Vivaldi’s Winter & François Pineau-Benois

Image © Elisa Vesterbacka (original), Eero Karvonen (edit)

Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Winter

Vivaldi's Classic & other Classical Pieces Featuring François Pineau-Benois

Concert & Video Production

2022

Project Overview

The second recorded and filmed educational orchestra period by Oulunsalo Ensemble featured French violin virtuoso François Pineau-Benois. The diverse program included concertos by Finnish contemporary composer Matti Murto, Arcangelo Corelli, and Antonio Vivaldi, culminating in the timeless Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Pineau-Benois also performed a popular solo violin piece by Eugène Ysaÿe. Beyond his role as soloist, he conducted a masterclass for the young student violinists of Oulunsalo Ensemble.

Services Involved

François Pineau-Benois

Concert Violinist & Professor
Rachmaninoff Conservatory, Paris

I strongly support Eero Karvonen. He is an excellent audiovisual engineer and a talented composer. Working on projects with him and playing his music is always a pleasure.

My Role & Contributions

This educational project was recorded on January 30, 2022, in Tulindberg Concert Hall at Oulu Music Center. As the technical producer, I captured and crafted a high-quality audiovisual production to be released on YouTube as a full-length concert and, later, also as individual video segments. Elisa Vesterbacka provided additional still photography for the project.

Matti Murto: Concertino for Violin and Strings

François Pineau-Benois, solo violin
Sinikka Ala-Leppilampi, conductor
Emma-Riina Aho, concertmaster
Petra Keinänen, Helmi Niemelä, Akseli Saarijärvi, 1st violin
Aino Liikanen, Emilia Lappalainen, Pihla Pakanen, Edla Kinnunen, 2nd violin
Emiliano Travasino, Katja Inkala, viola
Oskari Elomaa, Alma Stupak, Tuuli Vatjus, cello
Ari Kivelä, double bass

Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor (The Four Seasons: Winter), RV 297

François Pineau-Benois, solo violin
Sinikka Ala-Leppilampi, concertmaster
Emma-Riina Aho, Petra Keinänen, Helmi Niemelä, Akseli Saarijärvi, 1st violin
Aino Liikanen, Emilia Lappalainen, Pihla Pakanen, Edla Kinnunen, 2nd violin
Emiliano Travasino, Katja Inkala, viola
Oskari Elomaa, Alma Stupak, Tuuli Vatjus, cello
Ari Kivelä, double bass
Lauriina Pitkänen, harpsichord

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 146

Sinikka Ala-Leppilampi, concertmaster
Emma-Riina Aho, Petra Keinänen, Helmi Niemelä, Akseli Saarijärvi, 1st violin
Aino Liikanen, Emilia Lappalainen, Pihla Pakanen, Edla Kinnunen, 2nd violin
Emiliano Travasino, Katja Inkala, viola
Oskari Elomaa, Alma Stupak, Tuuli Vatjus, cello
Ari Kivelä, double bass
Lauriina Pitkänen, harpsichord

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4

Sinikka Ala-Leppilampi (solo), concertmaster
Emma-Riina Aho, Petra Keinänen (solo), Helmi Niemelä, Akseli Saarijärvi, 1st violin
Aino Liikanen (solo), Emilia Lappalainen, Pihla Pakanen, Edla Kinnunen, 2nd violin
Emiliano Travasino, Katja Inkala, viola
Oskari Elomaa (solo), Alma Stupak, Tuuli Vatjus, cello
Ari Kivelä, double bass
Lauriina Pitkänen, harpsichord

Eugene Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in A Minor, Op. 27, No. 2

François Pineau-Benois, violin

François Pineau-Benois Official Website

Graphic Design

Here’s a poster I designed for this event before we were informed that no audiences be allowed due to yet another wave of social restrictions during the pandemic.