Järvenpää Sibelius Association c/o Our Festival

Our Festival is a bold, open-minded and socially aware annual event, first held in 1997 as Chamber Music by Lake Tuusula. The shores of Lake Tuusula provide a backdrop for a unique journey into Finland’s rich cultural history, for it is here that Jean Sibelius, Pekka Halonen, Eero Järnefelt and other artists of ”the Golden Era” once made their homes. The event was renamed Our Festival in 2010.

At C:N 2022 Our Festival is presenting it's VR-production Inside the Quartet in the project pitching session on Wednesday 18th.

Under its past Artistic Director Pekka Kuusisto the festival built a reputation as a bold, yet subtle and gentle event, that aims to open up it’s audiences ears and minds. The current Artistic Director Kamus Quartet started their tenure in summer 2019. The Festival continuously seeks new perspectives on musical encounters and concert practices, with an aim to give the audience an experience that simply is not available elsewhere. Combining a unique group of musicians, designers and artists from Finland and abroad, the festival is a celebration of creativity and communication in the arts.

Our Festival has been recognized with awards such as the accolade of Festival of the Year in 2011 by Finland Festivals, Finland’s State Prize for Music in year 2013 and The Classical Music Festival of the Year by Music&Media in 2021. Our Festival is organised by the Järvenpää Sibelius Society.