KUOPIO VIOLIN COMPETITION: FINAL I
Thursday 09.01.2025 at 6pm
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Eugene Tzigane
Sahlström Albert
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Tinat Lotus
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47
Yamaguchi Aino
Sergey Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 in g minor Op. 63
See the competitors and concertos in Final II
The estimated duration of Final I is 2 hours 30 minutes, including two 20-minute intermissions. Yle will broadcast the final live on Yle Radio 1. The radio broadcasting will also be published on Yle Areena. Due to the live broadcast, we kindly ask the audience to be seated in the Concert Hall by 5.45 p.m. at the latest.
The national Kuopion Violin Competition will be held for the 14th time in January 2025 at the Kuopio Music Centre.
Preliminary rounds 3.-5.1. Chamber Music Hall
Fri 3.1. 10-13 & 17-20.30
Sat 4.1. 10-13 & 17-20.30
Sun 5.1. 10-13 & 16.30-21.30
Semifinals 7.-8.1. Chamber Music Hall
Tue 7.1. 10-14 & 17-21
Wed 8.1. 10-14 & 16.30-21.30
Finals 9.-10.1. Concert Hall
Thu 9.1. 18-21
Fri 10.1. 18-21
The finalists will be accompanied by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its Chief Conductor Eugene Tzigane.
Chairman of the Jury is Finnish composer Sebastian Fagerlund.
I prize 8.000€
II prize 6.000€
III prize 4.000€
Rest of the finalists 1.000€
Award ceremony on 10.1.2025 after the second Final.
Produced by the Kuopio Dance Festival Association and Kuopio Music Friends Association in cooperation with the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Tickets:
Preliminary rounds: 10 € / 5 € children and students
Semifinals: 12 € / 5 € children and students
Tickets available at kuopiodancefestival.fi/kauppa and 3.-8.1. also at the entrance to the Chamber Music Hall.
Finals: 25 € / 20 € senior citizens / 6 € children under 16 and students
Tickets available at www.lippu.fi and Lippupiste Ticket Outlets around the country, Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Sales and Kuopio City Theatre Ticket Sales
Prices for the Finals include the Kuopio Music Centre service fee 2 € / ticket. The service fees vary depending on the place of purchase.
