The Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra draws on musicians from over ten Finnish orchestras and free-lancers, though it has past the twenty years or so had a nucleus chosen from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Any vacancies are filled with artists who have proved themselves to be of the highest artistic calibre and who are willing to adapt to the changing and often difficult conditions in Olavinlinna Castle.
During festival summer 2024 in Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra will play:
I-violin
Deshayes Sari
Haavisto Matilda
Ivars Kaisa
Kuoppa Aada
Laaksonen Lotta
Lasonpalo Jyrki
Loppela Taru
Mansfield Liam
Liisi Nuora-Kapanen
Põlda Johannes
Pulakka Pekko
Taskila Virpi
II-violin
Asplund Tommi
Eklund Heini
Helasvuo Susanne
Ignatius Terhi
Rantamäki Kati
Rosenberg Krista
Suorttanen Susanna
Tinat Lotus
Trygg Aleksi
Tuovinen Teemu
viola
Aalto Jussi
Dingstad Jakob
Laivuori Jaakko
Linnove-Pulakka Minna
Mangeloja Maria
Moggach-Laivaara Carmen
Papp Albert
Standi-Pulakka Hajnalka
cello
Aalto Janne
Carlsson Johan
Erlich Oliver
Paajanen Päivi
Peltonen Jussi
Rajamäki Jaakko
Välimäki Virpi
double bass
Kinnunen Tuomo
Koivukangas Sami
Koskela Jani
Matero Tuomo
Väätäinen Ville
flute
Haanterä Simo
Laivaara Ilkka
Närhinsalo Matti
oboe
Kemppainen Laura
Malmivaara Paula
Niemikunnas Sanna
clarinet
Kivioja Petteri
Luuppala Markku
Stenström Patrik
bassoon
Larsson Arvid
Padinki Asko
Vihtkari Tuukka
french horn
Hiilivirta Ville
Huuskonen Satu
Miettunen Miska
Paajanen Mika
Parkkinen Seppo
Parkkonen Sam
trumpet
Kilpinen Tapio
Lundell Touko
Tuomisalo Mika
Kiukkonen Eero
Silinskas Jonas
Välimäki Aki
trombone
Kotka John
Lehtinen Vesa
Lindberg Anna-Liisa Räsänen
Severeide Olav
TUBA
Marttila Ilkka
percussion
Kurri Jyri
Markkanen Jussi
Mäenpää Ari-Pekka
Wikström Tomi
harp
organs
Raassina Minna
mandolin
Nuopponen Mikko