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Finals Concerts

18 September 2009 Kouvola Town Hall at 7 pm
19 September 2009 Kotka Concert Hall at 7 pm

All the works that reach the finals will be
performed at both concerts. The results will
be announced and the prizes awarded after
the concert on 19 September 2009.

Orchestra
The Kymi Sinfonietta

Conductor
Yasuo Shinozaki

Soloists
Joonas Ahonen, piano
Auli Kontinen, flute
Petri Kumela, guitar
Tiina Penttinen, mezzo-soprano

More information on the soloists

Finalists
Victor Alcántara, Germany: Toccata Concertante
Kent Olofsson, Sweden: Stalingrad Madonna
Joachim F. W. Schneider, Germany: Drei Orchesterstücke
Oliver Waespi, Switzerland: Double Concerto for Guitar and Flute

Jury
Kalevi Aho, Anders Eliasson, Magnus Lindberg and Yasuo Shinozaki

Finals Concerts tickets  

Tickets on sale for 15/11 € at Lippupalvelu (www.lippupalvelu.fi) from 2 January 2009 and at the concert halls one hour before concerts. The Kymi Sinfonietta office will also answer any enquiries about tickets, tel. +358 5 234 4891.

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Related events

Klami Menu
In Kotka and Kouvola in the autumn
A unique menu devised by Food Designer
Markku Luola evoking the era and eating
habits of Uuno Klami. The menu tells a
genuine gastronomic story about flavours,
fragrances, presentation and presence.
Available at associated restaurants in
Kotka and Kouvola.
In association with Ruokaluola Oy
and ProAgria Kymenlaakso ry

Klami Tour
Sat 12.9.2009, departure from Kotka
market square at 10
Sat 19.9.2009, departure from Kotka
market square at 9.30
A coach tour lasting about three hours of
the landscapes of Uuno Klami's childhood
and youth in the company of a local guide, a
Virolahti Society guide and Chairman of the
Klami Family Association. Focus on Klami
and his region. Price e 8 per person.
Advance bookings: Kotka City Tourist Office,
Tel. +358 5 234 4424
In association with Kotka City Tourist Office,
the Klami Family Society and the Virolahti
Society

Klami Social
Wed 16.9.2009 at 19, Kairo Restaurant,
Kotka
A friendly social evening reminiscing
about Uuno Klami to the accompaniment
of music, drama and anecdotes told by his
contemporaries

Composer Focus
Fri 18.9.2009 at 17.30, Kouvola
Kouvola Town Hall
Interviews with the Klami Competition
finalists before the first finals concert.
Admission free!
Interviewer Erkki Toivanen

Klami Seminar
Sat 19.9.2009 at 13 in the auditorium
of the Maritime Centre Vellamo
New music and the public at large from
Uuno Klami to the present day
Speakers: Helena Tyrväinen (Uuno Klami
Society), Heikki Valsta (YLE) and Markku
Klami (Ears Open Association)
Chairman Erkki Toivanen
In association with Helena Tyrväinen,
Uuno Klami Society

Composer Focus
Sat 19.9.2009 at 17.30, Kotka
Kotka Concert Hall, Duetto Restaurant
Interviews with the Klami Competition
finalists before the second finals concert
and the announcement of the winners.
Admission free! Interviewer Erkki Toivanen

Exhibition "A Day in Virolahti - A Night
in Montmartre" (composed: Helena
Tyrväinen and Marjo Valkonen 2000) at the
concert halls

Organised by the International Uuno Klami Composition Competition Patrons' Association