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 2026 in Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra will play:
I-violin
| Deshayes Sari |
| Haavisto Matilda |
| Hakkarainen Viivi |
| Koivisto Juha-Pekka |
| Loppela Taru |
| Wesslund Maija |
| Nuora-Kapanen Liisi |
| Lasonpalo Jyrki |
| Põlda Johannes |
| Pulakka Pekko |
| Tanskanen Anna |
| Taskila Virpi |
II-violin
| Eklund Heini |
| Hakkarainen Totti |
| Helasvuo Susanne |
| Husgafvel Anna |
| Aada Kuoppa |
| Savolainen Salla |
| 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 |
| Koponen Kalle-Pekka |
| Paajanen Päivi |
| Peltonen Jussi |
| 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
| Gentile Giuseppe |
| Luuppala Markku |
| Mäenluoma Eeva |
bassoon
| Tapanainen Vertti |
| Padinki Asko |
| Vihtkari Tuukka |
french horn
| Hiilivirta Ville |
| Huuskonen Satu |
| Miettunen Miska |
| Seppelin Joonas |
trumpet
| Kiukkonen Eero |
| Lundell Touko |
| Silinskas Jonas |
trombone
| Kapustin Mikhail |
| Räsänen Anna-Liisa |
| Severeide Olav |
TUBA
percussion
| Kurri Jyri |
| Markkanen Jussi |
| Mäenpää Ari-Pekka |
| Niininen Jarmo |
| Pekkarinen Lauri |
| Wikström Tomi |
harp
