Doctoral recitals of Anne Piirainen
The artistic project of Anne Piirainens doctoral degree consisted of a series of five concerts with clarinet music from Russia and the former Soviet Union, written between 1917 and 1991.
In each recital, the clarinet appeared in various instrument combinations: solo, with piano, and chamber music with clarinet, piano and strings. Each concert was built upon a thematic concept: Abandoned Melodies, Between Love and Hate, Facets of Expression, Echoes of the Past, Beyond Borders. Within each concept, a cross-section of works from different styles and time periods was performed, searching for musical and clarinetistic connections among the selected works.
Programme of the first recital
15.05.2014, Camerata Hall, Helsinki Music Center
Aleksandr Veprik: Chant Rigoureux op. 9 for clarinet and piano
Mieczysław Weinberg: Sonata op. 28 for clarinet and piano
Joseph Dorfman: 5 Images after Marc Chagall for clarinet, cello and piano
Edison Denisov: Sonata for clarinet solo
Aleksandr Lokshin: Quintet for clarinet and string quartet
Anne Elisabeth Piirainen, clarinet
Kiril Kozlovsky, piano
Nonna Knuuttila, violin
Eeva Oksala, violin
Jussi Aalto, viola
Petja Kainulainen, cello
Programme of the second recital
12.05.2015, Camerata Hall, Helsinki Music Center,
Grigory Frid: Sonata № 3 op.75 for clarinet and piano
Elena Firsova: Sonata op.16 for clarinet solo
Galina Ustvolskaya: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano
Grigory Krein: Rhapsody for clarinet and piano
Boris Tishchenko: Concerto op.109 for clarinet and piano trio
Anne Elisabeth Piirainen, clarinet
Kiril Kozlovsky, piano
Nonna Knuuttila, violin
Petja Kainulainen, cello
Programme of the third recital
27.09.2016, Camerata Hall, Helsinki Music Center
Sergey Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes op.34 for clarinet, piano and string quartet
Arthur Lourié: The Mime for clarinet solo
Maija Einfelde: Mournful Serenades – Three Songs for the Dying Sea for clarinet and string quartet
Katia Tchemberdji: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Aram Khachaturian: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano
Anne Elisabeth Piirainen, clarinet
Kiril Kozlovsky, piano
Eeva Oksala, violin
Lea Tuuri, violin
Leena Jaakkola, violin
Carmen Moggach-Laivaara, viola
Liina-Mari Raivola, cello
Programme of the fourth recital
03.10.2017, Camerata Hall, Helsinki Music Center
Mitya Stillman: Fantasy on a Chassidish Theme for clarinet, string quartet and piano
Efrem Podgaits: Until the Last Breath, Sonata op.83 for clarinet solo
Vladimir Tarnopolsky: Echoes of the Passing Day, Fantasy on Joyce’s Ulysses for clarinet, cello and piano
Grigory Krein: Poème for clarinet and piano
Edison Denisov: Quintet for clarinet and string quartet
Anne Elisabeth Piirainen, clarinet
Kirill Kozlovski, piano
Pinja Laine, cello
FINESTre string quartet:
Kati Tuominen-Heroja, I-violin
Heidi Kuula, II-violin
Heili Hannikainen, viola
Elina Sipilä, cello
Programme of the fifth recital
31.05.2018, Camerata Hall, Helsinki Music Center,
Yury Kasparov: Notturno for clarinet, violin and piano
Vyacheslav Artyomov: Sonata No.1 for clarinet solo
Samuil Senderey: Three Pieces for clarinet and piano
Vladimir Agopov: Sonata op.6 for clarinet and piano
Olga Rayeva: Lady-Bird for clarinet and theremin
Grigory Krein: Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Anne Elisabeth Piirainen, clarinet
Kirill Kozlovski, piano
Lea Tuuri, violin
Pinja Laine, cello
Max Savikangas, Theremin