19.1.2024

Conductor Okko Kamu started as Jyväskylä Sinfonia's Principal Guest

Okko Kamu, who has had a long and distinguished career as a conductor, will be Jyväskylä Sinfonia's next Principal Guest for the next 1.5 years. Kamu began his tenure at the Jyväskylä Sinfonia's opening concert 18.1.2024, where the contract was announced. Kamu also launched the Sibelius Cycle, during which Jyväskylä Sinfonia will perform all of Jean Sibelius' symphonies under rotating conductors over the coming years.

The theme of Kamu's Principal Guest season in Jyväskylä is Sibelius's music, which he has focused on during his career, including his time as principal conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. The next time Okko Kamu will be in Jyväskylä will be in autumn 2024.

"It is a great honour for Jyväskylä Sinfonia to have a true maestro of music with his vast experience as its Principal Guest to lead the orchestra together with Chief Conductor Lorenzo Passerini in a new era in Encore Hall," says general manager Emma Anttila.

"Now that Jyväskylä Sinfonia has a new hall that will enable the orchestra to take its artistic development to a new level, I am delighted to be able to contribute to this exciting phase," says Okko Kamu.

More information:
general manager Emma Anttila, p. +358 400 872 168, [email protected]