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
20.11.2026, 19.30, ”Music for After Us”
Schauman Hall
Tickets: 30€ / 25€ / 10€ / 5€, with S-card 28€ / 23€ / 8€ / 3€
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/
Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Fantasie in F minor for piano, four hands, D.940 (1828) 18’
Tim Horton & Juho Pohjonen, piano
Caroline Shaw (1982–): Boris Kerner for cello and flower pots (2012) 8’
FINNISH PREMIERE
Artturi Aalto, cello, Johan Bridger, flower pots
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Partita for flute in A minor, BWV 1013 (1722–23) 15’
I. Allemande
II. Corrente
III. Sarabande
IV. Bourrée anglaise
Anders Jonhäll, flute
York Bowen (1884–1961): 2 Duets for 2 violas in G major (1920) 3’
Berit Cardas & Gareth Lubbe, viola
INTERMISSION
Lisa Streich (1985–): Wunder for violin solo at the piano (2023) 6’
FINNISH PREMIERE
Rebecca Roozeman, violin/viulu
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): String Octet in E flat Major, op.20 (1825) 35’
I. Allegro moderato con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto
Øyvor Volle, Annabelle Meare, Stephen Waarts & Rebecca Roozeman, violin, Berit Cardas & Gareth Lubbe, viola, Bjørg Lewis & Artturi Aalto, 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