Unique music from 1775

In this concert we present a selection of music from around 1775 when Kuopio was pointed out as a city. By that time Finland was a part of Sweden under the King Gustavus III. The music is found in Swedish historical collections and maybe never played in modern times before! During the 18:th century this music was spread around Sweden, and probably also around Finland, and was used for divertissement, birthdays and other occations in both the royal circles and in houses of higher rank. Welcome to listen to unique historical music played on unique historical instrument, to celebrate Kuopio 250 years!

Rebecka Karlsson - Baroque violin (swe)
Peter Lönnerberg - Fortepiano (swe)

Rebecka Karlsson has studied violin with Anna Lindal and baroque violin with Ann Wallstrom at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. She has been an exchange student at the Conservatorio di Musica G. B. Martini in Bologna, Italy, where she studied violin with maestro Carlo Ricci, and she has studied baroque violin at the master level with Professor Anton Steck at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen, Germany. Besides this, Rebecka has participated in master classes with Stefano Montanari and Rachel Podger. Now Rebecka is a freelance violinist, based in Stockholm, Sweden. She has played with ensembles like Hofkapelle München and Hassler Consort, and plays regularly with Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra, Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Göteborg Baroque and Karlsson Baroque. Since spring 201 2, Rebecka is a permanent member of the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble and she has the baroque ensemble "Freedom, Baroque and Sisterhood" together with the viola player Karin Ahnlund and the cellist Mirjam Pfeiffer, she is also the musical director of the Ensemble Utile Dulci and the Ensemble Zellbell. Rebecka is also engaged for various solo and concertmaster commissions, she has performed in Sweden, Germany, Italy, Greece, France, Japan, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, Croatia and Austria, In addition, Rebecka regularly initiates, produces and directs projects for the performance of historical music from various libraries and archives, preferably from Swedish historical music collections, with a focus on performance practice and artistic research. She frequently collaborates with musicologists. Rebecka also collaborates with dancing master Anna Löfgren and harpsichordist Wilhelm Dahllöf on historical society dance, and she is arranging, producing, and often participating in various events on historical music, dance, art, and culture. In 2023 the Swedish Television followed Rebecka in her work with historical music from different historical collections in a programme that was broadcasted on Swedish Television in February 2024.

Peter Lönnerberg has studied harpsichord and bass playing with Lars-Ulrik Mortensen in Copenhagen, among others. He is a harpsichordist and organist in Rebaroque, Ensemble Stockholm Barock and Brand New Calvados, and he frequently appears as a freelance musican in many other contexts. Peter has also been interestead in teaching and has been a guest teacher at the Academy of Music in Belgrade. Among several CD recordings Peter can be heard in early Italian baroque music for violin and harpsichord together with the Croatian Baroque Orchestra's concert master Laura Vadjon (Aquarius Records) and most recently as bass player and organist on the album "Baroque Bass" with the singer Staffan Liljas (Footprint).

Free entrance.

The concert is made with a generous support from  Kulturfonden för Sverige och Finland.