St. Michel Strings, based in the city of Mikkeli in eastern Finland, is a professional string ensemble of 12 full time musicians. St. Michel Strings dates back to 1903, when a small town of only a few thousand residents had a local music association that founded an orchestra. The ensemble had far higher aspirations than its amateur status. It eventually became a full time professional ensemble, and in 1990 became one of the cultural organizations publicly funded by the city of Mikkeli. Conductors Erkki Lasonpalo and Daniel Raiskin have acted as the orchestra's artistic partners since autumn 2017.
St. Michel Strings has won acclaim for
its innovative programming of works for strings and has also become known for
its eagerness to collaborate with young composers from Finland and abroad. In
order to diversify its concert offerings, St. Michel Strings engages in
numerous other partnerships as well, regularly performing joint concerts with
other ensembles. The chamber configuration of the ensemble allows for easy
mobility while still providing a full and authentic concert experience,
sometimes even without a conductor.
Among its recent accomplishments, St.
Michel Strings participated in the prestigious Great Mountains Music Festival
in South Korea in summer 2013, and its recording Adagio, conducted by Grammy
Award-winning conductor and composer José Serebrier, got Latin Grammy Award
nomination. Recently St. Michel Strings has collaborated with soloists such as
violinist Zia Hyunsu Shin, cellist Jian Wang and pianist Olli Mustonen.
Celebration of the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius included St. Michel
String’s tour in South Korea and China in March 2015 with Sibelius’ music.
Date | Concert | Place and time |
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Thu 26.4.2018 |
Lappeenrannan kaupunginorkesteri Mikkelin kaupunginorkesteri Saimaa Sinfonietta Erkki Lasonpalo Juho Pohjonen, piano Ludwig van Beethoven: Pianokonsertto nro 5 Es-duuri op. 73, 37' Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia nro 4 A-duuri op. 90 "Italialainen", 27' Liput 30 € / 21 € |
Lappeenranta-sali 19:00 |
Fri 27.4.2018 |
Mikkelin kaupunginorkesteri Lappeenrannan kaupunginorkesteri Saimaa Sinfonietta - Keisarikonsertto Erkki Lasonpalo Juho Pohjonen Ludwig van Beethoven: Pianokonsertto nro 5 Es-duuri op. 73 "Keisari", 37’ Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia A-duuri op. 90 ”Italialainen”, 27’ Liput: 27,50/25,50/10,00 € |
Martti Talvela-sali, Mikaeli 19:00 |
Tue 1.5.2018 |
Mikkelin kaupunginorkesteri Vappukonsertti Daniel Raiskin Vapaa pääsy |
Kauppakeskus Stella, Mikkeli 13:00 |
Year | Publisher | |
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2012 | St. Michel Strings Adagio - José Serebrier José Serebrier Einojuhani Rautavaara: Divertimento Cristina Spinei: Synched Elliot Carter: Elegy Marc Satterwhite: Ossuary Cross Leevi Madetoja: Elegia op. 4/1 José Serebrier: Adagio Joaquín Turina: La oracíon del torero Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi |
Alba ABCD 341 |
2011 | St. Michel Strings José Serebrier |
Alba ABCD 341 |
2009 | St. Michel Strings Petri Komulainen Jan Lehtola, urutNaji Hakim:
Påskeblomst for strings
Concerto 1 for Organ and Strings
Esquisses Grégoriennes Concerto 3 for Organ and Strings |
Alba ABCD 285 |
2009 | St. Michel Strings Erkki Palola, konserttimestari Musica Fennica
Robert Kajanus: Suite ancienne F major, Berceuse Lauri Saikkola: Tripartita, Musica per archi Armas Launis: Suite nordique pour violon et cordes |
Alba ABCD 274 |
2008 | St. Michel Strings Vellu Halkosalmi, joht. & sovitus orkesterille Kauko Röyhkä, laulu ZaiaKauko Röyhkä: Paskakaupunki, Observatorion Mäkelä, Lauralle, Kevät, Kukaan ei halua mua, Paha maa, Pähkinäpuu |
Ranka Recordings RA 155-177722-3 |
2007 | St. Michel Strings Daniel Raiskin Risto Lauriala, piano Bloch & Busoni Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso no. 1 for piano and string orchestra Bloch: Concerto Grosso no. 2 for string orch. and string quartet Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto for piano and string orch. in D-minor op. 17 Busoni: Berceuse (Elegy no. 7) |
Alba 6417513102345 |
2005 | St. Michel Strings Leif Segerstam, piano Raija Kerppo, piano Erkki Palola, viulu Segerstam Live Concert Recordings Leif Segerstam: Recycling recyclings for violin and piano String Quartet no 30 “Iku-noituuksia”, versio jousiorkesterille Moving Mental Stillebens no 2 kahdelle pianolle ja jousiorkesterille |
HT-Intendent Oy HTINT 00001 |
2002 | St. Michel Strings Tadeusz Wicherek St. Michel Strings in Poland with Tadeusz Wicherek Bacewicz: Konsertto jousille Karlowicz: Serenadi jousiorkesterille op. 2 Matuszewski: Seitsemän kuvaa Puolasta Twardowski: Vanhapuolalainen konsertto |
Alba ABCD 173 |
1993 | St. Michel Strings Eric-Olof Söderström Cristina Anghelescu, viulu Hannu Pätynen, trumpetti Giuseppe Torelli: Konsertto trumpetille, jousille ja continuolle D Felix Mendelssohn: Konsertto viululle ja jousille d Jean Sibelius: Suite champetre |
MIKOCD-1 |