Musiikin aika, Viitasaari

Name: Musiikin aika, Viitasaari
Start: 2026-06-30
End: 2026-07-05
Location: Viitasaari

took place · 30 Jun 2026

Viitasaari

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Musiikin aika brings together Finnish and international contemporary music performers and composers to Viitasaari each year. The concert programme includes world premieres, and the festival also functions as an academy for contemporary music.

About the festival: Musiikin aika, Viitasaari

1982

founded

44th edition

edition (2026)

~1 000

audience per edition (concerts + talks)

~20

concerts per edition

Good to know

Runs 6 days: 30 Jun - 5 Jul 2026
Opening concert tickets: 32 EUR standard / 24 EUR pensioner / 10 EUR discounted
Festival pass available, covering all concerts at a reduced rate
Discounted tickets for students, pensioners, unemployed, conscripts and children (7-17)
Tickets via Lippupiste online and at the festival office (Digikeskus Lennätin, Keskitie 4, Viitasaari)
Some events (workshops, discussions) are free of charge
44th edition (festival founded 1982)

What's new

2026-04
The 2026 edition's theme is announced as 'Once upon a time…', exploring how technologies across generations have shaped storytelling in music.
2026-04
The opening concert will feature the European premiere of Elwha! by Annea Lockwood and Claire Chase, performed at Viitasaari church.
2026-04
Frankfurt-based Fabrik Quartet will open the festival with Liza Lim's String Creatures, with the main venue being Viitasaari's wooden church.
2026-04
German-Spanish ensemble Continuum XXI, known for combining historical and contemporary music on Baroque instruments, is confirmed for 2026.

Headliners

Fabrik Quartet Claire Chase Annea Lockwood Continuum XXI Liza Lim

Here's how it looked last time

Photo: Anna Kemppainen

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