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 2022 in Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra will play:
I-violin
Deshayes Sari
Kettunen Marjukka
Koivisto Juha-Pekka
Koponen Matti
Lasonpalo Jyrki
Loppela Taru
Nuora Liisi-Kapanen
Sundqvist Paula
Tanskanen Anna
Taskila Virpi
Wesslund Maija
II-violin
Eklund Heini
Helasvuo Susanne
Häkkinen Pekka
Ignatius Terhi
Savolainen Salla
Suorttanen Susanna
Trygg Aleksi
Tuovinen Teemu
Vikman Tuija
viola
Aalto Jussi
Laivuori Jaakko
Linnove-Pulakka Minna
Mangeloja Maria
Pulakka Pekka
Reskalenko Olga
Woo Ezra
cello
Aalto Janne
Alikoski Arto
Carlsson Johan
Peltonen Jussi
Rajamäki Jaakko
Välimäki Virpi
double bass
Kinnunen Tuomo
Koivukangas Sami
Koskela Jani
Matero Tuomo
Väätäinen Ville
flute
Alvas René
Haanterä Simo
Närhinsalo Matti
oboe
Kemppainen Laura
Malmivaara Paula
Niemikunnas Sanna
clarinet
Kivioja Petteri
Luuppala Markku
Stenström Patrik
bassoon
Padinki Asko
Arvid Larsson
Vihtkari Tuukka
french horn
Huuskonen Satu
Miettunen Miska
Paajanen Mika
Parkkonen Sam
Tukia Esa
trumpet
Kilpinen Tapio
Lundell Touko
Panula Arto
Raijas Matti
Siikala Sami
Tuomisalo Mika
Välimäki Aki
Väärä Jarmo
trombone
Kotka John
Lehtinen Vesa
Lindberg Anna-Liisa
Severeide Olav
tuba
Finni Simo
percussion
Kurri Jyri
Markkanen Jussi
Mäenpää Ari-Pekka
Piiparinen Petri
Wikström Tomi