St. Michel Strings

St. Michel Strings (Finnish: Mikkelin kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: St. Michels stadsorkester) is a chamber orchestra based in Mikkeli, Finland, and supported by the municipality. It is the third oldest professional orchestra in Finland.

The orchestra was founded in 1903 as an amateur ensemble with a professional conductor and a concert master on a monthly payroll, and during the following decades… More