Lapland Chamber Orchestra

The Lapland Chamber Orchestra is the northernmost professional chamber orchestra of Finland and the EU.^[1]

Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Chamber orchestra
Native name	Lapin kamariorkesteri
Founded	1972 (1972)
Music director	John Storgårds

The orchestra operates in Rovaniemi, but regularly performs throughout Lapland and internationally. The orchestra's home hall is culture house Korundi, established in May 2011. John Storgårds has been the conductor and artistic director of the 19-member orchestra since 1996. In August 2014, the orchestra performed at the BBC proms festival as the first chamber orchestra in Finland.^[2][3][4][5] The orchestra's recording Schnee was nominated for the Gramophone Classical Music Awards in 2022.^[6]

References

1. "MUSIIKIN AIKA 4.-10.7. | Lapin kamariorkesteri ei piittaa kaavoista". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2001-07-07. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
2. "Meistä". Kulttuuritalo Korundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
3. "Lapin kamariorkesteri — Suomen Sinfoniaorkesterit ry". www.sinfoniaorkesterit.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
4. "Lapin kamariorkesteri saa harvinaisen soittajan – Suomessa aiemmin vain Radion sinfoniaorkesterilla on ollut vakituinen kosketinsoittaja". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
5. "Konserttiarvio | Lapin kamariorkesteri maalaili Piano-Espoossa Lapin luontoa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
6. "Lapin kamariorkesterin levytys ehdolla arvostetun Gramophone-palkinnon saajaksi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.