News

• 09.04.2026
  Laura Mikkola throws herself into the virtuosic piano parts of two concertos on 16th of April
• 30.03.2026
  Risto Joost appointed new Chief Conductor of the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
• 19.03.2026
  KSO’s joyful concert programme on 26th of March takes Movements in Time
• 27.02.2026
  Award‑Winning german pianist Oliver Triendl as soloist of Helvi Leiviskä’s Piano Concerto on 12th of March
• 30.01.2026
  5th February concert takes Pietari Inkinen Back to the Roots
• 22.01.2026
  Siblings and Soul Mates concert on 29th of January brings together four voices of Romantic era
• 02.01.2026
  KSO’s year 2026 begins on January 9th with Two Musical Monuments
• 11.12.2025
  Handel’s glorious Messiah performed in Kuopio Cathedral on December 18th
• 28.11.2025
  Sibelius’ monumental Kullervo performed on December 4th by KSO, Polytech Choir and soloists Johanna and Ville Rusanen
• 27.11.2025
  Doctor of Music Anu Lampela appointed as new director of Kuopio Music Centre and Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
• 20.11.2025
  Winner of 2025 Kuopio Violin Competition, Amanda Ernesaks, performs Prokofiev’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 2 on November 27th
• 14.11.2025
  Festive Finale concert on November 20th crowns Kuopio’s 250th anniversary festivities
• 07.11.2025
  Tchaikovsky’s beloved Rococo Variations at season concert on November 13th
• 16.10.2025
  KSO’s concert on October 23rd is a love letter to French music
• 25.09.2025
  October 2nd concert offers Heroic Romance and world premiere of Pasi Lyytikäinen’s Piano Concerto 
• 09.05.2025
  KSO’s Autumn 2025: Celebrating Kuopio250 with New Initiatives, Premieres and Free Concerts
• 09.05.2025
  Whole tapestry of life will be played by KSO and Oulu Sinfonia on May 16th
• 11.04.2025
  Splendor of Baroque and charm of Viennese classicism at KSO's season concert on April 16th
• 27.03.2025
  Music of season concert on 3rd of April shows new realities of post-World War II world
• 20.03.2025
  In Paradisum concert on 27th of March features peaceful works
• 17.03.2025
  Kuopio premiere of Sebastian Fagerlund's commissioned work Lanterna at season concert on March 20th
• 25.02.2025
  Aulis Sallinen's premiere celebrates Kuopio 250th anniversary at KSO's season concert on 27th of February
• 05.02.2025
  Celebration of voices at KSO's season series concert on 6th of February
• 21.01.2025
  First Season Series concert of spring 2025 on 23rd of January will be at sources of inspiration