LWL Museum for Art and Culture

On the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso's death, numerous art exhibitions are taking place around the world. This is also the case at the Picasso Museum in Münster.

The International Fürstenau Flute Competition will take place for the first time in Münster, Westphalia, in 2023. Flutists from all over the world who are between 17 and 30 years old can take part in the competition.

The final will take place with the Münster Symphony Orchestra at the Münster Theatre.
Each candidate will play a flute concerto by Anton Bernhard Fürstenau and Leonard Bernstein's Halil.

Every year on 3 October, the Münsterland Giro offers various races and routes through the entire Münsterland region for cyclists. Within a very short time, the event has become one of the most important cycling races in Germany with its offer to watch and ride along.

Every two years, the Münsterland Festival presents music and art at great venues in Münsterland. The extensive programme is not only to be found in the region's large event halls, but also at special, often somewhat smaller venues - for example, castles and palaces, buildings with modern architecture and places with history. The musical focus is on jazz, pop, traditional and classical music and is complemented by exhibitions, dialogue events and excursions.

PART 12 WITH GUEST COUNTRY FINLAND - 6 OCTOBER TO 5 NOVEMBER 2023

For the twelfth edition, the guests come from the European North: Finland is the focus of the Münsterland Festival part 12, bringing music, art and culture to Münsterland in autumn 2023.

The Finnish artists will tour the entire region and invite visitors to discover their music and art at special locations in Münsterland. Guests include well-known faces such as Iiro Rantala, Finland's best-known jazz pianist, as well as exciting up-and-coming musicians such as Antti Paalanen on the accordion or Elia Lombardini with his violin.

In addition to the musical highlights, many other formats are planned that focus on the culture and way of life of the Finnish guests. So this year the Münsterland Festival will once again offer the opportunity not only to experience cultural Finland, but also to get to know Münsterland in a new or different way. The first programme items have already been fixed, the complete programme will be published in summer 2023.

"Juniper" - A musical diary

With outstanding saxophone playing, Linda Fredriksson stands out in the Finnish jazz landscape. Fredriksson has a versatile and unique style that spans all genres and makes every performance special. At the Münsterland Festival, Linda Fredriksson will perform on the opening evening at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture. In her luggage: the solo project "Juniper" - an honest, personal singer-songwriter album, performed by an instrumental jazz band.

The album is a beautiful meditation on personal feelings and private experiences, composed of sound images created over several years: Fredriksson composed the songs primarily on guitar, keyboard and vocals, later rearranging them. "Juniper" is a world of its own and Fredriksson describes the process as one of chosen isolation: "It's a world for me and a place of solitude in the midst of all the chaos. A cosy bubble to linger in."

Fredriksson, known for virtuoso alto and baritone saxophone playing, this time also performs on bass clarinet, guitar, drums, synthesizer and with recordings of background noise. The audience can look forward to a very personal, top-class musical diary.

Line-up

Linda Fredriksson Saxophone | Tuomo Prättälä Keyboard | Mikael Saastamoinen Bass | Olavi Louhivuori Drums

Genre
Jazz

The concert is part of the Münsterland Festival part 12.