{{Infobox orchestra | name = Lapland Chamber Orchestra | type = Chamber orchestra | native_name = Lapin kamariorkesteri | native_name_lang = fi | short_name =
| alt = | founded = {{Start date|1972}} | concert_hall = | music_director = John Storgårds }} The '''Lapland Chamber Orchestra''' is the northernmost professional chamber orchestra of Finland and the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-07-07 |title=MUSIIKIN AIKA 4.-10.7. {{!}} Lapin kamariorkesteri ei piittaa kaavoista |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000003980870.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>
The orchestra operates in Rovaniemi, but regularly performs throughout Lapland and internationally. The orchestra's home hall is culture house Korundi, established in May 2011. John Storgårds has been the conductor and artistic director of the 19-member orchestra since 1996. In August 2014, the orchestra performed at the BBC proms festival as the first chamber orchestra in Finland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meistä |url=https://korundi.fi/fi/kavijalle/lapin-kamariorkesteri/meista |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Kulttuuritalo Korundi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lapin kamariorkesteri — Suomen Sinfoniaorkesterit ry |url=https://www.sinfoniaorkesterit.fi/fi/orkesteri/?id=23 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.sinfoniaorkesterit.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=Lapin kamariorkesteri saa harvinaisen soittajan – Suomessa aiemmin vain Radion sinfoniaorkesterilla on ollut vakituinen kosketinsoittaja |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20047561 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Konserttiarvio {{!}} Lapin kamariorkesteri maalaili Piano-Espoossa Lapin luontoa |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000009857636.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref> The orchestra's recording ''Schnee'' was nominated for the Gramophone Classical Music Awards in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=Lapin kamariorkesterin levytys ehdolla arvostetun Gramophone-palkinnon saajaksi |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-12605189 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Finnish orchestras Category:1972 establishments in Finland Category:Culture in Rovaniemi