Tuulia Hero is the violinist for the London-based Paddington Trio, an active concert violinist and improviser, and a teacher of violin and chamber music at the Royal Northern College of Music. Tuulia has received first prizes in several prestigious competitions, most recently the 2023 Parkhouse Award and the 70th Royal…
Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi Auditorium, LuostoThe hotel’s auditorium is an easily accessible concert venue right in the heart of Luosto. From the raised seating area you have an unobstructed view of the stage.Address: Luostontie 1, 99555 Porttikoski stage, SodankyläThe Porttikoski stage is a historical performance venue, built in the 1960s by…
The Program and performers for the 2025 Luosto soi!/Sounds of Luosto festival, taking place in the end of July and beginning of August, have been published. The four-day festival will take place 31.7.–3.8. on Luosto, Pyhä, and in Sodankylä. The theme of the 2025 festival is ”light”. On offer is…
The next Sounds of Luosto festival will take place 31.7.-3.8.2025 on Luosto, Pyhä and in Sodankylä. The theme of the year will be “light”. The programme explores light as a constant of life and physics from as many perspectives as possible. There will be suns and moons, light and shadows,…
The festival, which was held for the fourth time from August 1-4, once again succeeded in gathering classical music lovers to Luosto, Pyhätunturi and Sodankylä. This year’s theme was Echoes of History. The programme included familiar classics and newer music. This year, the aim was to highlight, among other things,…
The festival will be held again in summer 2025. The programme will be published in March. Here are some snapshots from the 2024 festival. We hope they convey the atmosphere of the Luosto and Sodankylä landscapes, unique concert venues and great music performances.
The Sounds of Luosto festival will be organized in the Lappish landscape on Luosto, Pyhä, and in Sodankylä. Concerts will be held in places like the natural amphitheater of Ukko-Luosto and the banks of the river Kitinen, as well as Sodankylä’s historic old church. The theme of 2024 is Echoes…
Jyväskylä Sinfonia Jyväskylä Sinfonia is a classical music gem in Central Finland, whose heart beats in Jyväskylä and plays throughout the region. The orchestra’s nearly 150 events reach more than 30 000 listeners every year, from symphony concerts to genre-bending special productions and music events for all ages. Since autumn…
Joonas Pekonen is a versatile young violinist currently residing in London. He enjoys an active freelance career in the UK, and plays regularly with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Joonas was invited to work as the 1st concertmaster…
Photo Studio Kupu/Sade Puusa Aida Hadzajlic is a Helsinki-born Finnish-Croatian violist, who began her studies as a 7-year-old at the East Helsinki Music School. In the year 2018, she began her studies at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts as a student of Helge Valtonen. Since the…
