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
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
August 17 2019
KYRÖFEST
KYRÖ DISTILLERY, ISOKYRÖ
PROGRAM
JIMMY LOPEZ: Études for String Octet
SALONEN: Homunculus
MENDELSSOHN: String Octet
Photo: Cecilia Yao
November 12 2018
UNITED NATIONS
LUNCH CONCERT
U.N. HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY
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.”
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.