Kuopion Kaupunginorkesteri

Independence Day 6 Dec, 2022

KSO conducted by Atso Almila performs at 1 pm at the City of Kuopio Independence Day Celebration.

Spring 2023 Season Concerts published - Season Tickets available now at Early Bird prices until 2 Jan, 2023.

Come and enjoy our musicians' Christmas Calendar's music videos.

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Celebration of Finnish Music 8 Dec, 2022

On the Finnish Music & Sibelius' Day French horn player Jukka Harju performs Osmo Tapio Räihälä's concerto.

KSO Autumn 2022 Season ends with the beloved Nutcracker Ballet as a concert version.

Leonard Bernstein amazing operetta Candide starts the year 2023 - don't miss this!

Eugene Tzigane is the new KSO Chief Conductor & Artistic Director as of January 2023.

Age-friendly orchestra manual

KSO's pilot description in the Age-friendly orchestra manual.

KSO Audience Outreach

Experiences, knowledge, inspiration, cultural competence - for audiences of different ages and special needs.

Independence Day 6 Dec, 2022

KSO conducted by Atso Almila performs at 1 pm at the City of Kuopio Independence Day Celebration.

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Tuesday 06.12.2022 Concert Hall

CITY OF KUOPIO INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

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Thursday 08.12.2022 at 7pm Concert Hall

SEASON CONCERT 7: CELEBRATION OF FINNISH MUSIC

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Thursday 15.12.2022 at 7pm Concert Hall

SEASON CONCERT 8: THE NUTCRACKER

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« December 2022 »
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1 Thursday 01.12.2022 at 7pm Other KUOPIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S FREE CONCERT AT MUURUVESI	2	3 Saturday 03.12.2022 at 3pm Other KUOPIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT MATKUS Saturday 03.12.2022 at 1pm Other KUOPIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT MATKUS	4
5	6 Tuesday 06.12.2022 Concert Hall CITY OF KUOPIO INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION	7	8 Thursday 08.12.2022 at 7pm Concert Hall SEASON CONCERT 7: CELEBRATION OF FINNISH MUSIC	9	10	11
12	13	14	15 Thursday 15.12.2022 at 7pm Concert Hall SEASON CONCERT 8: THE NUTCRACKER	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

TICKET SALES

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Kuopio Music Centre Mon-Fri from 3 pm to 5 pm or until the beginning of the performance and on weekends 1 hour before the beginning of the performance. Changes in opening hours are valid for the time being.

Sokos Kuopio Department Store’s Sokos Kiosk during opening hours of the department store.

Lippupiste ticket outlets around the country tel. 0600 900 900 (1,98 €/min. + local network fee).

Kuopio City Theatre on performance days 2 hours before performance, Fri from 12 am until 7 pm and Sat from 12 am until 6 pm tel. 0600 413143 (1,98 €/min. + local network fee).

Kuopio Info has closed its doors altogether in the beginning of December 2020.

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KSO’s own star Johannes Põlda interprets Shostakovich’ 2nd violin concerto at the season concert

We will see the KSO’s own star Johannes Põlda as the soloist of the season concert on Thursday 24th of November. He will interpret the 2nd violin concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich. In addition we will hear Joseph Martin Kraus’ Overture Olympie and Johannes Brahms’ First Symphony.

17.11.2022

Winds in the spotlight at KSO Season Concert

The wind players of the KSO are in the spotlight at the season concert on Thursday 17th of November. There will be W.A. Mozart’s Gran Partita and Jean Francaix’ Hommage a l'ami Papageno in the programme. In addition the players of the KSO Brass Ensemble will perform Malcolm Arnold’s First quintet and Atso Almila’s Marimbrazz Sho Kubota as the soloist. The first two pieces of the concert will be conducted by the French Paul Meyer.

10.11.2022

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor is Eugene Tzigane

Eugene Tzigane is the designated new Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra. His contract starts from the beginning of the year 2023 and the first season planned by him is Autumn 2023. Mr. Tzigane, winner of many Conductor Competitions, is known, for example, for his diverse musical background.

01.11.2022

MEET THE ORCHESTRA

Meet the Musicians

The Kuopio Symphony Orchestra consists of 44 musicians. The KSO musicians represent well over 10 different nationalities and therefore the orchestra’s working language is English. The Chief Conductor of the KSO is Jaakko Kuusisto. Atso Almila acts as the Second Conductor. In 2010 professor and maestro Jorma Panula was appointed as the orchestra’s Honorary Conductor.

Audience Outreach

The Kuopio Symphony Orchestra wants to introduce various audience groups to the world of music by organizing diverse concerts and special events. The main point is to give artistic experiences, to increase public awareness and knowledge of orchestral music and other forms of art music and also to develop people’s cultural competence.

Our Youtube Concerts

Enjoy our concerts in YouTube. The orchestra's YouTube Channel introduces concerts by the KSO chamber music ensembles and individual musicians as well as the whole Kuopio Symphohy Orchestra. The concerts have been either recorded or livestreamed from Restaurant Maxim in Kuopio or at the orchestra’s home, ie. at the Kuopio Music Centre.

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