Sami Junnonen
FLUTE SOLOIST
Joensuu City Orchestra
Poland's EU Presidency 2025 – Opening Concert in Finland
Helsinki, Finland
January 15, 2025 at 7pm
Temppeliaukio Church
Lutherinkatu 3, FI-00100 Helsinki
Joensuu City Orchestra
Krzysztof Dobosiewicz, conductor
Sami Junnonen, flute
Maurice Ravel – Movements from the String Quartet in F major
Krzysztof Dobosiewicz – Flute Concerto No. 1, 'Baiser de Fleurs' (WP)
Mieczysław Karłowicz – Serenade for Strings op. 2
In collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Helsinki.
Free admission.
Katajanokan muusikot
Christmas Concert
Helsinki, Finland
December 17, 2024 at 6pm
Studium Catholicum, Angelicum Hall
Ritarikatu 3 (2nd floor), FI-00170 Helsinki
Miina-Liisa Värelä, soprano
Tuula Paavola, mezzo-soprano
Sami Junnonen, flute
Erik T. Tawaststjerna, piano
Tuomas Turriago, piano
Pietro Mascagni – Ave Maria
Cécile Chaminade – Le Noël des oiseaux
John Rutter – A Gaelic Blessing
William Gomez – Ave Maria
Charles-Marie Widor – Suite op. 34
Jean Sibelius – At the Castle Gate, op. 46 no. 1;
Romance op. 24 no. 9; Valse triste op. 44 no. 1
Karl Collan – Sylvian joululaulu
Ahti Sonninen – Jouluhymni
Otto Kotilainen – Varpunen jouluaamuna
Jean Sibelius – En etsi valtaa, loistoa op. 1 nro 4
Adolphe Adam – Cantique de Noël
Tickets at the door one hour before the concert: 25/15€
Karvian kirkkokuoro
Christmas Concert
Karvia, Finland
December 12, 2024 at 6pm
Karvia Church
Kylä-Karviantie 10, FI-39930 Karvia
Karvia Church Choir
Pertti Rasilainen, choir director & piano
Sami Junnonen, flute
Alta trinita beata (15th century)
Kun joulu valkeneepi (Germany, 19th century)
Tuo armon valkokyyhky (Germany, 17th century)
Gustav Holst – Keskitalvi synkkä
Adeste fideles (Portugal, 19th century)
Leevi Madetoja – Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä
Pierre-Octave Ferroud – Bergère captive
Jean Sibelius – Nocturne op. 51 no. 3
Howard Blake – Walking in the Air
Coventry Carol (England, 16th century)
Ahti Sonninen – Jouluhymni
Jean Sibelius – En etsi valtaa, loistoa op. 1 no. 4
Peter Cornelius – Kolme kuningasta
J.S. Bach – Allemande from Solo pour la flûte travèrsiere BWV 1013
Franz Gruber – Jouluyö, juhlayö
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Pie Jesu
Maa on niin kaunis (Silesia, 15th century)
Free admission, program 10€ at the door.
Urut + 1
Bach in Candlelight
Joutseno, Finland
November 17, 2024 at 6pm
Joutseno Church
Sami Junnonen, flute
Toni Pussinen, organ
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 156
Choral Prelude “Nun komm’, der Heiden Heiland” BWV 659
Choral Prelude “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier” BWV 731
Solo pour la flûte traversière BWV 1013
Prelude and Fugue C major BWV 547
Choral Prelude “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” BWV 645
Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” from Cantata BWV 147
Free admission, optional program fee
Katajanokan muusikot
Soul Journey
Helsinki, Finland
October 20, 2024 at 6pm
Studium Catholicum, Angelicum Hall
Ritarikatu 3 (2nd floor), FI-00170 Helsinki
Miina-Liisa Värelä, soprano
Tuula Paavola, mezzo-soprano
Sami Junnonen, flute
Ilmo Ranta, piano
Franz Schubert – Sonata in A minor D. 821, 'Arpeggione'
Johannes Brahms – Vier ernste Gesänge Op. 121
Richard Wagner – Wesendonck-Lieder WWV 91
Tickets at the door one hour before the concert: 25/15€
Finnish Soloists’ Association
Game Over
Helsinki, Finland
October 6, 2024 at 7pm
Temppeliaukio Church
Lutherinkatu 3, FI-00100 Helsinki
Sami Junnonen, flute
Elina Mustonen, harpsichord & recitation
Eero Palviainen, theorbo
Texts: Hanna Tuominen
Isabella Leonarda – Sonata Duodecima op. 16 no. 12
Juha Leinonen – Battaglia (WP)
Marco Tutino – The Game is Over
J.S. Bach – Choral Prelude "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639
J.S. Bach – Choral Prelude "Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland" BWV 659
Olli Mustonen – Soul Bird
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Sonata in B-flat major Wq. 125 H. 552
Free admission, program 10€ at the door.
When the Autumn Evening Dawns
Alavus, Finland
September 12, 2024 at 7pm
Art Center Harri
Sami Junnonen, flute
Tuomas Turriago, piano
Francis Poulenc – Sonata
Claude Debussy – Syrinx
Mélanie Bonis – Sonata op. 64
Robert Schumann – Träumerei op. 15 no. 7
Franz Schubert – Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen" op. 160
Free admission.
Villa Gyllenberg & Katajanokan muusikot
Brightenings – Works by Female Composers
Helsinki, Finland
September 8, 2024 at 3pm
Villa Gyllenberg
Kuusisaarenpolku 11, FI-00340 Helsinki
Tuula Paavola, mezzo-soprano
Sami Junnonen, flute
Tuomas Turriago, piano
Helvi Leiviskä – Nouse, ole kirkas op. 17 no. 2
Cécile Chaminade – Concertino op. 107
Sofia Gubaidulina – Chaconne
Mélanie Bonis – Sonata op. 64
Elisenda Fábregas – Gacelas de Amor
Admission: Ticket to the museum (12/10 €), Museum Card
Macula musica XIII – Golden Ratio
Macula musica lecture & concert series organised by the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
September 3, 2024 at 4:15pm
Meilahti Church
Pihlajatie 16, FI-00270 Helsinki
Sami Junnonen, flute
Lauri Ahokas, piano
Ernő Dohnányi – Passacaglia op. 48 no. 2
Sergei Prokofjev – Sonata op. 94
Ophthalmologist Antti Riikonen: "Advances in modern retinal surgery - from vitreoretinal scissors to gene transfer"
Free admission.
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Nuutajärven Lasikylä hehkuu & soi
Sami Junnonen & Laura Mikkola
Nuutajärvi (Urjala), Finland
May 14, 2024 at 6:30pm
Lasimakasiini, Nuutajärven Lasikylä
Pruukinraitti 15, FI-31160 Nuutajärvi
Sami Junnonen, flute
Laura Mikkola, piano
Francis Poulenc – Sonata
Olivier Messiaen – Le merle noir
André Jolivet – Chant de Linos
Sigfrid Karg-Elert – Sonata Appassionata op. 140
Robert Schumann – Arabesque op. 18
Carl Reinecke – Sonata op. 167, ‘Undine’
Tickets from 33,60 € at lippu.fi
Kemi City Orchestra
Chamber music concert – Finnish Breathings
Kemi, Finland
May 14, 2024 at 6pm
Kemi Church
Kirkkopuistokatu 9, FI-94100 Kemi
Sami Junnonen, flute
Micke Isotalo, clarinet
Leonardo Cubillo Carillo, oboe
Pertti Rasilainen, piano
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Allegro molto agitato from Clarinet Quartett No. 2 in C minor op. 4
Transcription for clarinet and piano: Timo Hongisto
Tauno Pylkkänen – Pastorale
Väinö Hannikainen – Spring Morning
Heino Kaski – Air from Flute Sonata in B-flat major op. 51
Carl Ludvig Lithander – Rondo for flute and piano, 'La Réminiscence' op. 8
Tauno Pylkkänen – Romance
Mikko Heiniö – Lindgreniana op. 18
Leonardo Cubillo Carillo – Improvisation
Erkki Melartin – Andante from Flute Sonata op. 135b
Jean Sibelius – Nocturne op. 51 no. 3
Oskar Merikanto – Valse lente, op. 33
Transcription for flute, clarinet, oboe, and piano: Ville Mankkinen
Tickets 20/15/10 € at lippu.fi or at the door 30 minutes before the concert.
Kumpulan kamarikonsertit
Keep Calm and Carry On
Helsinki, Finland
May 5, 2024 at 2pm
Kumpulan Kylätila
Intiankatu 31, FI-00560 Helsinki
Sami Junnonen, flute
Petri Kumela, guitar
John Dowland – Forlorn Hope Fancy; Fancy
Judith Bingham – Eleven
Michael Finnissy – Medea
Johann Christoph Pepuch – Prelude in G major
Godfrey Finger – Prelude in D minor
William Gorton – Division in C major
Daniel Bacheler – Pavin
Ned Rorem – Romeo and Juliet
Free admission, program 15 € at the door.
Katajanokan muusikot
International Women's Day in Finland 110 years
Helsinki, Finland
March 9, 2024 at 4pm
Balder Hall
Aleksanterinkatu 12, FI-00170 Helsinki
Matilda Kärkkäinen, piano
Tuula Paavola, alto
Sami Junnonen, flute
Ville Hiilivirta, French horn
Tuomas Turriago, piano
Helvi Leiviskä – Nouse, ole kirkas op. 17 no. 2
Florence Price – Piano Sonata in E minor
Elisenda Fábregas – Gacelas de Amor
Cécile Chaminade – Concertino op. 107
Jane Vignery – Sonata for French horn and piano op. 7
Tickets 20 € at the door.
In cooperation with Zonta Club of Helsinki I
Sea Lapland String Quartet
Guest Artist: Flute Soloist Sami Junnonen
Sea Lapland, Finland
Kemi Church (Kirkkopuistokatu 9, FI-94100 Kemi)
February 8, 2024 at 6pm
Tervola Youth Association Centre (Seurantie, FI-95300 Tervola)
February 9, 2024 at 6pm
Tornio, Aine Art Museum (Torikatu 2, FI-95400 Tornio)
February 10, 2024 at 1pm
Keminmaa, The Aspen Shingles Church in Pohjanranta
(Pohjantie 23, FI-95310 Keminmaa)
February 13, 2024
Simo, Toivon tupa (Simontie 1, FI-95200 Simo)
February 15, 2024
Sami Junnonen, flute
Sea Lapland String Quartet
Virve Räisänen, harpsichord
J.S. Bach – Overture for flute, strings and basso continuo in B minor BWV 1067
Max Reger – Serenade for flute, violin and viola in G major op. 141a
Sigrid Karg-Elert – Sonata Appassionata for solo flute op. 140
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet op. 80
Tickets 20/15/10 € at lippu.fi, Kemi Art Museum (reception) or at the door 30 minutes before the concert.
Pori Sinfonietta
Symphony Concert: Hills and Valleys
Pori, Finland
February 1, 2024 at 7pm
Promenade Hall
Yrjönkatu 17, FI-28100 Pori
Pori Sinfonietta
James S. Kahane, conductor
Sami Junnonen, flute
Paul Hindemith – Amor and Psyché (Farnesina), Ballet Overture
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto pastoral for flute and orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, 'Italian'
Tickets 30/24/10 € at the Promenade Center Ticket Office or lippu.fi
Katajanokan muusikot
Album Release Concert – 12 Fantasias
Helsinki, Finland
December 16, 2023 at 7pm
The Finnish House of Nobility
Ritarihuone 1, FI-00170 Helsinki
Sami Junnonen, flute
G.Ph. Telemann – 12 Fantasias TWV 40:2–13
Tickets 25/15 € at the door or HS Menokone
Telemann – 12 Fantasias
Lappeenranta, Finland
December 5, 2023 at 6pm
Lappeenrannan kirkko
Mannerheiminkatu 1, FI-53900 Lappeenranta
Sami Junnonen, flute
G.Ph. Telemann – 12 Fantasias TWV 40:2–13
Free admission, program 10 € at the door
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Telemann – 12 Fantasias
Pieksämäki, Finland
November 28, 2023 at 6pm
Pieksämäen Vanha kirkko
Kirkkotie 31, FI-76150 Pieksämäki
Sami Junnonen, flute
G.Ph. Telemann – 12 Fantasias TWV 40:2–13
Free admission, program 10 € at the door
Kirkkonummi Chamber Orchestra
Symphony Concert: Light and Heavy Classics
Kirkkonummi, Finland
November 25, 2023 at 6pm
Kirkkonummi Church
Tallinmäki 1, FI-02400 Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi Chamber Orchestra
James S. Kahane, conductor
Sami Junnonen, flute
Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
W.A. Mozart – Concerto No. 1 in G major for flute and orchestra KV 313
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64
Tickets 20 € at the door
Valoa pimeään
Light into Darkness
Inkeroinen, Finland
November 18, 2023 at 4pm
Inkeroisten kirkko
Majurintie 1, FI-46900 Inkeroinen
Sami Junnonen, flute
Pertti Rasilainen, piano
Eugène Bozza – Aria
G.Ph. Telemann – Fantasia in C major TWV 40:6
J.S. Bach – Chorale Prelude "Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland" BWV 659
G.Ph. Telemann – Fantasia in E major TWV 40:10
Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in B minor K. 87
J.S. Bach – Sonata in B minor BWV 1030
Sergei Rahmaninov – Vocalise op. 34 no. 14
Free admission, program 10 € at the door
Soipa Haapajärvi 2023
Masters of Baroque
Haapajärvi, Finland
November 12, 2023 at 6pm
Haapajärven seurakuntakoti
Ronkaalankuja 3, FI-85800 Haapajärvi
Sami Junnonen, flute
Kirill Kozlovski, piano
G.Ph. Telemann – Sonata in G major TWV 41:G9
J.S. Bach – Chorale Prelude "Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland" BWV 659
J.S. Bach – Ciaccona from Partita BWV 1004
Antonio Vivaldi/ J.S. Bach – Concerto for solo clavier in D major BWV 972
J.S. Bach – Sonata in B minor BWV 1030
Tickets 25/20 € at the door or lippu.fi (additional handling charge)
Hypnosis – French and English Music for Flute
Kuhmo, Finland
November 4, 2023 at 6pm
Kuhmo-talo (Kuhmo Arts Centre)
Koulukatu 1, FI-88900 Kuhmo
Sami Junnonen, flute
Johannes Ruotsalainen, piano
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie op. 79
Edward Elgar – Salut d'Amour op. 12
Ian Clarke – Hypnosis
Francis Poulenc – Sonata
Jacques Ibert – Pièce
Mélanie Bonis – Sonata op. 64
Free admission
Särestön Kamarikonsertit
Autumn Stories
Ylläs, Finland
September 10, 2023 at 7pm
Pyhän Laurin kappeli
Kotivaarantie, FI-95970 Kolari
Sami Junnonen, flute
Petri Kumela, guitar
Franz Schubert – Sonata in A minor D. 821, 'Arpeggione'
Simon Speare – Finding is Losing Something Else (WP)
Ned Rorem – Romeo and Juliet
Tickets 25/20 €, tickets at the door
Suvi-illan Sävelhartaus
Juha Leinonen and Friends
Pori, Finland
August 27, 2023 at 8pm
Teljän kirkko
Koivistonpuistikko 50, FI-28130 Pori
Sami Junnonen, flute
Laura Mikkola, piano
Ilpo Laspas, urut
Juha Leinonen – Phrasen; Ginkgo Collage (WP); Six épisodes
Claude Debussy – Pagodes from Estampes; Syrinx
Tickets 10 €, tickets at the door
Sounds of Spheres colliding
Vienna, Austria
June 29, 2023 at 7:30pm
Klaviersalon Atzgersdorf
Endresstraße 18
1230, Vienna
Sami Junnonen, flute
Tancredi Rossi, bassoon
Kaori Saeki, piano
Friedrich Kuhlau – Trio op. 119
Alexandre Tansman – Sonatine
André Jolivet – Chant de Linos
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6
Bohuslav Martinů – Trio
Free admission.
Verein Take 5, Kunst Kultur
Sami Junnonen Flute Masterclass
Vienna, Austria
June 26, 2023
Richard Wagner Conservatory Vienna
Schönbrunner Straße 213–215, 2nd floor
A-1120, Vienna
Fees:
Active participant 90 €
Passive participant 40 €
Language: English
Collaborative pianist: Kaori Saeki
Registration: trioblakonjunkcio@gmail.com
Triobla Konjunkcio Academy
Klassinen Hietsu
Junnonen ja Kumela
Helsinki, Finland
January 15, 2023 at 3pm
Hietsun Paviljonki
Hiekkarannantie 9, FI-00100 Helsinki
Sami Junnonen, flute
Petri Kumela, guitar
J.S. Bach – Solo pour la flûte traversière BWV 1013
Franz Schubert – Sonata in A minor D. 821, 'Arpeggione'
Luciano Berio – Sequenza I
Ned Rorem – Romeo and Juliet
Tickets 20/10 € from Holvi Shop