24/11/2022

Mikkeli Music Festival is growing ambitiously

Mikkeli Music Festival is growing ambitiously

Founded thirty years ago, the Mikkeli Music Festival has renewed its operating model this summer and is preparing to grow rapidly in the coming years.

Founded thirty years ago, the Mikkeli Music Festival renewed its operating model in summer 2022 and is preparing to grow rapidly in the coming years. This opens new cooperation opportunities.

The programme of summer 2023 will be even more impressive. The main part of the programme will be announced at the end of November, and the ticket sales will start at the same time.

The undisputed star of the festival is the Philharmonia Orchestra, with which the Mikkeli Music Festival signed a four-year cooperation agreement until 2026. This magnificent orchestra gives four concertss, and in addition, the musicians will perform in numerous chamber music concerts.

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27.4.2023

The soloist and programme for the Licence to Fall in Love concert have been announced!

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25.4.2023

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation grants significant funding to Mikkeli Music Festival

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3.4.2023

Moments of Love concert 31 July 2023 cancelled

Unfortunately, the concert Moments of Love is cancelled.

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17.3.2023

MASTER OF MUSIC MIKKO LEPPÄNEN AS FESTIVAL DIRECTOR OF MIKKELI MUSIC FESTIVAL

Mikkeli Music Festival has appointed Mikko Leppänen, Bachelor of Economics, Master of Music, as the Festival Director of the Music Festival.

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15.3.2023

Mikkelin Musiikkijuhlien kannatusyhdistys ry:n vuosikokous ti 28.3.2023 klo 16.00

Sääntömääräinen vuosikokous pidetään tiistaina 28.03.2023 klo 16.00 Konsertti- ja kongressitalo Mikaelissa, Sointukatu 1, Mikkeli.

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21.2.2023

Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo as artistic director of Mikkeli Music Festival

Mikkeli Music Festival has appointed conductor Erkki Lasonpalo as the artistic director of the Music Festival. Lasonpalo takes over the position immediately, and the artistic director's term of office extends to the end of the 2026 Festival Week.

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16.2.2023

Article on Mikkeli Music Festival in Scan Magazine

The international Scan Magazine praises the festival full of concerts of international top musicians in its article.

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9.2.2023

Changes in the organization of the Mikkeli Music Festival - Festival Director Teemu Laasanen moves to other duties

Teemu Laasanen, who has been the festival director of the Mikkeli Music Festival since 2018, will fully take over the management of the company he has founded, MusicFairyTales MFT, of which he is the CEO.

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28.11.2022

The Mikkeli Music Festival programme is now published

The theme of summer 2023 is Licence to Love. Love is explored in concerts from different perspectives.

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28.11.2022

Mikkeli Music Festival is the Festival of the Year 2023

The Board of Finland Festivals has named the Mikkeli Music Festival as Festival of the Year 2023.

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24.11.2022

Mikkeli Music Festival is growing ambitiously

Founded thirty years ago, the Mikkeli Music Festival has renewed its operating model this summer and is preparing to grow rapidly in the coming years.

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7.10.2022

A four-year cooperation agreement with Philharmonia Orchestra

Mikkeli Music Festival signed a four-year cooperation agreement with Philharmonia Orchestra of London

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