PAST PERFORMANCES

 

December 3 2022

VERSOI ENSEMBLE JUURILLA

MUSIIKKITALO, HELSINKI

PROGRAM

Nuño Fernández Ezquerra: Lienzo de Luz

Livia Malossi: Transhuman[ce]

Mikko Sarvanne: Solid//liquid

Vahid E. Hosseini: amyo for string quartet

Nebal Maysaud: Layali Beirut

Aslıhan Keçebaşoğlu: Evvel Zaman İçinde

Yuna Kurachi: What Takes Me into a Metaphysical Dimension Is the Rustling of Camphor Leaves

George Meyer: String trio *

Elisar Riddelin: Synnyn luku *

These works have been commissioned by Versoi Ensemble with support from the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki and the Maire and Carl Gustaf Ehrnrooth Foundation (*) through our Juurilla Commissioning Grant.

 

November 30 2022

VERSOI ENSEMBLE JUURILLA

U.S. EMBASSY HELSINKI
(invited guests only)

 

 
Photo: Heikki Tuuli

Photo: Heikki Tuuli

August 15 2019

NIGHT OF THE ARTS

BAR FAVELA, HELSINKI

 

August 16 2019

Finland DEBUT CONCERT

MUSIIKKITALO, HELSINKI

PROGRAM

JIMMY LOPEZ: Études for String Octet
CAROLINE SHAW: Valencia
BARBER: Adagio
SALONEN: Homunculus
MENDELSSOHN: String Octet

 
Photo: Juho Uutela

Photo: Juho Uutela

August 17 2019

KYRÖFEST

KYRÖ DISTILLERY, ISOKYRÖ

PROGRAM

JIMMY LOPEZ: Études for String Octet
SALONEN: Homunculus
MENDELSSOHN: String Octet

 

 
Photo: Cecilia Yao

Photo: Cecilia Yao

November 12 2018

UNITED NATIONS

LUNCH CONCERT

U.N. HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY

 
Photo: Cecilia Yao

Photo: Cecilia Yao

November 13 2018

U.S. DEBUT CONCERT

MERKIN HALL, KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER, NEW YORK CITY

PROGRAM

SIBELIUS Romance in C Major for String Orchestra, Op. 42

DVORAK String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97

SALONEN “Homunculus” for String Quartet

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra, Op. 47

Making its world debut at Merkin Concert Hall, the ensemble, consisting of students and recent alumni of New York’s Juilliard School and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, performed works for strings by Sibelius, Dvořák, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Elgar with vigor, precision and a sure instinct for the give-and-take of chamber music.
— New York Classical Review
 
Photo: Cecilia Yao

Photo: Cecilia Yao

November 18 2018

MUSIC FOR FOOD BENEFIT CONCERT

HOLLEY HALL, BEATRICE FRIEDMAN SYMPHONY CENTER

SARASOTA, FL

PROGRAM

MOZART String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516

SALONEN “Homunculus” for String Quartet

DVORAK String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97

Following the debut concert in NYC, Versoi Ensemble launched a benefit concert series in partnership with Music For Food. 100% of ticket and donation proceeds benefitted All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota.

The equivalent of 4,471 meals was donated to the local All Faiths Food Bank.