Musiikkia Veturitallissa

Six classical music organizers from Ostrobothnia come together in Helsinki to present the concert “Österbotten klingar” at Temppeliaukio Church. The concert celebrates the fifth anniversary

This year, Musikfestspelen is placing special focus on free concerts. On six days in July, we invite you to enjoy live music in the middle

Welcome to a colourful performance where the Little Donkey Puppet Theatre meets the musicians of the festival. Marionettes present breathtaking acrobatics, tightrope walking, and other

Swiss marimba artist Manuel Leuenberger and Japanese organist Yoshiko Masaki present an unusual musical encounter where marimba and organ resonate together. Through their own arrangements

The official opening concert launches the festival with power and energy: first, theme composer Nicky Sohn’s brand-new A Tale of the Bunny and the Tiger,

An out-of-the-ordinary Baroque concert in which the old meets the new, as Per Gross and Anna Paradiso Laurin interpret music by Bach and Zahnhausen. During

The concert takes the listener through American soundscapes and Romantic highlights – from Edward MacDowell’s New England Idylls and Nicky Sohn’s poetic Cynthia and Deer

With Laitakaupungin orkesteri. Vaasa and Korsholm’s own soul voice Michael Bleu (Mikko Kananoja) returns home together with Laitakaupungin orkesteri for an evening filled with iconic

At the festival’s popular masterclass concerts, you have the opportunity to hear tomorrow’s stars already today. The masterclass teachers will be announced at a later

In the picturesque Salteriet in Svedjehamn, soprano Angelika Klas and accordionist Sonja Vertainen together with the festival’s string musicians, present a concert devoted to tango.

The concert opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet, best known for its famous Adagio, followed by clarinetist Christoffer Sundqvist bringing clarinet magic to Nicky Sohn’s

In this relaxed concert, we return to the roots of much of the Western art music – folk music. In the welcoming atmosphere of the

At the festival’s popular masterclass concerts, you have the opportunity to hear tomorrow’s stars already today. The masterclass teachers will be announced at a later

This concert weaves together tradition and renewal through four strong voices from different eras. Charles Ives’s folk-inspired String Quartet is followed by Nicky Sohn’s sparkling

Four Seasons & Nox One of the most famous works of the Baroque era, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons revolutionised music history and introduced programme music,

A concert in the stairway of Vaasa City Hall takes on a special atmosphere as the evening light and natural acoustics bring out every nuance

In this portrait concert with the Stenhammar Quartet, the ensemble truly gives romantic music their all. The programme features Stenhammar’s String Quartet No. 3, Nicky

In this concert, star oboist Nicholas Daniel is truly given space to shine. The evening opens with Copland’s rhythmic Buckaroo Holiday from the ballet Rodeo,

In our traditional and meditative evening concert at the Orthodox Church, we enjoy music by the “father of music,” Johann Sebastian Bach. This year, we

What should one play at a car museum? Classics, of course! In this unconventional concert, audiences are treated to true chamber music gems performed by

Sunnanvik Special is a new and unique collaboration for the festival, bringing together the Vaasa-born pop group Vasas flora och fauna and the young, international

In this concert, star oboist Nicholas Daniel is truly given space to shine. The evening opens with Copland’s rhythmic Buckaroo Holiday from the ballet Rodeo,

Romeo och Julia The festival’s closing concert opens with the powerful Montagues and Capulets from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. The evening continues with