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"The chosen works demonstrated Kuvaja's abilities both as an excellent interpreter of dreamy, programmatic music and as a masterful technician, especially in Rakhmaninov's Humoresque. Ravel's atmospheric vignettes included of course a pinch of Spanishness in Alborada del gracioso. Excellent music-making. [...] Saturday's concert showed us a pianist who may have much indeed to say in Finnish music life. Above all one was pleased by the unprejudiced choice of programme and the skill with which it was performed."
(Jarmo Kokkonen, Kainuun Sanomat 25 February 2008)
FORTHCOMING PERFORMANCES
23.10.11 3pm Akustiikka Hall, Ylivieska, Finland
Songs by Kokkonen, Rautavaara, Pasi Lyytikäinen, Tapani Länsiö.
Piano music by Helena Tulve and Aki Yli-Salomäki (world premiere).
11.11.11 5pm Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki
Fortepiano music by C. L. Lithander and John Field.
Aria by Mozart (Päivi Kantola, soprano).
Organised by the Finnish Soloists' Association.
5.1.12 6pm Lentua Hall, Kuhmo House, Kuhmo, Finland
Beethoven Trio op. 11 - Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Jukka Untamala, violin
Petja Kainulainen, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Jointly organized by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and the Korpi Concert Association.
PAST CONCERTS (from 2006)
18.8.11 8pm VPK-talo, Eskelinkatu 5, Turku, Finland
Concertos for two and three pianos
C.P.E. Bach - Mozart
Tuija Hakkila, Anna Kuvaja, Eveliina Kytömäki, fortepianos
Kuninkaantien muusikot, cond. Markus Yli-Jokipii
27. - 31.7.11 Joroinen, Finland
Resident artist, Joroinen Music Festival.
Festival programme: http://joroistenmusiikkipaivat.fi/
5.6.11 5pm Ulm, Haus der Begegnung
Thuille Sextet for piano and winds
13. - 15.5.11 Solo recital tour in Germany
Schumann, Hannikainen, Meriläinen, Sibelius
13.5. 8pm, Bürgermeisterhaus Essen-Werden
14.5. 4pm Klinikverbund St Antonius und St Josef, Wuppertal
15.5. 11am Palais Wittgenstein, Düsseldorf
10.5.11 7pm Malmitalo, Helsinki, Finland
Songs by Kokkonen, Lyytikäinen, Länsiö, Sallinen and Rautavaara
Anne Viljamaa, mezzo
Anna Kuvaja, piano
4.5.11 7pm Kuopio Conservatory, Finland
Songs by Kokkonen, Lyytikäinen, Länsiö, Sallinen and Rautavaara
Anne Viljamaa, mezzo
Anna Kuvaja, piano
28.4.11 Recording session for YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company)
Meriläinen - Hannikainen
13.4.11 7.30pm Großer Saal der Gemeinnützigen Gesellschaft, Königstreu, Lübeck, Germany
Solo recital:
Hannikainen - Sibelius - Meriläinen - Saariaho - Tulve - Tüür
9.4.11 6pm Kirkkonummi Church Hall, Finland
Rakhmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2
Kirkkonummi Chamber Orchestra, cond. Nils Schweckendiek
3.4.11 6pm Hakunila Church, Vantaa, Finland
Kromaattiset tasot - An evening of poetry and music
Music to include works by Bach, Brahms and Schumann
Poetry by Eeva-Liisa Manner
Tuukka Vasama, reciter
Anna Kuvaja, piano
9. - 16.3.11 Tour in Northern Norway with MinEnsemblet
Fauré Piano Quartet no. 2
Liszt Works for solo piano
6.3.11 7.30pm Theater Ulm, Germany
Schubert: Trout Quintet
10. - 17.2.11 Solo recital tour in Germany
Schumann, Hannikainen, Meriläinen, Sibelius
10.2. 7.30pm Bad Zwischenahn, Altes Kulturhaus
11.2. 8pm Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Landesbibliothek
12.2. 4pm Hamburg, Finnische Seemannskirche
13.2. 3.30pm Walsrode, Aula des Gymnasiums
14.2. 8pm Augsburg, Pianohaus Hermes & Weger
15.2. 7pm Stralsund, Kapelle St. Annen und Brigitten
16.2. 6pm Aschersleben, Bestehornhaus
17.2. 7.30pm München, Seidlvilla
7.12.10 7pm Sello Hall, Espoo
Duo Recital with Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Schumann
25.11.10 6pm Vuotalo, Helsinki
Solo recital: Schumann-Meriläinen
Anna Kuvaja, piano
7.11.10 3pm Suomussalmi, Alvari Hall
8.11.10 7pm Kajaani, Kouta Hall
9.11.10 7pm Kuhmo House, Lentua Hall
Sirkka Lampimäki, soprano
Anna Kuvaja, piano
www.korvissasoi.fi
18.10.10 7pm Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki
Sibelius Academy Schumann festival
Programme to include performance by Matti Lehtinen, reciter, and Anna Kuvaja, fortepiano
3.-13.10.10 Tour in Northern Norway
Mozart: Wind Quintet
Hugh Wood: Quintet op .9
28.8.10 7.30pm Mote Hall, Maidstone, UK
Rakhmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
21.8.10 7.30pm Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki
Janacek
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Uusinta Chamber Ensemble
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
16.6.10 7pm Akustiikka Hall, Ylivieska
Birthday boys. A concert celebrating Schumann's and Chopin's anniversaries.
Alexander Gebert, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Miomira Vitas, voice
Konstantin Bogino, piano
8.5.10 12.30pm Finnish National Theatre, main stage
Chekhov: Platonov
Music: Juhani Nuorvala, director: Michael Baran
Pianists in the role of Katja: Anna Kuvaja & Johanna Tilus
29.4.10 Studio recording, Finnish Broadcasting Company
Nisula - Sallinen
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
21.4.10 4pm Great Hall of the Finnish Literary Society
Kromaatiset tasot - an evening of poetry and music
Tuukka Vasama, reciter
Anna Kuvaja, piano
13.4.10 klo 19 Sibelius Academy Concert Hall
Lilli Maijala's debut concert
Programme to include:
Brahms: Trio op. 114 - Saariaho: Trio
Lilli Maijala, viola
Johannes Rostamo, cello
Niko Kumpuvaara, accordeon
Anna Kuvaja, piano
28.3.10 klo 15 Felix Krohn Hall, Lahti
Programme to include:
Brahms: Trio op. 114 - Saariaho: Trio
Lilli Maijala, viola
Johannes Rostamo, cello
Niko Kumpuvaara, accordeon
Anna Kuvaja, piano
4.3.10 7pm Hanaholmen, Espoo (by invitation only)
Crusell Variations op. 12
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
11.2.10 klo 19 Taiteilijakoti Erkkola, Tuusula
Tuukka Vasama recites poetry by Eeva-Liisa Manner,
Anna Kuvaja plays music by J. S. Bach and others
14.12.09 7pm Finnish National Theatre, main stage
Chekhov: Platonov
Music: Juhani Nuorvala, director: Michael Baran
Pianists in the role of Katja: Anna Kuvaja & Johanna Tilus
Further performances: 15.12. (second pianist Annimari Pelli), 16.12., 18.12, 2.1.2010, 9.1., 15.1.,22.1., 23.1., 29.1.
Performances continue throughout spring 2010.
5.11.09 7pm Upper School, Oulainen, Finland
Music from the era of the 1809 war
Anna Kuvaja, fortepiano
Minna Kangas, Baroque violin
Laura Vikman, Baroque violin
Tuula Riisalo, Baroque viola
Lea Pekkala, Baroque cello
This concert is part of the Oulainen Music Weeks.
http://www.musiikkiviikot.fi/
28. - 30.10.09 Concert tour organised by Konserttiyhdistys Korpi
30.10.09 7pm Lentua Hall, Kuhmo Arts Centre, Finland
Crusell - Gade - Schumann
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
29.10.09 7pm Alvari Hall, Suomussalmi, Finland
Weber - Salonen - Nisula - Sallinen
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
28.10.09 7pm Kouta Hall, Kajaani, Finland
Weber - Salonen - Nisula - Sallinen
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
26.10.09 7.30pm Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki
Weber - Salonen - Nisula - Sallinen
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
16.10.09 7pm Swedish Embassy, Helsinki (by invitation only)
Crusell
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
29.9.09 5pm Organ Hall, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
Beethoven: Sonata for piano and violin op. 30/3
Laura Haarala, Baroque violin
Anna Kuvaja, fortepiano
23.8.09 Rock Church, Helsinki
Helsinki Festival: 6th Floor Orchestra, cond. Tuomas Hannikainen - Armfelt's Story
Vogler - Strauss - Glinka
15.8.09 Nordkolleg, Rendsburg, Germany
Sibelius - Lithander - Byström - Meriläinen - Kaski
14.8.09 Ratzeburg, Germany
Concert at the summer university "Wälder im Ostseeraum - kulturelle Nachhaltigkeit im Zeichen des Klimawandels"
Sibelius - Meriläinen - Whittall - Räisänen - Grieg - Gade - Palmgren
11.8.09 8pm Rathaus, Lübeck
Sibelius
10.8.09 8pm Hafenhaus, Lübeck, Germany
Sibelius - Lithander - Byström - Meriläinen - Kaski
11.7. - 19.7.09 Savonlinna Opera Festival, Finland
Orchestral and rehearsal pianist for Markus Fagerudd's opera The Seven Dog Brothers
Director: Johanna Freundlich
Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek
13.6.09 Hangzhou, China
Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4
Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra, cond. Nils Schweckendiek
29.5.09 4pm Kuopio Conservatory, Finland
Recital with mezzosoprano Anne Viljamaa (Pylkkänen, Bellini, Montsalvatge)
7.4.09 7pm Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Debussy En blanc et noir - Lindberg Related Rocks - Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Koppel Toccata for vibraphone and marimba
Anna Kuvaja and Javier Arrebola, pianos
Santtu Rouvali and Csaba Marjan, percussion
8.3.09 Urnaesch, Appenzell, Switzerland
Mozart - Bruch - Schumann - Poulenc
Ignazio Pisana, clarinet
Lea Heinzer, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
28.2.09 6pm Kirkkonummi Church Hall, Finland
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Kirkkonummi Chamber Orchestra, cond. Nils Schweckendiek
14.2.09 8pm Gyllenberg Hall, Sandels House, Helsinki, Finland
Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel
Helsinki Chamber Choir, cond. Nils Schweckendiek
Christophe Desjardins, viola
Anna Kuvaja, celesta
Antti Suoranta, percussion
18.1.09 3pm Lentua Hall, Kuhmo House, Finland
Weber - Brahms - Salonen - Sallinen - Nisula - Poulenc
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
11.1.09 4pm Finnish National Museum, Helsinki
Music from the time of the war between Russia and Sweden
Antto Vanhala and Laura Haarala, violins
Tuula Riisalo, viola; Louna Hosia, cello
Anna Kuvaja, fortepiano
Sampo Haapaniemi, baritone
9.1.09 Studio recording, YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company)
Debussy: Estampes; Ballade slave
Anna Kuvaja, piano
9.12.08 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Debussy Estampes - Debussy Ballade - Sibelius Trees op. 75 - Prokofiev Sonata no. 3
Anna Kuvaja, piano
23.11.08 11am Zurich Opera House
Trio concert "Foyer Musical"
Schumann Maerchenerzaehlungen - Bruch Stuecke - Mozart Kegelstatt Trio
Nina Hoehn, clarinet
Martina Zimmermann, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
www.opernhaus.ch
9.11.08 5pm Kirche Oberstrass, Zurich
Trio concert
Schumann Maerchenerzaehlungen - Bruch Stuecke - Mozart Kegelstatt Trio
Nina Hoehn, clarinet
Martina Zimmermann, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
19.8.08 8pm Matteuksen kirkko, Turunlinnantie 3, Helsinki
Duo concert
Brahms - Kokkonen
Lilli Maijala, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
www.metrollamusiikkiin.fi
12.8.08 7pm Mariehamn Church, Aland Islands
Duo concert
Beethoven - Debussy - Sibelius - Mendelssohn
Ditta Rohmann, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
26.7.08 Salzburg Festival: Schuettkasten Orchestra Rehearsal Hall
Opera Viva - performance for children
Klaudia Kadlec, director
Anna Kuvaja, piano
13.7.08 8pm Thomas Mann Festival, Nida, Lithuania
"Finnish Nature Pictures"
Lithander - Kokkonen - Palmgren - Melartin - Kaski - Sibelius
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Further information: www.thomas-mann-festival.de
9.6. - 10.7.08 Savonlinna Opera Festival, Finland
Rehearsal pianist for Markus Fagerudd's new opera The Seven Dog Brothers
Director: Johanna Freundlich
Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek
20.4.08 4.30pm Orpheus Festival: Hochschule fuer Musik und Tanz Zurich, Haus Florhof, Grosser Saal
Huber - Janacek - Schnittke - Mendelssohn
Ditta Rohmann, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
29.3.08 7pm Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki
Bartok: Sonata for two pianos and percussion
Javier Arrebola and Anna Kuvaja, pianos
Santtu Rouvali and Csaba Marjan, percussion
"The four musicians combined in a captivating world of sparkling colours and irresistible, exciting rhythmical drive"
(Folke Forsman, Hufvudstadsbladet 1 April 2008)
4.3.08 7pm Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Debut recital
Rakhmaninov Shorter Piano Pieces - Ravel Miroirs - Schnittke 5 Aphorisms (with poems by Joseph Brodsky) - Janacek Concertino
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Tuukka Vasama, poetry reading
Janne Nisonen, violin
Annemarie Astrom, violin
Lilli Maijala, viola
Mikko-Pekka Svala, bassoon
Jussi Jarvenpaa, horn
Kaisa Koivula, clarinet
Online streaming of the concert still available on SibaTV, www.siba.fi/sibatv
23.2.08 Lentua Hall, Kuhmo
Debut recital
Rakhmaninov Shorter Piano Pieces - Ravel Miroirs - Schnittke 5 Aphorisms (with poems by Joseph Brodsky) - Janacek Concertino
Anna Kuvaja, piano
8.12.07 Soiree concert, Muenster, Germany
Ravel - Sibelius - Schnittke
Anna Kuvaja, piano
7.12.07 University of Muenster, Germany
Ravel - Sibelius - Schnittke
Anna Kuvaja, piano
22.11.07 Recording session, Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
Einar Englund: Cello Sonata
Alexander Gebert, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
22.9.07 Tudeley Church, near Tonbridge, Kent, England
Beethoven Cello sonata in D major - Beethoven Variations "Bei Maennern welche Liebe fuehlen" - Janacek Pohadka - Martinu Sonata no. 3
Ditta Rohmann, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
9.9.07 Grand House of Culture, Piispankatu 28, Porvoo, Finland
Ravel Violin Sonata in G major - Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Carmen Fantasy, Zapadeao
Miritza Lundberg, violin
Anna Kuvaja, piano
2.7.07 Hochschule fuer Musik und Tanz Zurich, Haus Florhof, Grosser Saal
Ligeti Horn Trio
Konstantin Timokhine, horn
Heidi-Maria Makkonen, violin
Anna Kuvaja, piano
24.6.07 Foyer Musical at Zurich Opera House
Schumann Trio in D minor op. 63 - Ravel Trio in A minor
Aiko Shibata, viulu
Ditta Rohmann, cello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
2.6.07 Richard Wagner Museum, Lucerne
Rakhmaninov Preludes op. 23 nos. 1-5
Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death
Tomasz Slawinski, bass
Anna Kuvaja, piano (Wagner's Erard of 1858)
15.5.07 Studiobuehne, Opernhaus Zurich, Switzerland
Rachmaninov Preludes op. 23 nos. 1,2 - Ravel Sonata for violin and piano
Verena-Maria Fitz, violin
Anna Kuvaja, piano
22.4.07 Tonhalle, St. Gallen
Mozart - Bruch - Schumann - Poulenc
Ignazio Pisana, clarinet
Lea Heinzer, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
22.4.07 Foyer Musical at Zurich Opera House
Copland Sextet
Tobias Steymans, violin
Kea Hochbach, violin
Juliet Shaxon, viola
Andreas Plattner, cello
Robert Pickup, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
24.2.07 Zurich Opera House, Studiobuehne
Opera Viva - performance for children based on Don Carlo (Verdi)
Klaudia Kadlec, director
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Further performance on 25.2.07
7.2.07 Kunsthaus, Zurich
Ravel - Debussy
Aiko Shibata, viulu
Ditta Rohmann, sello
Anna Kuvaja, piano
24.1.07 Zurich
Schumann - Brahms
Martina Zimmermann, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
24. and 25.11.06 Zurich Opera House, Studiobuehne
Opera Viva - performance for children based on Don Quixote
Klaudia Kadlec, director
Anna Kuvaja, piano
22.11.06 Alterszentrum Hottingen, Zurich
Kalliwoda - Brahms
Martina Zimmermann, viola
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Past performances as a member of Zurich Opera Orchestra:
3.6.07 Zandonai Francesca da Rimini (premiere)
Conducted by Nello Santi
(Anna Kuvaja, celesta and keyed glockenspiel)
29.12.06 Puccini Turandot (reprise)
Conducted by Marco Armiliato
(Anna Kuvaja, celesta)
Further performance: 31.12.06
16.12.06 Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos (premiere)
Conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi
(Anna Kuvaja, harmonium)
Further performances: 20.12.06, 22.12.06, 26.12.06, 28.12.06, 31.12.06., 3.1.07, 6.1.07
26.11.06 The Magic Flute for children (Mozart-Krampe) (reprise)
Conducted by Thomas Barthel
(Anna Kuvaja, piano)
Further performance: 26.12.06.
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