Horizon-series invitation to musical and cultural dialogue!
8 June 2024
The third Horizon concert, organized in June, will focus on Indian music as HPO welcomes a distinguished veena virtuoso to collaborate with orchestra musicians.
The upcoming concert of the Horizon series will feature a mesmerizing collaboration between Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, a distinguished sixth-generation veena virtuoso, and tabla maestro Pramath Kiran, alongside musicians from the Helsinki Philharmonic. Together, they will present a program that harmoniously merges two musical traditions.
The Saraswathi veena is India's revered national instrument with deep roots in the southern regions, and tabla is celebrated across the northern landscapes, symbolizing the essence of Indian classical music. These iconic instruments will blend their melodies with an HPO ensemble including flute, oboe, bassoon, viola and cello.
Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh
Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, a sixth-generation Veena virtuoso, started playing the National Instrument of India, the Saraswathi veena at the age 3 and is a ten-time recipient of the "Award for Veena" bestowed by The Music Academy, Chennai, India. In the 37 years of her concert career, Jayanthi has placed the Saraswathi Veena on the world map through her trailblazing performances.
Jayanthi has performed at many international festivals, including the San Francisco Jazz Festival, Darbar Festival London, Celtic Connections in Scotland, Queensland Music Festival, Darwin Music Festival, and Adelaide Music Festival, BBC Proms London and at prestigious venues such as United Nations in New York, the Palladium, Indiana, Théatre de la Ville, Paris, and Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle.
Apart from her collaborations with several star musicians of Indian Classical Music, her concerts with Ustad Zakir Hussain, Indian National Orchestra, the British Philharmonia makes her an ambassador of the rich musical heritage of India.
She has taken the internet by storm through her innovative web series, Cup O’ Carnatic, which demystifies Indian Classical music to the world audience and has more than 2.5 million views on social media. With a doctorate in the art of Veena playing, her online Jayanthi Kumaresh Academy for Veena has students from over 15 countries with over 1500 individual registrations in the age group spanning 10-75 years.
She has been honored with innumerable awards including “Kalaimamani” by the Government of Tamil Nadu, “Sangeet Shikar Samman” by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan to name a few.
Pramath Kiran
Vidwan Sri. S.G. Pramath Kiran is the most sought after percussionist, music producer and a world class sound engineer from south of India. His musical career took off at a very young age, getting trained in Indian Classical music. Pramath learned Tabla (Hindustani Classical Music) under the great table maestro Pt.Udayraj Karpur. Later he was trained by Vidwan Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma who blessed him with the art of playing Morching (Jaws Harp) in the traditional Carnatic style.
PAAVO HALL, Musiikkitalo
6 PM
Jayanthi Kumaresh, veena
Pramath Kiran, tabla & morching
Elina Raijas, flute
Hannu Perttilä, oboe
Noora Van Dok, bassoon
Mariette Reefman, viola
Aslıhan Gençgönül, cello
Join us for a post-concert talk with Jayanthi Kumaresha and Pramath Kiran, followed by a Q&A session with the artists.
The Horizon concert series is a collaboration between HPO and MiklagardArts, and the programme is curated by Ceyda Berk-Söderblom.