Lettres d’amour – Love in unique and historical house
This is where it all began! The Crusell’s birthplace will open its doors to the bublic during
the Music Festival. Between the concert, inspired by love
there will be reading Crusell’s love letters in Finnish and Swedish.
Tickets: 59€ (Note: there is cats on site)
Wednesday 29.7.2026 13.00
Uta Hall, Alinenkatu 15
Wednesday 29.7.2026 15.00
Uta Hall, Alinenkatu 15
Les Bons Becs – clarinet quartet
Wednesday 29.7.2026 18.00
Cultural center Cruselli, Kullervontie 11
Entertaining show combining theater and music
by clarinet artists straight from the theaters of Paris!
Tickets: 35 €
Grand Concert festif – A Great celebration concert
Thursday 30.7.2026 18.00
New church, Rauhankatu 3
Vaasa City Orchestra with soprano Helena Juntunen.
Teemu Hämäläinen as conductor, songs by Crusell and
French orchestral music.
Tickets: 59 €
A vintage salon concert in a 19th century private home
Soprano Helena Juntunen performs and talks about the
everyday life of an opera singer in the house of Crusell’s birthplace.
Tickets: 59€ (Note: there is cats on site)
Friday 31.7.2026 13.00
Uta Hall, Alinenkatu 15
Friday 31.7.2026 15.00
Uta Hall, Alinenkatu 15
Le Roi Soleil – Music from the Sun King’s court
Saturday 1.8.2026 15.00
Old church, Alinenkatu 44
It’s not too late! The court of the French Sun King is visiting Uusikaupunki.
Listen the cello’s wail and the lilting of a flute.
The festive rhythms af Philidor crown the afternoon concert.
Tickets: 35 €
Olli Leppäniemi’s farewell concert
Sunday 2.8.2026 14.00
Old Church, Alinenkatu 44
The farewell concert of long‑time Artistic Director Olli Leppäniemi
and the introduction of the new Artistic Director, Kaisa Kortelainen.
| Villa-Lobos – Devienne – Crusell
Tickets: 25 €
Crusell Music Festival 2026 in Uusikaupunki, Finland
This summer, Crusell Music Festival celebrates love and French music. The beautiful French word Amour will confuse your head and lighten your step. The concerts will take place in the charming historical settings, churches and unique 19th-century wooden houses of Uusikaupunki and the surrounding areas.
Welcome to the music festival to enjoy the summer, concerts and the maritime atmosphere with other music lovers.
Crusell Music Festival in Uusikaupunki is an internationally recognised event.
It is a unique festival focusing on woodwind music. It is named after Bernhard Henrik Crusell, the most significant Finnish musician, clarinetist and composer of his time, who was born in the town.
The week’s concerts include classical chamber and orchestral music, jazz, folk and children’s music. The event’s international masterclasses provide inspiration and guidance to young, aspiring musicians. The course is led by top international teachers and artists, who also perform in concerts of Crusell Music Festival.
Over the years, Crusell Music Festival has been led by many internationally renowned Finnish musicians, including Osmo Vänskä, Kari Kriikku and Petri Alanko. The current artistic director is Olli Leppäniemi, clarinetist and sound director of the Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Crusell Music Festival is supported by the City of Uusikaupunki, several companies, Arts Promotion Centre Finland Taike and Finnish Music Foundation MES.
Information for arriving in Uusikaupunki
Information on accommodation and attractions is available at visituusikaupunki.fi
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