Guitar, through Anxiety, through Commitment Kitara nova: Antero Pellikka, Teuvo Taimioja & Santeri Rautiainen
Event Introduction
The guitarist as an active agent is the focus of this concert by the Kitara Nova contemporary guitar music society. Virtuosity serves as the starting point; the term originally referred to versatile, thorough musicianship rather than simply exhibiting one’s skill to the maximum.
Alongside traditional instrumental playing, the works on the programme take guitar expression far beyond classical conventions. What happens when extremes are faced with unconventional means of expression? The banal idea of a ‘musician’s inner voice’ gains a new meaning as the performers venture outside their most natural expressive range. Now the ‘inner voice’ is squeezed out in its rawest and most unprocessed form, as the concept of a ‘dramatic arc’ is paired with an arc of musicianship. Together, these levels yield two different perspectives on virtuosity.
Note! The event starts with a brief discussion with the composers Leevi Räsänen and Niilo Tarnanen.
Programme:
Leevi Räsänen (b. 1997): the impossibility of committing to this (2019)
Simon Steen-Andersen (1976): Beloved Brother (2008) Finnish premiere
Niilo Tarnanen (b. 1987): A Noble Pair (2019)
Harrison Birtwistle (1932–2022): Beyond the White Hand – Construction with Guitar Player (2013) Finnish premiere
Nicholas Maw (b. 1935–2009): Music of Memory (1991)
Koki Fujimoto (b. 1992): Soboro (2016) Finnish premiere
Performers:
Guitars and artistic planning: Antero Pellikka, Teuvo Taimioja & Santeri Rautiainen.
In co-operation with and supported by:
MES (Musiikin edistämissäätiö)
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Event Information
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Time:
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Mon 15.2.2027 15:00–16:45
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Duration: 1h 45 min
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Organiser:
Kitara Nova ry
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Address:
Galleria Forum Box
Ruoholahdenranta 3A
00180 Helsinki -
Accessibility:
The event is accessible with a wheelchair.
The event does not have an accessible toilet.
Galleria Forum Box is a partially accessible venue. There is a 10 cm threshold between the gallery entrance and the pavement, which can be crossed using the ramp inside the gallery. The exhibition space at street level is accessible, but the Parvi exhibition space, located half a storey higher, can only be accessed via stairs. The concert will take place in the street-level exhibition space. Access to the toilet can be arranged to be accessible.
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Tickets:
20/15 €
