne: Sound and Fury (2019)
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Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Time
(Saturday) 15:00
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Joensuu City Orchestra Sakari Männistö, juggler Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Lotta Wennäkoski: Jong (2013) ***
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Joensuu City Orchestra
Sakari Männistö, juggler
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Lotta Wennäkoski: Jong (2013)
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 ”Eroica”
Time
(Thursday) 19:00
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Vaasa City Orchestra Jukka Harju, french horn Tomas Djupsjöbacka,conductor Fanny Hensel: Ouverture C Major (1832) György
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Jukka Harju, french horn
Tomas Djupsjöbacka,conductor
Fanny Hensel: Ouverture C Major (1832)
György Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto
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Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 ”Italian”
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Time
(Thursday) 19:00
march 2023
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Pistoia 4.3.2023 Aquila 5.3.2023 Fanny Hensel: String quartet Krishna Nagaraja: Stringar (2021) ***
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Pistoia 4.3.2023
Aquila 5.3.2023
Fanny Hensel: String quartet
Krishna Nagaraja: Stringar (2021)
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Jean Sibelius: String quartet ”Voces Intimae”
Time
march 4 (Saturday) – 5 (Sunday)
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Finnish Accordeon Concertos by Kujala, Leinonen, Sallinen for ALBA Soloists: Antti Leinonen, Janne Valkeajoki, Sonja Vertainen, Petteri Waris Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
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Finnish Accordeon Concertos by Kujala, Leinonen, Sallinen for ALBA
Soloists: Antti Leinonen, Janne Valkeajoki, Sonja Vertainen, Petteri Waris
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Time
march 15 (Wednesday) – 17 (Friday)
april 2023
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Vaasa City Orchestra Eneko Iriarte, clarinet Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Jessie Montgomery: Ouverture (2022) Aaron Copland: Clarinet
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Vaasa City Orchestra
Eneko Iriarte, clarinet
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Jessie Montgomery: Ouverture (2022)
Aaron Copland: Clarinet concerto
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Antonin Dvorak/arr. Iain Farrington: Symphony no 9 ”From the new world”
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Time
(Saturday) 15:00
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Jonna Järnefelt, reciter Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Jon Leifs: Hughreysting (Consolation) Joseph Haydn:
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Jonna Järnefelt, reciter
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Jon Leifs: Hughreysting (Consolation)
Joseph Haydn: Seven last words of Jesus Christ
Time
(Friday) 19:00
13aprAll DayHelsinki Phil & Meta4
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Helsinki Philharmonic Meta4, direction Jaakko Kuusisto: Wiima Fanny Hensel: String quartet (only Meta4) ***
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Helsinki Philharmonic
Meta4, direction
Jaakko Kuusisto: Wiima
Fanny Hensel: String quartet (only Meta4)
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Louise Farrenc: Symphony no 3
Time
april 13 (Thursday) – 14 (Friday)
may 2023
11mayAll DayBrahms Cello concerto!
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Nordic Chamber Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor Johannes Brahms/arr. Garben: Cello concerto (from the Double concerto op. 102)
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Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor
Johannes Brahms/arr. Garben: Cello concerto (from the Double concerto op. 102)
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Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 60 ”Il Distratto”
Anna Clyne. Sound and Fury (2019)
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Time
may 11 (Thursday) – 13 (Saturday)
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