INTRODUCTION
Ruut Kiiski (b. 1984) has worked with leading orchestras including, among others, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinborg Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire. In the spring of 2018, she débuted at the helm of the Göteborg Opera Orchestra.
RECENT AND FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS
At the beginning of 2021, Ruut Kiiski conducted performances of Turandot in an innovative production by Opera BOX in Helsinki. Her autumn 2021 began at the helm of the Jyväskylä Symphony. She conducted an inspiring and well-received concert production in collaboration with light artist Kari Kola. At the end of 2021, Ruut conducted performances of Milos Vacek’s Kejsarens nya kläder in Norrlandsoperan, Umeå.
In 2022 Ruut continues an inspiring collaboration between her own chamber orchestra, Camerata Vihti, and the Youth Piano Academy Finland, presenting the most talented young pianists to audiences in Finland. Among her other future engagements are the St. John’s Passion with the Jyväskylä Symphony Orchestra and a debut in the prestigious Naantali music festival.
Ruut Kiiski is also the new artistic director of the Tampere Philharmonic Choir.
BIOGRAPHY
Ruut Kiiski is particularly devoted to the hectic world of opera – both traditional and contemporary. Ruut’s recent work focuses on contemporary opera and oratorio by women composers. In 2017, she led the première of Pauliina Isomäki’s oratorio Vuorisaarna (“Sermon on the Mount”) with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in their performance of the exceptional radio opera Queen of the Cold Land by Riikka Talvitie. Also in 2017, she worked as the assistant conductor to Leif Segerstam for the production of Die Kalewainen in Pochjola at the Turku Music Festival.
EDUCATION
Ruut Kiiski graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where she studied conducting with Professor B. Tommy Andersson and Daniel Harding. Before her time in Stockholm, Ruut completed her Master’s studies at the Sibelius Academy, completing diplomas in both choral conducting (2011) and church music (2008). Ruut has further developed her technique by attending international masterclasses with leading maestros including Valery Gergiev (Turku, 2016) and Herbert Blomstedt (Stockholm, 2015), where she led the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
| SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA |
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| Andreé, E. | Overture in D | |
| Beethoven, L. v. | Symphony nro 3 | |
| Symphony nro 5 | ||
| Symphony nro 7 | ||
| Symphony nro 8 | ||
| Brahms, J. | Symphony nro 4 | |
| Concerto for violin and cello | ||
| Ein Deutches Requiem | ||
| Britten, B. | Les Illuminations | |
| Corelli, A. | Concerto Grosso in G-minor | |
| Dvorák, A. | Symphony nro 8 | |
| Symphony nro 9 | ||
| Elgar, E. | The Enigma Variations | |
| Fauré, G. | Requiem | |
| Grieg, E. | Holberg Suite, op. 40 | |
| Haydn, J. | Piano Concerto nro 11 | |
| Händel, G. F. | Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 | |
| Kuusisto, J. | Leika, op. 12 | |
| Larsson, L-E | Orchestral Suite | |
| Liszt, F. | Piano concerto nro 1 | |
| Mahler, A. | Songs | |
| Mozart, W. A. | Symphony nro 38 | |
| Symphony nro 39 | ||
| Symphony nro 40 | ||
| Symphony nro 41 | ||
| Piano concertos nro 11,12,13,20 | ||
| Mass in C-major, KV 167 | ||
| Requiem in D-minor | ||
| Pergolesi, G. B. | Stabat Mater | |
| Pärt, A. | In memoriam Benjamin Britten | |
| Silouans Song | ||
| Respighi, O. | Gli uccelli | |
| Rossini, G. | Il barbiere di Siviglia, overture | |
| Il signor bruschino, overture | ||
| Saint-Saëns, C. | Oratorio de Nöel op. 12 | |
| Sibelius, J. | Symphony nro 3 | |
| Kung Kristian II -suite | ||
| Rakastava – The Lover | ||
| Pelléas et Mélissande -suite | ||
| Valse Triste | ||
| Finlandia | ||
| Devotion, Cantique op. 77 | ||
| Songs: | Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte | |
| Höstkväll | ||
| Illalle | ||
| Svarta rosor | ||
| Säv, säv susa | ||
| Var det en dröm? | ||
| Vären flyktar | ||
| Schubert, F. | Symphony nro 6 | |
| Schumann, R. | Symphony nro 2 | |
| Shostakovich, D. | Cello concerto nro 1 | |
| Smyth, E. | Double concerto for violin and horn | |
| Strauss Jr, J. | Die Fledermaus, overture | |
| Stravinsky, I. | Concerto in D major for string orchestra | |
| Tailleferre, G. | Overture | |
| Valse des Dépêches | ||
| Tsaikovski, P. | Symphony nro 1 | |
| Verdi, G. | La Forza del Destino, overture | |
| Vivaldi, A. | Quattro Stagioni | |
| OPERA REPERTOIRE
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| Fjellström, D. | Det går an | |
| Gimarosa, D. | Il Matrimonio Segreto | |
| Gounod, C. | Romeo & Juliette | |
| Lehár, F. | Giuditta | |
| Mozart, W.A. | Don Giovanni | |
| Die Zauberflöte | ||
| Müller-Berghaus, K. | Die Kalewainen in Pochjola | |
| Pacius, F. | Kung Karls Jakt | |
| Puccini, G. | Turandot | |
| Talvitie, R. | Yksi siemen, yksi suru (chamber opera) | |
| The Queen of the Cold Land (radio opera) | ||
| CHORUS MASTER
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| Bach, J. S. | St. Matthew Passion | |
| Kokkonen, J. | Requiem | |
| Rameau, J-P. | Les Indes Galantes | |
| Sibelius, J. | Jungfrun i tornet | |
| Strauss, J. | Die Fledermaus | |
| Verdi, G. | Requiem | |
NEWS
Ruut Kiiski Leads Jyväskylä Sinfonia in the Concert ‘Arctic Reflections’
On Sept. 24th conductor Ruut Kiiski leads the Jyväskylä Sinfonia orchestra in the ‘Arktisia heijastuksia’ (‘Arctic Reflections’) concert. The production…
