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Teaching and mentorship for conductors and young soloists in the early phases of their careers. Advice on the classical music business. Fiskars Summer Festival

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We are proud to announce our collaboration with the @International Symphony Orchestra Lviv (INSO-Lviv) during this year’s Fiskars Summer Festival.

Thank you to the Ukrainian Association in Finland for your support and to all those who made this possible!

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A message from Lora Markova and Syon Najman

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Looking forward to the first orchestra concert of the Fiskars Summer Festival!
James Gaffigan, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Sonja Herranen, Johan Krogius and our young conductors will appear with Fiskars Festival Orchestra in a programme of Mozart, Lindberg, Britten, and Schubert.

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We are proud to welcome conductor @jamesgaffigan to this year’s Fiskars Summer Festival!
One of this year’s mentors in the annual conductors’ masterclass, he will join @esapekkasalonen , @jpsaraste, and our talented conductors on stage with the Fiskars Festival Orchestra!

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Special guest Magnus Lindberg will be leading a special workshop for young composers on 3 August on finding one's niche in the music industry. Excited to meet our participants James Hoyle, Oran Johnson, @FloriMaunders and @LaraEPoe

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We are excited to announce our official collaboration with @Fiskars Group, which will lead to new plans, events, masterclasses and music. Looking forward to developing the Fiskars Festival and Orchestra in the years to come!

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A message from Simon Svoboda and Tommi Wesslund.

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The LEAD! Foundation Conductors’ Masterclass 2023 starts less than a month! Since 2020, leading Finnish conductors have gathered in Fiskars to teach, mentor, share knowledge and their experiences with participating young colleagues.
Credit: Haliz Yosef

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We are excited to welcome two young soloists to Fiskars this summer - Sonja Herranen and Johan Krogius! Catch their performances in Karjalohja Church and Puimala, Fiskars, on 3rd and 4th of August, accompanied by James Gaffigan, young conductors and the Fiskars Festival Orchestra

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This year, Camilla Nylund will appear in the final concert of the Fiskars Festival at Billnäs Iso-Paja. Don’t miss her performance of Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, conducted by @esapekkasalonen, and in the composer’s 4th symphony, conducted by @jpsaraste

PHOTO: Camilla Nylund

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Meet our outstanding mentors for Fiskars Summer Festival 2023!
Alexander Gordon, Tero Latvala, Tuomas Lehto and Klaidi Sahatçi
You’ll have the chance to see them performing throughout the festival, both in our chamber music series and in the festival’s closing concerts.

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Delighted to be back in beautiful Makasiini this summer, with Nordic music performed by LEAD! Soloists.
Enjoy the light summer evening in Fiskars with this exceptional group of musicians in the
intimate atmosphere of the village’s old granary.

Tickets: https://t.co/GQQksEZL2M

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Greetings from our Artistic Director @jpsaraste

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Welcome to the first big orchestra concert in Fiskars this year, which takes place in Puimala on Friday 4th August at 19:00!

James Gaffigan and young conductors from the LEAD! Masterclass lead the Fiskars Festival Orchestra, with soprano Sonja Herranen and tenor Johan Krogius.

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We are proud to present our distinguished mentors for the LEAD! Foundation Masterclass 2023: @jamesgaffigan, @esapekkasalonen, @jpsaraste and @DaliaStasevska

Catch them performing on Friday 4th and Sunday 6th June 2023 as part of Fiskars Summer Festival.

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Tickets for the last concert of Fiskars 2023 are available now! Our big event takes place in Billnäs this year. @esapekkasalonen, @jamesgaffigan and one outstanding young conductor from the LEAD! Masterclass join @jpsaraste and Camilla Nylund for this special evening.

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Fiskars Summer Festival at KWUM Karin Widnäs for the first time! LEAD! Soloists perform a special programme in this beautiful gallery.
FREE ENTRANCE! Space is limited, so arrive early to secure your seat.

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New collaboration between Fiskars Summer Festival and Veitsitehdas Gastrobar!
Lunch and drinks available after the concert with LEAD! Soloists.
Tickets:
https://t.co/UmjP7nYmHq

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We’re proud to announce the very first event of this year’s Fiskars Summer Festival: Opening Night with LEAD! Soloists, entitled Honouring Ukraine.

Monday, 31 July in Lukaali, Fiskars at 19:00

Tickets:
https://t.co/e0Q5RYrSwj

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Tickets for ALL upcoming concerts in the Fiskars Summer Festival are now available to purchase!

Attend single events, or choose from one of three available packages.

For more information, please visit the Tiketti website (link below)

https://t.co/42t80u4ofu