Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

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

harp

Leea Nikku
Kirsti Vartiainen