Oulu Music Festival was held for the 31st time on March 14-27, 2021 via stream. A total of seven streaming concerts were held over the two weeks. At the request of the public, the viewing time of paid concert recordings has been extended until the end of the second Easter day 5.4. until 11:59 p.m. Five of the concerts are subject to a fee and two concerts, which have been produced in collaboration with Oulu Symphony Orchestra, have free admission from the Oulu Music Festival website www.omj.fi/stream. Streaming concerts reached audiences from all over Finland, and tickets have also been purchased from abroad. The artistic director of the event since 2013 has been Jaakko Kuusisto, whose term ends this spring. Violinist Elina Vähälä and saxophonist Jukka Perko will start as new artistic directors after the spring.
Festival Program
Chamber Concert I, VUODENAIKOJA JA NÄYTTELYKUVIA
Elina Vähälä, violin | Senja Rummukainen, cello | Barry Douglas (IRL), piano
KEISARIKONSERTTO
Barry Douglas (IRL), piano and lead | Oulu Symphony Orchestra
PIAZZOLLA! – TANGO NUEVO
Maria Ylipää, vocals | Jaakko Kuusisto, violin | Niko Kumpuvaara, accordion | Marzi Nyman, guitar | Ville Herrala, double bass
Oulu All Star Big Band & CAMILLE BERTAULT (FRA)
Camille Bertault, vocals | Teemu Takanen, conductor | Oulu All Star Big Band
Chamber Concert II, RANSKALAINEN ILTAPÄIVÄ
Jaakko Kuusisto, violin | Elina Vähälä, violin | Senja Rummukainen, cello | Barry Douglas, piano
JÄÄHYVÄISET
Oulu Symphony Orchestra | Jukka Perko, saxophone | Elina Vähälä, violin | Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor
TIMO LASSY TRIO
Timo Lassy, saxophone | Ville Herrala, bass | Jaska Lukkarinen, drums
Ticket sales: Ticketmaster Suomi
Livestream broadcasts: www.omj.fi/stream
Preview of concert videos: YouTube