Åland
6 days, 16 events, 9 concert places in the Åland Islands.
The programme includes free concerts and meetings with musicians.
Artistic Director: Cecilia Zilliacus (violin)
Theme: “NIGHT”
“We shall not sleep away the summer night, it’s too light and warm. No, we shall walk under leafy birches, silent and arm in arm...”
(Original text in Norwegian: Aslaug Låstad Lygre, Music: Geirr Tveitt)
Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday will be celebrated during Katrina 2024, and his epic “Transfigured Night” will be performed at a night concert. In addition, soprano Kerstin Avemo will perform in the unique works “Pierrot Lunaire" and String Quartet No. 2.
A few more anniversaries to celebrate: Pehr Henrik Nordgren would have turned 80 in 2024 and Jack Mattsson 70. Carita Holmström also turns 70 this year.
Lotta Wennäkoski and Steingrimur Rohloff are composers in residence, and each are contributing a new piece to be performed by the Zilliacus Quartet (Cecilia Zilliacus and Julia-Maria Kretz on violin, Ylvali McTigert Zilliacus on viola and Kati Raitinen on cello) and guitarist Petri Kumela.