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 2023 in Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra will play:
I-violin
Deshayes Sari
Haavisto Matilda
Koivisto Juha-Pekka
Koponen Matti, consertmaster
Lasonpalo Jyrki
Loppela Taru
Nuora Liisi-Kapanen
Pulakka Pekko, consertmaster
Watanabe Lila
Taskila Virpi
Wesslund Maija
II-violin
Asplund Tommi
Eklund Heini
Helasvuo Susanne
Ignatius Terhi
Rantamäki Kati
Savolainen Salla
Suorttanen Susanna
Trygg Aleksi
Tuovinen Teemu
viola
Aalto Jussi
Dingstad Jakob
Linnove-Pulakka Minna
Mangeloja Maria
Moggach-Laivaara Carmen
Pulakka Pekka
Reskalenko Olgae
cello
Aalto Janne
Alikoski Arto
Bucht Laura
Carlsson Johan
Peltonen Jussi
Välimäki Virpi
double bass
Hänninen Oskari
Koivukangas Sami
Koskela Jani
Matero Tuomo
Väätäinen Ville
flute
Laivaara Ilkka
Närhinsalo Matti
Villanen Jenny
oboe
Malmivaara Paula
Niemikunnas Sanna
Röömussaar Nils
clarinet
Luuppala Markku
Mäenluoma Eeva
Stenström Patrik
bassoon
Padinki Asko
Seppelin Sari
Vihtkari Tuukka
french horn
Huuskonen Satu
Miettunen Miska
Paajanen Mika
Parkkinen Seppo
trumpet
Kilpinen Tapio
Lundell Touko
Tuomisalo Mika
trombone
Lehtinen Vesa
Lindberg Anna-Liisa
Severeide Olav
percussion
Kurri Jyri
Markkanen Jussi
Mäenpää Ari-Pekka
Wikström Tomi
harp
quitar
Eskelinen Juha