Church Concert at Kauklahti Chapel

PianoEspoo is delighted to present a series of church concerts featuring talented young musicians. At Kauklahti Chapel, the stage will be graced by Gabrielė Agilė Bajoraitė, whose elegant playing earned her third prize at the Tampere Piano Competition in May 2025. The concert will also feature advanced students from various music schools: Elmeri Utriainen represents Juvenalia, Yifan Wang comes from the Espoo Music Institute, while Martta Koivusalo, Pihla Käki, and Mikael Piippo represent the Avonia Music Institute.

Program:

Elmeri Utriainen (Juvenalia, teacher Kari Tikkala)
F. Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody, S. 254

Martta Koivusalo (Avonia Music Institute, teacher Annalina Backman)
S. Rachmaninov: Prelude, Op. 3/2

Pihla Käki (Avonia Music Institute, teacher Annalina Backman)
O. Merikanto: Song, Op. 92/1

Mikael Piippo (Avonia Music Institute, teacher Annalina Backman)
J. Sibelius: Caprice, Op. 24/3

Yifan Wang (EMO, teacher Sanna Vaarni)
F. Chopin: Etude, Op. 10/2 in A minor
F. Chopin: Ballade No. 2, Op. 38
F. Liszt: Concert Etudes Waldesrauschen and Un sospiro
M. Ravel: Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin

Intermission

Gabrielė Agilė Bajoraitė
C. Debussy: Etude No. 11 “Pour les arpèges composés”
D. Raudonikytė-With: “FCH”
L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110

Duration: Approx. 1 h 30 min, including intermission