Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat
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Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat (YS, Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra residing in Helsinki, Finland. YS was founded 1926.
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[edit] History
The roots of Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat are in the year 1747. In that year in Turku Academy was founded Akateeminen Kapelli, Academic Capella. After great fire of Turku (1827) university moved to Helsinki and the orchestra with it. From 1868 till 1926 it was department of University of Helsinki under the name of Akadeeminen Orkesteri, Academic Orchestra. In 1926 Academic Orchestra was disbanded and instead was founded independent Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat.
[edit] Conductors
Many world famous Finnish conductors have started as principal or assistant conductor of YS. List of now-famous assistant conductors include names like Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu and Susanna Mälkki. List of principal conductors is below.
[edit] Activity
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat is a full-sized symphony orchestra. YS gives concerts, arranges concert tours (both homeland and abroad) for itself, organizes balls and takes part in different academic festivities.
[edit] Principal Conductors of Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat
| Conductor | years |
|---|---|
| Toivo Haapanen | 1926-1936 |
| Jussi Jalas | 1936-1946 |
| Erik Cronvall | 1946-1966 |
| Leif Segerstam | 1966-1967 |
| Kari Tikka | 1967-1972 |
| Ilpo Mansnerus | 1972-1974 |
| Ylermi Poijärvi | 1974-1976 |
| Alf Nybo | 1976-1979 |
| Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1979-1980 |
| Petri Sakari | 1980-1985 |
| Markus Lehtinen | autumn 1983, 1985-1988 |
| Tuomas Pirilä | 1988-1990 |
| Michael Adelson | 1990-1992 |
| John Storgårds | 1992-1996 |
| Tuomas Rousi | 1996-2001 |
| Jyri Nissilä | 2001-2003 |
| David Searle | 2003-2007 |
| Mikk Murdvee | 2007- |
