Fiskars Summer Festival – 31 July – 6 August 2023

Spring is here and we are delighted to announce the 4th edition of the Fiskars Summer Festival 2023! In addition to our conductors’ masterclass – led this year by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Dalia Stasevska and James Gaffigan – and our mentorship programme for young musicians, we will be introducing a new workshop about the music industry for young composers, which will …

LEAD! Foundation Summer Mentorship Programme for Young Musicians — 27 July – 6 August 2023

Fiskars Festival Orchestra LEAD! is looking for talented young violinists, violists, cellists and double-basses (age 18-30) to join its annual mentorship programme at the Fiskars Summer Festival this year. The programme is aimed at students and those in the early stages of their profession, and encourages entrepreneurship and independence while creating a setting for sharing knowledge about the music industry. …

NEW EASTER FESTIVAL! ANNOUNCING THE FISKARS EASTER SESSIONS 9-15 APRIL 2022

We’re thrilled to introduce the first Lead! event to take place in Fiskars outside the summer season. We hope that this series of chamber concerts, seminars and masterclasses will form part of a new tradition, and our Easter Sessions will be held for the first time this spring in the period of 9-15 April, with concerts on 13, 14 and …

Introducing the LEAD! Digital Academy Sessions

We want to support the learning and career of young conductors despite the restrictions of the current situation. The success of our first online experiences have encouraged us to explore how to refine and diversify our digital teaching offer. We are therefore very excited to introduce the LEAD! Digital Academy Sessions, starting in January 2021.  In line with our holistic …