Pori Sinfonietta - Pori City Orchestra
The Pori Music Society founded an orchestra in Pori in 1877 out of fifteen amateur musicians playing mostly light and dance music. In 1902 classical music was added to the repertoire.
The Pori City Orchestra, nowadays known as the Pori Sinfonietta, was officially founded in 1938, when the players in the Pori Amateur Orchestra and the Pori Orchestra Society decided to join forces. In the late 1970's all 28 musicians were full-time professionals.
A lively orchestra of a high standard, the Pori Sinfonietta participates in a variety of events in its home city, the surrounding province and other parts of Finland. The regular conductors have included Arvo Airaksinen, Juhani Numminen, Hannu Koivula, Juhani Lamminmäki and Ari Rasilainen. Conductor Petri Sakari was an artistic coordinator during the season 2005-2006. Jukka Iisakkila was conductor during 2006-2012, Jan Söderblom chief conductor 2012-2016 and Janne Nisonen 2016-2018. Pori Sinfonietta's chief conductor as of autumn 2018 is Tibor Bogányi.
9.2.2023
19:00
Promenadisali
Pori Sinfonietta
First price winner
Piotr Pawlak, piano
Kurt Schwertsik: Schrumpf Symphonie Op. 80, 5'
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto A minor Op. 54, 31'
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 D Major Op. 36, 32'
17.2.2023
19:00
Promenadisali
Pori Sinfonietta
It takes two to tango
Heta Halonen, laulu
Eino Grön, laulu
Antti Rissanen: Kukouri
Eden Ahbez, Tapio Lahtinen, Antti Rissanen: Nature Boy/Luonnonlapsi
Georg Malmstén, Antti Rissanen: Muistelo
Onni Laihanen, Martti Jäppilä, Antti Rissanen, Tero Lindberg: Rantakoivun alla
Usko Kemppi, Antti Rissanen: Lennä mun lempeni laulu
Valto Tynnilä, Tatu Pekkarinen, Tero Lindberg, Antti Rissanen: Pieni sydän
Eino Hurme, Sauvo Puhtila, Antti Rissanen, Tero Lindberg: Valoa ikkunassa
Domenico Modugno, Riccardo Pazzaglia, Sauvo Puhtila, Antti Rissanen: Lazzarella
Toivo Kärki, Kerttu Mustonen, Antti Rissanen, Roope Löflund: Liljankukka
Bob Thiele, George Weiss, Antti Rissanen: What a wonderful world/Kuinka kaunista on
Antti Rissanen: Spanish Delights
Jule Styne, Leo Robin, Antti Rissanen: Diamonds are the girl's best friend
Herbert Stothart, Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Tero Lindberg, Antti Rissanen: I wanna be loved by you
Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke, Antti Rissanen: Misty
Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Antti Rissanen: It don't mean a thing
Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Antti Rissanen: Moonriver
George de Godzinsky, Eine Laine, Tero Lindberg, Antti Rissanen: Sulle salaisuuden kertoa mä voisin
Toivo Kärki, Reino Helismaa, Antti Rissanen: Sinun silmiesi tähden
Juha Vainio, Markku Johansson: Ääretön aava ympärilläin
Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Antti Rissanen: Strangers in the night
Claude Francois, Jacques Revaux, Paul Anka, Tero Lindberg, Antti Rissanen: My way
Nils-Erik Fougstedt, Reino HIrviseppä, Antti Rissanen: Romanssi
2.3.2023
19:00
Promenadisali
Pori Sinfonietta
Inspiroiva marimba
Alexej Gerassimez, marimba
Ferit Tüzün: Esintirel (Inspirations), 9'
Ney Rosauro: Concerto No. 1 for Marimba Op. 12, 18'
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 A Major Op. 92, 37'
9.3.2023
19:00
Promenadisali
Pori Sinfonietta
Viola virtuosa
Hiyoli Togawa, alttoviulu
Thierry Huillet: Prélude Symphonique, 12'
Bohuslav Martinu: Rhapsody-Concerto for viola and orchestra, 22'
Claude Debussy, Iain Farrington: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, 10'
Bohuslav Martinu: Toccata e due Canzoni, 25'
5.4.2023
19:00
Keski-Porin kirkko
Pori Sinfonietta
SUURI C-MOLLIMESSU
Johanna Nylund, sopraano
Silja Aalto, sopraano
Mika Nisula, tenori
Heikki Kilpeläinen, basso
Suomalainen Oratoriokuoro
W.A. Mozart: Mass C minor KV 427/417a, 60'
W.A. Mozart: Laudate Dominum (Vesperae solennes de Confessore), 4'53
W.A. Mozart: Magnificat (Vesperae solennes de Confessore), 5'30
Yhteistyö Mikkelin kaupunginorkesterin kanssa.
April
Jan Söderblom, kapellimestari
Janne Mertanen, piano
Palmgren Selim:
Piano concerto No.4 Op.85 "April"
Piano concerto No. 5 Op. 99
A Pastorale in three scenes, Op. 50
Exotic March
The River
Jan Söderblom, kapellimestari & viulu
Henri Sigfridsson, piano
Selim Palmgren: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 33 "The River”
Selim Palmgren: Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 13
Selim Palmgren: Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 41 "Metamorphoses”
Selim Palmgren: Pieces for violin and piano op. 78
Deus Protector Noster
Jukka Linkola, kapellimestari
Jan Lehtola, urut
Jukka Perko, saksofoni
Porin Filharmoninen kuoro, valm. Ognian Vassilev
Jukka Linkola: Deus Protector Noster
Ari Rasilainen
Porin Oopperakuoro
Fredrik Pacius: Kaarle kuninkaan metsästys -ooppera
Address
Yrjönkatu 15 A 5. krs (Teljäntori)
FI-28100 Pori
+358 44 701 1096
www.pori.fi/sinfonietta
Chief Conductor
Tibor Bogányi
General Manager
Leena Harmaala
+358 44 701 1097
Producer, Publicist
Henrika Bäcklund
+358 44 701 1072
Administrative Secretary
Anja Randén
+358 44 701 1102
Music Librarian-
Stage Manager
Satu Eronen
+358 44 701 1098
Stage Manager
Giacomo Angeli
+358 44 701 9325
Musicians
sinfonietta.valtuuskunta[at]pori.fi
Founded 1938
(municipalized 1955)
Size 31 musicians
Concert venues
Promenade Center,
688 seats, Yrjönkatu 17
Keski-Pori Church,
1500 seats
Tickets
Ticketmaster
+358 600 10800
(1,98 €/min+psf)