Helsinki Strings

Helsinki Strings
String youth orchestra
Native nameHelsingin juniorijouset
Former nameHelsinki Junior Strings
Founded1972 (1972)
Principal conductor
Kasmir Uusitupa
Websitewww.juniorijouset.fi

The Helsinki Strings (Finnish: 'Helsingin juniorijouset') is a string youth orchestra in Helsinki, Finland.

The orchestra was founded in 1972 by Géza and Csaba Szilvay, who conducted it until their retirement in 2010. The present[when?] conductor is Jukka Rantamäki.

References

  1. ↑ "The Helsinki Strings". Last.fm. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Helsinki Strings". Ensembles 2013. Austria: Suuma Cum Laude: International Youth Festival Viennal. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ↑ The Orchestra Archived 7 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Helsingin Juniorijouset: the Helsinki Strings. Accessed October 2013.