Avanti! quartet
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Emil Holmström, piano
5.10. YOKOHAMA
Ilari Kaila: Bowing of the bells
Jean Sibelius: Malinconia
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit
Toshi Ichiyanagi: Clarinetto Sextets
Per Henrik Nordgren: Sunrise at the Fuji mountain
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
6.10. TOKYO
Kaija Saariaho: Scent
Magnus Lindberg: Acequia Madre
Kyoko Hirai: Waning moon
Jukka Tiensuu: Rack
Yuji Takahashi: The house of Yugao
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit
Kaija Saariaho: Petals
Toshi Ichiyanagi: Clarinetto Sextets
9.10. KANAZAWA
Jean Sibelius: Malinconia
Jukka Tiensuu: Rack
Toshi Ichiyanagi: Clarinetto Sextets
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit
Per Henrik Nordgren: Sunrise at the Fuji mountain
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Toshi Ichiyanagi, the 2010 Summer Music theme composer, has invited Avant to perform three concerts in Japan. The concerts will feature a combination of Finnish and Japanese contemporary music framed by classics by Mozart and Sibelius. The concerts will include the premiere of Ichiyanagi’s clarinet suite. The tour is supported by LUSES.
