The concert will feature students from the Nordic Piano Academy 2026.
The Nordic Piano Academy organises an annual master class for young pianists in connection with the Mänttä Music Festival. It brings together talented pianists of school and high school age from all the Nordic countries.
The duration of the concert is approximately 30 minutes.
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata op. 13 in C minor
I Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Nuutti Hirvonen, 16 (Finland)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Italian Concerto, BWV 971
II Andante
Aleksi Sarkkinen, 13 (Finland)
Lowell Liebermann (1961- )
Nocturne No. 3 op. 35 in B major
Gennadii Tinovitskii, 15 (Finland)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata op. 90 in E minor
I Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Väinö Viljanen, 18 (Finland)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Legend No. 2 St. Francois de Paule, S.175
Aapo Luoma, 17 (Finland)
THE NORDIC PIANO ACADEMY PROFESSORS IN 2026
Johan Fröst Kungliga Musikhögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Ivari Ilja Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn, Estonia
Niklas Pokki Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland