2024
Dec 5:
Musiikkia Espanjasta ja Latinalaisesta Amerikasta – Recuerdos del Sur
Ida Wallén, mezzo - Mauri Saarikoski viulu violin - Marko Puro, piano - Jose Casallas, kitara, gitarr
Hakasalmen huvila, Helsinki, Finland
Sep 29:
Untako vain? Var det en dröm? – Italialaisia musiikkitunnelmia – Italienska stämningbilder
Oskar Merikanto, Jean Sibelius, Ennio Moricone
Ida Wallén, mezzo soprano / Mauri Saarikoski, violin / Leena Saarikoski & others
Puotilan kappeli, Helsinki, Finland
Apr 16:
Verfemte Lieder / Karkotetut laulut – “Vergessen, verbannt, verstummt”
Works by Erwin Schulhoff, Viktor Ullmann, Hans Gál and others
Ida Wallén, mezzo soprano; Stella Maria Adorf, actress; Taru Ritavesi, piano
Kulttuuritalo Laikku, Tampere, Finland
Event series: Verfemte Musik – Karkotettu musiikki
- Sacred Music
- Concerts
- Lieder
Feb 24:
Hyväntekeväisyyskonsertti Olaus Petri -kirkossa – Konsert till stöd för Ukraina
Works by G. F. Händel, Giulio Caccini, Toivo Kuula, Oskar Merikanto, Heikki Sarmanto, Carita Holmström, Lasse Hirvi
Lasse Hirvi, piano; Rita Bergman, chanson
Olaus Petri Church, Helsinki, Finland
Feb 23:
Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites (Mother Jeanne)
Finnish National Opera orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor; James Sherlock, conductor; Olivier Py, director
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Feb 11:
Katedraali soi! – Baroque Concert
Works by Heinichen, JS Bach, Vivaldi
Sofia Fernholm, recorder; Anssi Koskela, violin; Anna Pohjola, viola, violin; Pieta Mattila, cello; Aura Visala, harpsichord, organ
Turku Cathedral, Turku, Finland
2023
- Sacred Music
- Concerts
- Lieder
Nov 30:
Valoa yön pimeyteen – Saksalais-suomalainen joulukonsertti
Taidetehdas, Porvoo, Finland
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Nov 29:
Fredrik Pacius -symposium III – Fredrik Pacius -symposiumi III järjestetään Musiikkitalon Camerata-salissa 29.11. 2023
Musiikkitalo, Camerata sali, Helsinki, Finland
- Sacred Music
- Concerts
- Lieder
Nov 26:
Valoa yön pimeyteen – Saksalais-suomalainen joulukonsertti
Viinikan kirkko, Tampere, Finland
Event series: Light the Dark Night
- Sacred Music
- Concerts
- Lieder
Nov 25:
Musiikkia lämpiössä – Konsertin tarjoaa Suomen kansallisoopperan lauluosaston oopperalaulajat
Kansallisooppera, Helsinki, Finland
Oct 7:
Mezzosopraano Ida Wallén – kauneimmat hengelliset laulut – Våra vackraste andliga sånger
Senni Valtonen, piano, organ, kantele and nyckelharpa
Munkkiniemen kirkko, Helsinki, Finland
Sep 23:
Karkotetut laulut, Hämeenlinna – Juutalaissäveltäjien vaiennettuja teoksia
Kutomo, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Event series: Verfemte Musik – Karkotettu musiikki
Jul 15:
Sibelius i Korpo 14. & 15.7.2023 – Jean Sibeliuksen lauluja opuksista 36, 50 ja 90
Jean Sibelius: opp. 36, 50, 90
Folke Gräsbeck, piano
Korpogård, Korppoo, Finland
May 30:
Verfemte Musik – Karkotettu musiikki – “Vergessen, verbannt, verstummt – Unohdettu, karkotettu, hiljennetty”
Erwin Schulhoff, Viktor Ullmann, Hans Gál
Taru Ritavesi, piano; Tiia Louste, actress
Tikkurila Church, Vantaa, Finland
Event series: Verfemte Musik – Karkotettu musiikki
May 25:
Finnish National Opera arena tour
Finnish National Opera and Ballet orchestra and dancers; Nick Davies, conductor; Jere Erkkilä, director
Multiple locations, Finland
Apr 16:
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater – Puotilan Lions Clubin konsertti
Johanna Lehesvuori, soprano; Saarikoski string quartet
Puotilan kappeli / Puotila Chapel, Helsinki, Finland
Mar 20:
Tunteikasta italialaista ja tummaa juomaa – Baroque Concert
Works by Georg Philipp Telemann, Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Friedrich Händel, and Pietro Castrucci
Aura Visala, harpsichord; Sofia Fernholm, recorder
Pakilan Hyvän Paimenen kirkko / Church of the Good Shepherd, Helsinki, Finland
Event series: Italian-style Baroque
Mar 10:
Kevään taikaa – La magie du printemps – Concert-apéritif
Rita Bergman, soprano; Mari Laurila, piano; Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola, violin
Les Jardins du Capitole, Nice, France
Feb 1:
Teatime Dance, National Opera
German schlager, Viennese operetta, Finnish tango
Kimmo Leppälä Orchestra; Juha Moisio, host
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Jan 29:
Dreams and Nostalgia
German melodies (1920–1950), Viennese operetta and Finnish tangos
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Hakasalmen huvila / Villa Hakasalmi, Helsinki, Finland
Jan 22:
Tunteikasta italialaista ja tummaa juomaa – Baroque Concert
Works by Georg Philipp Telemann, Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Friedrich Händel, and Pietro Castrucci
Aura Visala, harpsichord; Sofia Pettersson-Fernholm, recorder
Korso Church, Vantaa, Finland
Event series: Italian-style Baroque
2022
Dec 20:
Light the Dark Night – Musical Reflections from the North
Rita Bergman, vocals; Marko Puro, piano; Mauri Saarikoski, violin; Stella Maria Adorf, recitation
Apostel-Paulus-Kirche Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Dec 15:
Light the Dark Night – Musical Reflections from the North
Rita Bergman, vocals; Marko Puro, piano; Mauri Saarikoski, violin
Munkkiniemi Church, Helsinki, Finland
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Dec 14:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Vaasa City Orchestra; Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Mustasaari Church, Vaasa, Finland
Dec 8:
De Vackraste Julsångerna – Christmas Concert
Works by Jean Sibelius and Johann Sebastian Bach
Eric-Olof Söderström, piano
Folkets Hus i Tolkis / Tolkkisten työväentalo, Porvoo, Finland
Nov 27:
Licht im Dunkel der Nacht – Ida Wallén & Seppo Kantonen
Seppo Kantonen, piano
Museo Milavida, Tampere, Finland
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Oct 8:
Music in the Foyer, National Opera
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Tuula Hällström, piano
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Oct 2:
Rakkauden kaipuu – Baroque Concert
Works by Scarlatti, Telemann, and others
Aura Visala, harpsichord; Sofia Pettersson-Fernholm, recorder
Oulunkylä Church, Helsinki, Finland
Event series: Italian-style Baroque
Sep 25:
Fremd in der Fremde
Lieder by Kuula, Sibelius, Schubert and Mahler
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Tabou, Karlsruhe, Germany
Event series: Fremd in der Fremde
Sep 21:
Fremd in der Fremde – Mietteitä kahden maan väliltä – Tankar mellan två land
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Kirkkonummi Church, Finland
Event series: Fremd in der Fremde
August:
Richard Wagner: Die Walküre (Grimgerde)
Finnish National Opera orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor; Anna Kelo, director
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Jun 3:
Fremd in der Fremde – Mietteitä kahden maan väliltä – Tankar mellan två land
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Kulttuuritalo Laikku, Tampere, Finland
Event series: Fremd in der Fremde
May 22:
Fremd in der Fremde – Gedanken zwischen zwei Ländern
Lieder by Kuula, Sibelius, Schubert und Mahler
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Finnische Seemannskirche, Hamburg, Germany
Event series: Fremd in der Fremde
2021
Dec 18:
Licht in das Dunkel der Nacht – Nordische Klangreflexionen zur Weihnachtszeit
Nordic hymns, works by Jean Sibelius, Arno Kantola, Markus Fagerudd, and others
Rita Bergman, vocals; Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola, violin; Marko Puro, piano; Stella Maria Adorf, recitation
Zionskirche, Berlin, Germany
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Dec 9:
Valoa yön pimeyteen – Pohjoismaisia heijastuksia jouluaikaan
Nordic hymns, works by Jean Sibelius, Arno Kantola, Markus Fagerudd, and others
Rita Bergman, vocals; Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola, violin; Marko Puro, piano
Roihuvuori Church, Helsinki, Finland
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Dec 6:
Finnish Music Concert
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Lemi Church, Finland
October:
Performance at Mass
Rita Bergman, organ
Matteuksenkirkko (St Matthew’s Church), Helsinki, Finland
Aug 15:
Livestreamed Concert for Kulttuuriyhdistys Valve Ry
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Vantaan maatalousmuseo, Finland
Aug 8:
Toivo Kuula Singing Competition
Alavus Church, Finland
Aug 1:
Fremd in der Fremde – Mietteitä kahden maan väliltä – Tankar mellan två land
Works by Sibelius, Kuula and Mahler
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Villa Hakasalmi, Helsinki, Finland
Event series: Fremd in der Fremde
May 5:
Teatime Dance, National Opera
German schlager, Viennese operetta, Finnish tango
Kimmo Leppälä Orchestra
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Jan 1:
Performance at New Year’s Day Mass
Hannele Filppula, organ and piano
Laajasalo Church, Helsinki, Finland
2020
Dec 19:
Livestreamed Christmas Concert
Jean Sibelius: op. 1, and other works
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Loviisa Church, Finland
Nov 20:
Franz Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (Olga)
Finnish National Opera orchestra; Kurt Kopecky, conductor
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paula Vesala, Tuomas Norvio, Ekho Collective: Laila (alto)
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Feb 29:
Music in the Foyer, National Opera
Toivo Kuula: Kesäyö kirkkomaalla, Camille Saint-Saëns: Delilah’s aria
Joel Papinoja, piano
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
2019
Dec 14:
Christmas Concert for Svenska Gillet
Sanni Antikainen, piano
Svenska Gillet, Helsinki, Finland
Dec 13:
Skandinavisches Weihnachtskonzert – Scandinavian Christmas Concert
Rita Bergman, soprano; Lasse Hirvi, piano; Bettina Mros, violin
Zionskirche, Berlin, Germany
Event series: Light the Dark Night
Dec 8:
Private Christmas Concert
Finland
Dec 6:
Private Christmas Concert
Finland
Nov 21:
Private Christmas Concert
Finland
Oct 12:
Music in the Foyer, National Opera
Richard Wagner: “Stehe still!” from Wesendonck Lieder
Hans-Otto Ehrström, piano
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Sep 29:
Carelia Concert
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Kässän talo / The Kässä House, Lohja, Finland
Sep 21:
Music in the Foyer, National Opera
Richard Wagner: “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre (Grimgerde)
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
Performance at Mass
St. Barbara Kirche, München, Germany
Performance at Mass
Works by Mika Piiparinen and Gustav Nordqvist
Hannele Filppula, organ and piano
Roihuvuori Church, Helsinki, Finland
Jul 31:
Sydämeni laulu – Hjärtats sånger
Toivo Kuula, Madetoja, Collan, Merikanto, Sibelius
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Pernaja Church, Finland
Event series: Sydämeni laulu
Jul 11:
Sydämeni laulu – Hjärtats sånger
Toivo Kuula, Madetoja, Collan, Merikanto, Sibelius
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Event series: Sydämeni laulu
Jun 23:
Sydämeni laulu – Hjärtats sånger
Toivo Kuula, Madetoja, Collan, Merikanto, Sibelius
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Kerimäki Church, Finland
Event series: Sydämeni laulu
Jun 12:
Helsinki Day Concert “Kesäyön taikaa – lauluja rakkaudesta”
German film melodies (1920–1950), Viennese operetta and Finnish tangos
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Kanneltalo, Helsinki, Finland
2018
Performance at Mass
Niels Burgmann, organ and piano
Matteuksenkirkko (St Matthew’s Church), Helsinki, Finland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa Solemnis in C minor, alto solo
Martin Schwingshandl, conductor
St. Ursula Kirche München (Kaiserplatz), Germany
July:
Opera gala in Finland
Arias: Wagner: Rheingold (Erda), Verdi: Maskenball (Ulrica)
Joroinen Music Festival, Finland
Jun 23:
Opera Gala in Vetralla, Italy
Arias: Saint-Saëns: Delilah, Bizet: Carmen, Ponchielli: La Ciega
Vetralla, Italy
June:
Liederabend “Yön Lintu” in Savitaipale, Finnland
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, Tauno Pylkkänen: “Kuoleman Joutsen” song series, Oskar Merikanto, Jean Sibelius
Taru Ritavesi, piano
Savitaipale Church, Finland
Johann Ernst Eberlin: Missa Sexti Toni, alto solo
Maryte Löffler, conductress
St. Georg Kirche, Unterbiberg, Germany
Konzert des Pianistenclub München E.V.
Edvard Grieg: Fünf Lieder
Annika Hörster, piano
Seidlvilla, München, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, alto solo
Singkreis Forstern choir; Konrad Huber, conductor
Schule Forstern Lkr. Erding, Germany
2017
Christmas Concert “Suomalaiset Joululaulut”
W. Heimerl, organ
Dankeskirche Milbertshofen, Munich, Germany
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias, alto solo
Münchner Kammerphilharmonie; Georg Liener, director; Andreas Lübke, conductor
Bürgerhaus Unterschleissheim, Germany
Franz Lachner: Requiem F minor, alto solo
Stefan Moser, musical director
Heilig-Geist-Kirche am Viktualienmarkt, München, Germany
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël, alto solo
Michael Pfeiffer, director
Ev.-Luth. Andreaskirche Fürstenried, München, Germany
Karl Kempter: Pastoralmesse in G major, alto solo
Martin Schwingshandl, director
Kirche St. Ursula, München, Germany
Anton Diabelli: Missa Pastorale in F major, alto solo
Stefan Moser, director
Heilig-Geist-Kirche am Viktualienmarkt, München, Germany
Operngala Konzerte Theater Rudolstadt
Arias: Camille Saint-Saëns: Delilah, Robert Stolz: Jadja, Venus in Seide
Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld - Rudolstadt; Oliver Weder, conductor
Theater Rudolstadt und Meininger Hof, Germany
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Entführung aus dem Serail (choir solo)
Bavarian State Orchestra; Constantin Trinks, conductor
Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany
Wofgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major “Spaur Mass”, alto solo
Maryte Löffler, conductress
Kirche St. Georg, Unterbiberg, Germany
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C, alto solo
Martin Schwingshandl, conductor
Kirche St. Ursula, München, Germany
Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten (Die Mutter)
Bavarian State Orchestra; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Krysztof Warlikowski, director
Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany
Finnland 100 Jahre — Volkslieder
„Det gingo två flickor i rosendelund“ — Gesang mit Streichquartett
Esa Kamu, Musikalische Leitung
Dankeskirche München, Germany
Johann Valentin Rathgeber: Missa Civilis, alto solo
Martin Schwingshandl, conductor
Kirche St. Ursula, München, Germany
2016
Antonín Dvořák: Rusalka (Jezibaba the witch)
Andreas Pascal Heinzmann, conductor
Pasinger Fabrik, München, Germany
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Madrigale soloquartetto, alto 2)
Bavarian State Orchestra; Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Coronation Mass, alto solo
Münchner Kammerphilharmonie; Georg Liener, director; Andreas Lübke, conductor
Forum Unterschleissheim, Germany
Verdi Opera Gala
Arias: Ulrica, Azucena, Fenena, Maddalena
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Sergei Prokofiev: Огненный ангел / The Fiery Angel (The Six Sisters)
Bavarian State Orchestra; Mihail Jurowsky, conductor
Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany
Richard Wagner: Meistersinger (Lehrbube)
Bavarian State Orchestra; Kirill Petrenko, conductor
Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany
Church Recital in Parainen, Finland
Rita Bergman, soprano; Esa Pethman, saxophone; Anna-Leena Hakuli, piano
Parainen Church, Finland
2015
Giuseppe Tartini & Girolamo Abos: Stabat Mater, alto solo
Burkhard Kuttig, harpsichord and director
Kirche St. Stefan, Gräfelfing, Germany
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, alto solo
Münchner Kammerphilharmonie; Georg Liener, director; Andreas Lübke, conductor
Forum Unterschleissheim, Germany
Mauri Antero Numminen: Verliebte Philosophen: Hannah Arendt und Martin Heidegger — Eine Liebe in Poesie und Prosa (Hannah Arendt)
defunensemble Finnland orchestra
Kassel, Germany
2014
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem, mezzo-soprano solo
Ensemble München Klang; Thomas Hefele, conductor
St. Margaret Kirche, München, Germany
Dunja Vejzovic Masterclass Final Concert – Rijeka
Arias: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Орлеанская дева / The Maid of Orleans (Joan of Arc), Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Quartet)
Orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre Rijeka; Nada Matosevic, conductor
Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka, Croatia
Dunja Vejzovic Masterclass Final Concert – Rab Island Opera Gala
Arias and ensembles: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre (Brünnhilde-Wotan scene), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Орлеанская дева / The Maid of Orleans, Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Quartet, Maddalena)
Natasha Kersevan, piano
Rab Island, Croatia
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, alto solo
Georgisches Kammerorchester Ingolstadt; Robert Blank, conductor
Herkulessaal in der Residenz, München, Germany
Verdi Opera Gala
Arias and ensembles: Un ballo in maschera (Ulrica), Il Trovatore (Azucena), Rigoletto (Maddalena), Messa da Requiem
Stellario Fagone, piano
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
2013
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, alto solo
Münchner Kammerphilharmonie; Andreas Lübke, conductor
Festsaal Unterschleissheim, Germany
George Dreyfus: Symphonie Nr. 3
BSO Berlin orchestra; Jobst Liebrecht, conductor
Freizeitforum Berlin Marzahn, Germany
Verdi Opera Gala
Weisser Saal, Neues Schloss Stuttgart, Germany
Verdi – Puccini Opera Gala
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Viennese Operetta Gala
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem, mezzo-soprano solo
Süddeutsche Kammerphilharmonie; Münchner Oratorienchor; Robert Blank, conductor
Wieskirche, Steingaden, Germany
Italian Opera Gala
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Verdi Opera Gala
Stellario Fagone, piano
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Italian Opera Gala
Anna Tepretmez, piano
Salzstadel, Landshut, Germany
Lasse Hirvi: Hetkiä Edithin Kanssa – Stunder Med Edith
Vertonungen zu Edith Södergran -Gedichten von Lasse Hirvi
Lasse Hirvi, piano; Virpi Haatainen, director
Kulturhuset G18, Helsinki, Finland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa Solemnis in C major, alto solo
Christian Baumgartner, conductor
Kirche St. Jakob, Dachau, Germany
Rachmaninov Lieder
Rachmaninov
Klavier und Konzept: Lars David Kellner; Lesung: Rolf Ege
Theater Haar, München, Germany
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, mezzo-soprano solo
Max Hanft, organ; Robert Blank, conductor
Emmaus Kirche, München, Germany
2012
Opera Gala “Stipendiatenkonzert Richard Wagner Gesellschaft München”
Kleiner Konzertsaal, Gasteig, München, Germany
Church Concert (alto soloist)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, Gioachino Rossini: Stabat Mater
Allerheiligen Hofkirche, München, Germany
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus (Apollo)
Freies Opernensemble München; Christian Kelnberger, conductor; Helene Jungwirth, director
München, Germany
Opera Gala “Sommer Proms Junge Stimmen Europas”
Schloss Oelber, Niedersachsen, Germany
Opera Gala “Italienische Nacht”
Open Air, Schlosspark Oberschleißheim, Germany
Opera Aria Recital
Arias by Giulio Caccini, Gioachino Rossini, Amilcare Ponchielli
Ekaterina Sarkisova, piano
Italian Cultural Institute, München, Germany
Operetta Gala
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Rossini Opera Gala
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Opera Gala “La Notte Veneziana”
Stellario Fagone, piano
Open Air, Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Odeon Konzerte
Solistin in Werken von Erwin Schulhoff
Andras Adorjan, director, flute; Wenn Xiao Xheng, viola; Hendrik Blumenroth, cello
Allerheiligen Hofkirche, München, Germany
2011
Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, alto solo
KMD Christian Finke, conductor
Dreifaltigkeitskirche Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany
Opera Gala “Italienische Nacht”
Stellario Fagone, piano
Schloss Nymphenburg, München, Germany
Lieder von Viktor Ullmann und Paul Hindemith
Annika Hörster, piano
Seidlvilla, München, Germany
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias, alto solo
Lothar Kirchbaum, conductor
Musikalische Akademie an der Samariterkirche, Berlin, Germany
Opera Gala “Grosses Opern Finale”
Bizet: Carmen; Donizetti: La Favorite; Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (Polina); Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah
Stellario Fagone, piano
Schloss Schleißheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany
Europäisches Konzert des Goethe Instituts Finnland
Lieder von Edvard Grieg
Lena Sorkina, piano
Helsinki Cathedral / Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki, Finland
Music at Art Exhibition
Works by Sibelius, Grieg and Schumann
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Salon für Kultur und Kommunikation Rosa Ronstedt, München, Germany
Nordischer Liederabend
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Konzertpodium Külbingen, Germany
Arias and Duets
Joseph Gabriel von Rheinberger, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Antonin Dvorak: Stabat Mater, Gioachino Rossini: Messe Solennelle, Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem
Karl-Heinz Vater, organ
St. Margaret Kirche, München, Germany
2010
Arno Kantola: Livsmelodi
Arno Kantola: Livsmelodi (text: Harriet Willner Illmann), Markus Fagerudd: Nätet (text: Edith Södergran)
Elina Mieskolainen, violin and director
Porvoo Cathedral, Finland
Opera Gala in Finland
Georges Bizet: Carmen (Habanera and others)
Male choir Sällskapet Muntra Musikanter
Helsinki, Finland
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, alto solo
Loviisa Choir and Chamber Orchestra; Sari Alakulppi, conductor
Porvoo Cathedral, Finland
Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle, alto solo
Ada Belidis, conductor
Kirche Berlin Klosterfeld, Germany
Verliebte Philosophen: Hannah Arendt und Martin Heidegger — Eine Liebe in Poesie und Prosa (Hannah Arendt)
Musik und Libretto: Mauri Antero Numminen
Mika Siekkinen, piano
Literaturhaus Berlin, Germany
Nordische Lieder bei Ausstellungseröffnung
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Goethe Institut, München, Germany
2009
Verein für Kontakte zu Ländern der ehemaligen Sowjetunion
Russische und finnische Lieder und Arien, Ursula Keller: Sofia Andrejewna Tolstaja – Ein Leben an der Seite Tolstojs
Ingrid Schmidt, reading; Motoko Liebau-Nishida, piano
KONTAKTE-KOHTAKTbI e.V. Berlin, Germany
Music Theater Project to texts by Karl Valentin
Freo Majer, director and conductor; Max Doehlemann, piano
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Nordischer Liederabend
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Pernaja Church, Finland
Kammermusikkonzerte „Finnland-Schweden-Russland 200 Jahre“
Works by Markus Fagerudd and others
Elina Mieskolainen, violin and musical director; Marja Pohjola, piano
Porvoo Cathedral, Finland
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël, alto solo
Cornelius Häußermann, conductor
Friedenskirche Sanssouci Potsdam, Paulus Kirche Berlin, Germany
Liederabend
Edvard Grieg, Robert Schumann, Jean Sibelius, Richard Strauss
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Pernaja Church, Finland
2008
Feierliche Enthüllung einer Sibelius Gedenktafel
Lieder von Jean Sibelius
Jarkko Riihimäki, piano
Germany
Liederabend
Grieg, Schumann, Sibelius
Tuula Hällström, piano
Kulturhuset G18, Helsinki, Finland
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Euridice)
Eeva Puromies, director; Mikko Sidoroff, conductor
Taidetehdas Porvoo / Porvoo Art Factory, Finland
Nordischer Liederabend
Schumann, Grieg, Sibelius
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Kloster Fischingen, Austria
2007
„Frauenwahlrecht in Finnland“ Ausstellungseröffnung
Lieder von Kurt Weill und Bert Brecht
Altes Rathaus Pforzheim, Germany
May 12:
Lange Nacht der Musik München
Alban Berg: 7 Frühe Lieder
Miku Nishimoto Neubert, piano
München, Germany
Richard Wagner: Der Ring an einem Abend (Sieglinde, Gutrune)
Bayreuther Kammerorchester; Nicholaus Richter, conductor; Philippe Arlaud, director
Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Austria
Nordischer Liederabend
Schumann & Sibelius
Ritva Sjöstedt, piano
Konzertpodium Külbingen, Germany
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Tatyana)
Florentine Klepper, director
Prinzregententheater München und Gastpiele zu den Theatertagen Regensburg und Bamberg, Germany
2006
Savonlinna Opera Concert Finland Tour
Works by Puccini and Mozart
Kyösti Haatanen, conductor
Helsinki – Finlandia Hall, Kuopio, Savonlinna, Finland
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor
Savonlinna, Finland
Orgelnacht und Arie Festival — Urkuyö ja Aaria
Wagner Wesendonck Lieder und Duette
Herman Wallén, Bariton; Ida Wallén, Sopran; Ilmo Ranta, piano; Kari Jerkku, organ
Espoo Cathedral, Espoo, Finland
Kangasniemi Musik Festival Finnland Lied-Rezital
Schumann: Mignon, Sibelius Lieder
Céline Dutilly, piano
Kangasniemi, Finland
Agostino Steffani: Alarico il Baltha, cioè l’Audace, re de’ goti (Alarico)
Christoph Hammer, conductor; Claus Guth, director
Prinzregententheater München und Gastpiele zu den Theatertagen Regensburg und Bamberg, Germany