Kamarikesä
Chamber Music Festival
1.-9.8.2025
Welcome to the Kamarikesä!
Kamarikesä is Helsinki's oldest annual chamber music festival, held annually in early August at the Helsinki House of Nobility. Since 2005 the innovative festival has showcased Finland's most talented young musicians alongside domestic and international competition winners, many of whom rarely perform for Helsinki audiences.
The most exciting emerging names in classical music - all in one unforgettable festival.
Kamarikesä 2025?
The festival celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Helsinki House of Nobility from August 1st to 9th, 2025. Tickets are out for sale in February 2025.
Award-winning American violinist Alexi Kenney, and Finnish concert pianist Ossi Tanner at Chamber Music Summer 2024.
Audience Favorite Iiro Rantala ja Kamarikesä's young musicians at the Helsinki House of Nobility in August 2024.
Baritone Aarne Pelkonen and pianist Ossi Tanner.
City Councilor Minna Lindgren, Chair of the National Coalition Party Youth Binga Tupamäki, renowned conductor Hannu Lintu, angel investor Inka Mero, and composer Tara Valkonen participated in a panel discussion led by festival's founder Ville Komppa in 2024.
Belgian cellist Stephanie Huang, prizewinner at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, recently appointed as principal solo cellist of the Orchestre de Paris, performed at Kamarikesä 2024.
Award-winning American violinist Alexi Kenney, Belgian cellist Stephanie Huang, and Kamarikesä's Artistic Director Ossi Tanner following Fauré's piano trio at the festival 2024.
Opening concert of the Kamarikesä spin-off festival in September 2024.
Selma Savolainen, recipient of the 2024 Jazz Emma Award, and Toomas Keski-Säntti at Kamarikesä's spin-off festival in September 2024.
A thrilled audience after Dohnányi's sextet at Kamarikesä 2023.
Tarmo Peltokoski, recently appointed Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, at Kamarikesä 2021.
Former artistic directors of Chamber Music Summer, members of the award-winning Borea Quartet—viola player Riina Piirilä, violinist Tami Pohjola, cellist Senja Rummukainen, Kasmir Uusitupa, and pianist Johannes Piirto at the Helsinki House of Nobility in the summer of 2021.
Charismatic cellist Senja Rummukainen, recognized as one of the most exciting young musicians of her generation, with performances at the BBC Proms and with the Cleveland Orchestra, and awards from the Turku Cello Competition and the International Tchaikovsky Competition, at Kamarikesä 2021.
Young conductor Kristian Sallinen, recently signed to international top-agency Harrison Parrott , at Kamarikesä 2021.
Finnish violinist Petteri Iivonen, concertmaster of the Paris Opera, and violinist Aino Yamaguchi, national award-winner, at Kamarikesä 2023.
Artistic directors of the Kamarikesä Chamber Music Festival, Abel Puustinen, concertmaster of Lapland Chamber Orchestra, concert pianist Ossi Tanner, and clarinetist Klaara Vasara, appointed to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, at Kamarikesä 2022.
News
International and national competition prizes for Kamarikesä’s alumni
Kamarikesä warmly congratulates its alumni Aurora Marthens, Saima Malmivaara, Alma Stupak, and Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno on their success in national and international competitions in the autumn season of 2024.
A music festival produced by innovative professionals of the next generation
Founded in 2005, the Kamarikesä festival is created and led by young Finnish classical music professionals, aiming to dynamically refresh and innovate the field of classical music.
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