The 7th Oulu Music Festival was organized in March 1997. Again the festival week brought several international guests to Oulu, and the audience got to enjoy two symphonic concerts with brilliant soloists, chamber music and some jazz and folk music too.
Trio Kalichstein – Laredo – Robinson (piano, violin, cello) performed together with Tapiola Sinfonietta from Espoo, and violinist Jaime Laretto also conducted the concert. In late night concert How Many Sisters, a popular Finnish vocal ensemble, presented a wide range of pop, folk and jazz classics with trio Lintinen – Koski – Salesvuo.