City of Music and Dance Kuopio residents love dance and music. Over the years, their strong will and persistent cooperation have given rise to the city’s very own professional orchestra, the unique Kuopio Music Centre, the Dance Festival, the Senior High of Music and Dance and even a unit of the Sibelius Academy. The music education provided in Kuopio bears fruit in concert halls across the globe as well as in numerous number one spots in album charts. Recent decades have also brought plenty of international talent to the city. TEXT ELINA KALLASAARI P H OTO S K U O P I O M U S I C C E N T R E , W I L L E M A R K K A N E N , PETRA TIIHONEN AND LUKKAROINEN ARCHITEC TS
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