Rusk Chamber Music in Jakobstad 2026
– International creativity at the darkest time of the year

17-21.11.2026

Festival Theme: A Sparkling Future – Young & Immortal
Artistic Directors: Anna-Maria Helsing & Vertavo

19.11.2026, 19.00, ”Unending Theme”
Schauman Hall
Tickets: 30€ / 25€ / 10€ / 5€

The Rusk concert pass costs 90 € (a total of 4 paid concerts). The concert pass entitles you entry to Rusk concerts in the Schauman Hall: Opening concert – Songs My Mother Taught Me 18.11., Unending Theme 19.11., Music for After Us 20.11., Closing concert: Young & Immortal

New in 2026: You can now buy a climate ticket to all our concerts, where 1 € of the ticket price will be donated directly to The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation for buying primeval forest in Vörå: https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/suojelualue/wikskog/. The Climate ticket is part of the festival’s ongoing climate work and one step on the path towards gaining an ecocertificate via Ekokompassi. You can read more about Ekokompassi here: Briefly in English https://ekokompassi.fi/

Henry Purcell (1659–1695): Chacony G minor (arr. B. Britten 1948) 7’
Rebecca Roozeman, Stephen Waarts, violin/viulu, Gareth Lubbe, viola, Artturi Aalto, cello

Lisa Streich (1985–): Prima for turning flutist and light (2019) 10’
FINNISH PREMIERE
Anders Jonhäll, flute

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (1720) 14’
V. Chaconne
Stephen Waarts, violin

György Ligeti (1923–2006): Viola Sonata (1991–94) 4’
VI. Chaconne chromatique
Gareth Lubbe, viola

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331 (1783) 4’
III. Rondo Alla Turca
Tim Horton, piano

Joaquín Turina (1882–1949): Círculo for Piano Trio, op.91 (1942) 7’
FINNISH PREMIERE
II. Mediodía
III. Crepúsculo
Stephen Waarts, violin/viulu, Senja Rummukainen, cello, Juho Pohjonen, piano

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976):String Quartet No. 2, op. 36 (1945) 17’
III. Chacony: sostenuto
Vertavo (Øyvor Volle & Annabelle Meare, violin, Berit Cardas, viola, Bjørg Lewis, cello)

The Rusk concert pass costs 90 € (a total of 4 paid concerts). The concert pass entitles you entry to Rusk concerts in the Schauman Hall: Opening concert – Songs My Mother Taught Me 18.11., Unending Theme 19.11., Music for After Us 20.11., Closing concert: Young & Immortal