Music festival in Uusikaupunki | Welcome to Crusell Music Festival in Uusikaupunki to enjoy the summer, great concerts and a maritime atmosphere together with other music lovers.
PROGRAM 2025
MONDAY JULY 28th
Opening Fanfare
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Crusell lecture I
15.00 Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
TIME TRAVELLER
18.00 Kalanti church, Pyhän Olavintie 6, Kalanti
What kind of instrument was the clarinet in Crusell’s time? Tonight’s concert will feature music for the clarinet and strings. The music will be performed on instruments from the time period of Crusell, bringing us back in time. | Tickets 35 €
Crusell-Mozart
Together with Vahterus Oy
Kenneth Sjöwall’s Dixie Dudes
21.00 Työväentalo, Ylinenkatu 12
Clarinetist Kenneth Sjöwall and his swinging friends will lead the audience into the golden age of Dixieland music! | Tickets 35 €
TUESDAY JULY 29th
Fanfare of the Day
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Crusell lecture II
15.00 Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
TO THE BEAT OF THE MARCH
18.00 Uusikaupunki-areena, Monitoimijatalo Wintteri,
Viikaistenkatu 3
The Guards Band, led by music major Jaakko Nurila, will introduce the audience to Crusell’s career as a military musician. In a spectacular overview, you will hear Finnish marching music as well as virtuoso solo numbers. | Tickets 55 €
Crusell-Kuula-Sibelius
Together with OP Lounaisrannikko
WEDNESDAY JULY 30th
Fanfare of the Day
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Crusell lecture III
15.00 Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
AMMUU – Children’s concert
15.00 Cultural center Cruselli, Kullervontie 11
Fresh, imaginative arrangements, skillful playing and joyful stemming are the essence of the Children’s Music Orchestra Ammuu! | Individual tickets 15 €, family ticket (max 4 persons) 45 €
ANNA SOFIA
18.00 Wallilan manor, Alinenkatu 41
Anna Sofia Crusell was the wife of the master composer, an important support and central figure in Crusell’s life. Who were the most influential women composers and artists of Crusell’s time? Historian Nuppu Koivisto-Kaasik will shed light on the role of women in the era in general. The concert will feature music composed by women from different periods. | Tickets 35 €
Schumann-Mendelssohn-Coleman
THURSDAY JULY 31st
Fanfare of the Day
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Crusell lecture IV
15.00 Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
CRUSELL 250!
18.00 New church, Rauhankatu 3
The Crusell Festival Ensemble celebrates the 250th anniversary of Bernhard Crusell! In this concert all the instruments of the woodwind family will be featured as soloists as a tribute to Crusell. | Tickets 55 €
Vivaldi-Bach-Crusell-Telemann
Together with the City of Uusikaupunki
Night of the lanterns
21.00 Wallinmäki hill, Alinenkatu 41
The popular open-air concert of Crusell Music Festival features the festival’s artists, masterclass students and the magnificent Sámi artist Ánnámáret!
| Free entry!
FRIDAY AUGUST 1st
Fanfare of the Day
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Student concert I
15.00 Wintteri stairs, Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT
18.00 Rauha hall, Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
What kind of new openings and experiments would Crusell make if he were with us today? Crusell’s music meets the composers and arrangers of our time in innovative works that combine, for example, joiku song and classical woodwinds. | Tickets 35 €
Räisänen – Crusell – Porra – Belmonte & Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman
Together with Yara Suomi Oy
CRUSELL -EVENING OUT
21.00 Gasthaus Pooki, Ylinenkatu 21
Time to have a drink and lean back! Experience the festival’s artists in a more relaxed setting, with a twinkle in the eye, on Pooki’s terrace. | Tickets 25 €
SATURDAY AUGUST 2nd
Fanfare of the Day
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Student concert II
15.00 Wintteri stairs, Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
THE PUZZLE
18.00 Pyhämaa new church, Kirkontaustantie 15, Pyhämaa
From what pieces was Crusell the composer constructed as we know him? What kind of music did Crusell hear growing up? Who were his sources of inspiration and whose music did he perform? In tonight’s concert we will put the pieces together to build a picture of the puzzle. | Tickets 35 €
Crusell – C.P.E. Bach – Gossec – von Winter
SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd
Fanfare of the Day
12.00 Uusikaupunki market square, Alinenkatu 32
The daily fanfare will feature music performed by the artists of the week. | Free Entry!
Crusell Mass
10.00 New church, Rauhankatu 3
The Crusell mass features music from Mozart and a new work of Olli Kortekangas. | Free entry!
Together with: Uudenkaupungin seurakunta
Round Table
13.00 Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
Discussion between masterclass teachers, students and audience | Free admission!
Student concert III
15.00 Wintteri stairs, Monitoimijatalo Wintteri, Viikaistenkatu 3
More information coming soon | Free entry!
VIRTUOSO
16.00 Old church, Alinenkatu 44
A virtuoso makes the difficult sound easy and the impossible become possible. Crusell was a star artist, entertainer and virtuoso of his time, the ‘Paganini of the clarinet’. But who were the ‘Crusells’ of other woodwinds and what kind of virtuosity do their virtuoso works display on their own instruments? | Tickets 35 €
Platti – Crusell – Gaubert – du Puy – Doppler
TICKETS
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM 26 MARCH 2025 ONWARDS FROM LIPPU.FI SALES POINTS AND ONLINE SHOP
Orders can also be placed by calling the Lippupiste service number +358 600 900 900 (EUR 2 per starting min. + standard mobile/ network rate). A service fee (starting 1,5 €) + 0,65% of the entire order is added to the ticket prices + bossible delivery fee. When purchasing from a Lippu.fi point of sale, the order fee is 3 €/order.
You can get a discount from concerts that are marked with this logo from Lippupiste service points when using an S-Card.
In Uusikaupunki, tickets are available on 1.4.
at the Uusikaupunki Tourist Information Office,
Rauhankatu 10, tel. +358 50 420 5333
Reserved tickets must be claimed from the Uusikaupunki Tourist Information Office by 30 June 2025!
Ticket prices include a service fee. Possible delivery fees will be charged separately. Tickets cannot be exchanged or returned.
OTHER ENQUIRIES
Crusell Society office, toiminnanjohtaja@crusell.fi
Information on accommodation and attractions is available at visituusikaupunki.fi.
The program was published in March 2025.
The right to make changes is reserved.