In Finnish In English front page Kymi Sinfonietta Concerts Other activity Bunting Interesting Contact information Kymi Sinfonietta Calling system Office Recordings Government History KYMI SINFONIETTA The Kymi Sinfonietta is a unique, two-city orchestra that began its activities on January 1, 1999. However, the orchestra has a long tradition, as it consists of musicians from the Kotka and Kouvola city orchestras combined at the end of 1998, and the roots of orchestral music in Kymenlaakso go back at least a hundred years, thanks to active music enthusiasts. Kymi Sinfonietta is one of Finland's top orchestras in its size class, and its conductor and soloist team represents the international top. Combining the resources of the two cities created an impactful Sinfonietta ensemble with a total of 32 players. On the Finnish orchestra map, Kymi Sinfoniettan is made unique not only by the above-mentioned collaboration model but also by the orchestra's limited liability company form. The orchestra's extensive, acclaimed repertoire and concerts with high-level and burning emotions with top Finnish and international artists have gathered a solid audience. Riikka Luostarinen, President and CEO, has been the orchestra's administrative director since 2000. Led by Juha Nikkola, the first artistic director of the Kymi Sinfonietta, the orchestra's ensemble quickly welded together. From 2004 to 2006, the main guest of the Kymi Sinfonietta was Dmitri Slobodeniouk, bringing new nuances to the repertoire. From the beginning of 2007 to the spring of 2014, the artistic management was the responsibility of the captivating Yasuo Shinozaki, who has had an international career e.g. At the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Japan and the UK. Kymi Sinfonietta will give a concert on Wednesdays at the Kotka Concert Hall and on Thursdays at the Kouvola City Hall Ballroom or the Kuusankoski Hall's Kuusaasali. The orchestra has also received attention outside the country, such as when it performed successfully in St. Petersburg in 2003, as an invited guest at the opening concert of the Euriade 2007 festival in Heerlen, the Netherlands, in 2007, on a concert tour in China in 2008, Syyskuussa 2004 ja 2009 Kymi Sinfonietta herätti kansainvälistä huomiota toimiessaan Kansainvälisen Uuno Klami -sävellyskilpailun useista kantaesityksistä koostuneiden finaalikonserttien esittäjänä. Konsertit radioitiin useaan maahan. Kansainvälinen Uuno Klami -sävellyskilpailu edustaa terävintä kärkeä maassamme pidettävien kansainvälisten kulttuuritapahtumien joukossa. Se on ainoa Suomessa toteutettava kansainvälinen orkesterikokoonpanolle suunnattu sävellyskilpailu. Kymi Sinfonietta's repertoire is very extensive, ranging from small chamber music ensembles to large symphonies, which can be performed e.g. in collaboration with other orchestras. The first album Klami Rhapsodie, which won Kymi Sinfonietta's review success, was released in 2002 under the Alba record label, including e.g. the world's first recording from Uuno Klami's Music to the play 'Tuhlaripoika'. In 2004, another record was released, the opera 'Land of Fulfilled Wishes', composed by Jukka Linkola and based on Toivo Pekkanen's text. The latest recording, KymiScenes, featuring music by composer Uuno Klam, was released in December 2007. Kymi Sinfonietta (Kymenlaakson Orkesteri Oy) / Orchestra Office tel. (05) 234 4891, kymisinfonietta@kymp.net Like and stay up to date! About cookies