This solo performance by pianist-composer Artturi Rönkä seamlessly blends together composed and improvised elements. The programme comprises new, sketch-like compositions by Rönkä, interspersed with modern interpretations of songs by Gabriel Fauré.
Artturi Rönkä (b. 1990) is a Helsinki-based pianist and composer, who works in the genres of jazz and contemporary music. He has appeared in ensembles including AR Quartet, Kasperi Sarikoski & Nuance, Jere Haakana Varjosto and Selma Juudit Alessandra. Rönkä is also a sought-after arranger, whose arrangements are regularly performed by UMO Jazz Orchestra and several Finnish philharmonic orchestras.
Admission to the event is free. Seating is limited to 40 seats and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. No advance bookings are accepted, but you can reserve a seat by obtaining a ticket at Kirpilä starting from 12pm on Sunday. Welcome!
Photo: Jori Huhtala
Veikko Vallinoja, baritone
Jussi Littunen, piano
Schubert – Wolf – Nielsen
Admission to the event is free. Seating is limited to 40 seats and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. No advance bookings are accepted, but you can reserve a seat by obtaining a ticket at Kirpilä starting from 12pm on Sunday. Welcome!
Photo: Drawing Room / Riitta Supperi