Kati Raitinen combines her position as principal cellist at the Royal Opera with extensive involvement in both national and international chamber music. As a member of the no longer active string trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen, she has won three Swedish Grammis awards.
They have also received the Royal Swedish Academy of Music’s prestigious Interpretation Prize. Alongside Cecilia Zilliacus, she is the artistic director for the chamber music series “Monday at Last” at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
In addition to CD recordings, she has frequently performed for radio and TV, most recently paying homage to female composers with Rita Strohl’s “Solitude”. The program is titled “Her Curious Gaze”.
Since autumn 2020, Kati has worked as a part-time lecturer at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, teaching both cello and chamber music. Kati Raitinen studied in Helsinki with Prof. Martti Rousi and in Stockholm with Prof. Frans Helmerson. She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Listen to Kati talk about the effect of music in the radio program Hjärtslag
Frontside has existed since 2019 and is largely driven by volunteer efforts, but we are highly dependent on additional financial sponsors and fundings. All contributions are used to engage fantastic musicians, rents of venues and all other things that make the festival a magical experience.
Welcome as a member of the Frontside Chamber Music Association.
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If you wish to donate some extra money, it would be greatly appreciated! You will then belong to our Tone-donating members and will continuously receive our newsletters and advance information about tickets, as well as be offered a glass of sparkling wine in a unique meeting with our artists during the festival days.
If you wish to sponsor the festival with larger amounts, we are extremely grateful. You will continuously receive our newsletters and advance information about tickets, as well as be offered a glass of sparkling wine in a unique meeting with our artists during the festival days, and your name will be published (upon agreement) on our website.
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