The theme of the ninth Oulu Music Festival was built around chamber music and well-known compositions like The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, Moonlightsonata by Beethoven and Die schöne Müllerin, a song cycle by Schubert.
The performers included awarded violinist Pekka Kuusisto with Virtuosi di Kuhmo Ensemble, pianist Laura Mikkola and tenor Peter Schreier together with pianist Eero Heinonen. Furthermore, Ralf Gothóni (piano) ja Elina Vähälä (violin) performed nearly all Sonatas for Piano and Violin by Mozart in a series of three concerts.