Welcome to a unique arts event where visual and aural art blend in an unprecedented way! The Turku Music Festival brings CALLA and KALLARY together for an unforgettable evening celebrating Finnish art and design along with modern a cappella music.
The Turku Music Festival is Finland’s oldest continuously running music festival. It has evolved into a diverse urban event with a wide range of excellent music.
The Turku Music Festival was founded by the Musical Society in Turku in 1960. It has evolved into a diverse urban event with a wide range of excellent music including grand orchestral concerts, chamber music, recitals, jazz, outdoor events and children’s concerts. The guest roster includes Finnish and foreign stars each year. The current Artistic Director is Lauri Porra. His predecessors include Klaus Mäkelä, Ville Matvejeff, Topi Lehtipuu, Olli Mustonen and Martti Rousi.
TMF2024
Tuuli Lempa & Andreas Helling
In this TMF episode, pianist Tuuli Lempa and cellist Andreas Helling interview each other in connection with October’s Aurora: An Evening of English Music. Mike Valtonen, Communications and Production Coordinator of the Turku Music Festival, will introduce you to the video. The video, like the duo, is bilingual! Tuuli and Andreas talk about how they came to play together and their connection to British composer Camden Reeves, whose work “Still above ground” will be performed at the Aurora concert in October. As its name suggests, the concert will focus on English composers.
Programme 2024
The programme of the Turku Music Festival in August 2024 includes international guest stars, interesting concerts and venues both familiar and completely new. The overarching theme of the repertoire is internationalism: every concert has connections to current topics in public debate in Europe or worldwide. We also offer extended concert experiences that bring together music, art, architecture, food and interesting places and people.
Join us in this exploration!
Artist presentation
CALLA
CALLA is a novel virtuoso pop music women’s vocal ensemble from Helsinki. Founded in 2023, it is a group of professional musicians dedicated to expanding the niche of a cappella in the field of popular music through artistry and a unique sound. Their programme features original songs by the ensemble members and innovative arrangements of current Finnish and international hits.
Artist presentation
EMMA KAJANDER
Emma Kajander is a Finnish soprano. She studied singing with Irina Gavrilovic and graduated from the Sibelius Academy with Outi Kähkönen. She also graduated from the Helsinki Conservatory of Music under Hanna-Leena Haapamäki.
She has performed in major roles both at home and abroad. She has built her stage career in the roles of Christine Daaé, in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera (Finnish National Opera, 2024), Papagena, in W. A. Mozart in The Magic Flute (Sibelius Academy, 2022), Valencienne in Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow (Helsinki Conservatory, 2022).
Artist presentation
GABRIEL KIVIVUORI SERENO
Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno (b. 2003) is a Finnish-Mexican singer and composer who has quickly established himself as one of Finland’s promising young musicians. He is currently completing his Bachelor’s degree in vocal performance at the Sibelius Academy under Petteri Salomaa. Kivivuori Sereno is a charismatic and sensitive interpreter who has been successful in the Timo Mustakallio Song Contest (2023) and the Uuno Klami Composition Competition for Youth and Children (2022).