On 29.7-1.8.2021, a new classical music festival was held on Luosto, Pyhä, and in Sodankylä that attracted an audience from both Lapland and all over Finland. This year’s festival’s theme was nature and the environment. The festival had a turnout of nearly 1000 concert attendances. This is an especially good…
Stories make us human. As long as people have gathered, they have told each other tales. They tell us about ourselves and explore the world around us. They explore humanity and belief; they tell of humankind’s deepest desires and fears. Stories bind together the people of the world. And in…
Sounds of Luosto -festival brought back the spirit of Luosto, a relaxed communal and relaxed atmosphere. Audiences come to concerts in their casual clothes, and during the main concert, you can pick blueberries while listening.
There is magic in the fells of Lapland. Behind every corner hides a small miracle: a lake, a bog, or maybe a vista. And oh, the sounds! Waves crash, the wind whispers, the birds sing…. Here, there is a possibility for a person to develop a truly intimate relationship with…
The Sounds of Luosto festival will be organized 29.7-1.8.2021 on the Luosto and Pyhä fells, as well as in downtown Sodankylä. Concert venues include the 330 year old wooden church of Sodankylä, and the one-of-a-kind outdoor stage built directly into the slopes of Luosto Fell. This new four-day classical music…
The main event of the four day festival will be a concert held on the unique outdoor stage built directly into the slopes of Ukko-Luosto. The festival has also been granted use of the 330 year-old wood church of Sodankylä for use in concerts. The Sounds of Luosto! festival will…
Attendees at the festival will have an opportunity to hear both well-established artists and up-and-coming talent from Finland, Italy, France, Sweden, and the United States. The main concert of the festival is the open-air concert at Ukko-Luosto. Lapland Chamber Orchestra will be conducted by cellist-conductor Tomas Djupsjöbacka, the Principal Guest…
Founded in 1972, Lapland Chamber Orchestra is the most northerly professional chamber orchestra in Finland and indeed in the entire EU. The orchestra has 18 full-time members and its Artistic Director is conductor John Storgårds. The first ever Principal Guest Conductor, for 2019-2021, is Tomas Djupsjöbacka.Based in Rovaniemi, the orchestra…
Tomas Djupsjöbacka has been appointed Principal conductor and artistic director of Vaasa City orchestra starting in 2021. He continues as Principal guest conductor of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, a role created for him last year. Known as a versatile musician with strong roots in chamber music, Djupsjöbacka is the founding…
Saara Kurki is a violinist from the city of Espoo, Finland. She began her musical journey as a violinist in the Western-Helsinki Music Institute, but at 14 she switched to the viola, spurred on by a string quartet she started with a group of friends. In 2013, she began studies…
