Past concerts

ODE TO JOY

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano
Tuomas Katajala, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass
Dominante Choir
Juhlakuoro Choir

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

ODE TO JOY

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano
Tuomas Katajala, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass
Dominante Choir
Juhlakuoro Choir

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

CHRISTMAS CONCERT – ELLA AND FRANK’S CHRISTMAS

Jules Buckley, conductor
Emma Smith, vocals
Atila, vocals

CHRISTMAS CONCERT – ELLA AND FRANK’S CHRISTMAS

Jules Buckley, conductor
Emma Smith, vocals
Atila, vocals

STORMSKERRY MAJA

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Tiina Lymi, director
Lauri Porra, music
Cast: Amanda Jansson, Linus Troedsson, Jonna Järnefelt, Tobias Zilliacus, Amanda Kilpeläinen, Amanda Kilpeläinen Arvidsson, Desmond Eastwood, Tony Doyle

 

 

MOONSTRUCK PIERROT

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Maria Ylipää, vocals
Carl Knif, direction

Claude Debussy: Claire de lune
Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire

STAR WARS – A NEW HOPE

Stefan Geiger, conductor

STAR WARS – A NEW HOPE

Stefan Geiger, conductor

EASTER CONCERT

Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Christopher Maltman, baritone
Dominante Choir
Murtosointu Choir

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

LIFE AND DEATH

Roderick Cox, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cello

Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung
Samuel Barber: Symphony in One Movement

LIGHT!

François Leleux, conductor and oboe

Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Lera Auerbach: Eterniday (Hommage à W.A. Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Concerto
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2

IN THE HEART OF ROMANTICISM

Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Sir Stephen Hough, piano

César Franck: Le chasseur maudit
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Concerto
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6

MAY DAY MATINEE

Kasmir Uusitupa, conductor
Ella Kanninen, juontaja

ODE TO JOY

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano
Tuomas Katajala, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass
Dominante Choir
Juhlakuoro Choir

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

ODE TO JOY

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano
Tuomas Katajala, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass
Dominante Choir
Juhlakuoro Choir

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

STORMSKERRY MAJA

Sinfonia Lahti
Nick Davies, conductor

Tiina Lymi, director and script
Lauri Porra, music

STORMSKERRY MAJA

Sinfonia Lahti
Nick Davies, conductor

Tiina Lymi, director and script
Lauri Porra, music

QUEEN – A KIND OF MAGIC

Sinfonia Lahti & Rajaton
Nick Davies, conductor

QUEEN – A KIND OF MAGIC

Sinfonia Lahti & Rajaton
Nick Davies, conductor

QUEEN – A KIND OF MAGIC

Sinfonia Lahti & Rajaton
Nick Davies, conductor

PRE-CONCERT TALK

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Dalia and Janne – Timo Virtanen interviews Dalia Stasevska

OPENING CONCERT

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Sinfonia Lahti
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

RUNIC SINGING

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Pajolaine Folk Song Duo:
Minna-Liisa Tammela, voice, laments, jouhikko
Emmi Kuittinen, voice, laments, kantele

PRE-CONCERT TALK

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Timo Virtanen: Sibelius’s Symphonies and ‘the wordless recitation of melodies’

GUEST CONCERT

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Golda Schultz, soprano

Symphony No 3
Luonnotar
Symphony No 5

6 pm Pre-concert Talk, Sibelius Hall, Carpenter´s Hall

AINO

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Seela Sella, narrator
Vilina Rainisto, piano

Six Impromptus, Op. 5
Caprice, Op. 24 No. 3
Valse, Op. 24 No. 5
Nocturno, Op. 24 No. 8
Romance in D flat major, Op. 24 No. 9

PRE-CONCERT TALK

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Vesa Sirén: Changes to the Myth of Sibelius

FINAL CONCERT

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2024

Sinfonia Lahti
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 7

4 pm Pre-Concert Talk, Sibelius Hall, Carpenters´s Hall

ALL THE WAY TO THE CORE

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Joint concert with the Tapiola Sinfonietta

Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: AIŌN
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1, ‘Titan’

17.30 pm Pre-concert talk, Dalia Stasevska & Maija Kylkilahti

TIMELESS CLASSICS

Tabita Berglund, conductor
Luka Coetzee, cello

Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7

PETER AND THE WOLF – CHILDREN’S CONCERT

Kasmir Uusitupa, conductor
Tapani Kalliomäki, narrator

Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – a symphonic tale for children

LONGING FOR BEAUTY

Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 44, ‘Trauer’
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, ‘Reformation’

17.30 pm Pre-concert talk, Minna Lindgren

BAX & BRAHMS

Hannu Lintu, conductor
Alessio Bax, piano

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony No. 2, ‘Sinfonia intima’
Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione

17.30 pm Pre-concert talk, Hannu Lintu & Maija Kylkilahti

GLASS CONCERTO

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Mari Samuelsen, violin

Missy Mazzoli: Orpheus Undone
Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

JOHN WILLIAMS: CONCERTO

Tianyi Lu, conductor
Harri Lidsle, tuba

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
John Williams: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4

ACTION MOVIES film music concert

Michael Seal, conductor

ACTION MOVIES film music concert

Michael Seal, conductor

MUSTONEN & THE EMPEROR

Olli Mustonen, conductor and piano

Olli Mustonen: Triptych
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, ‘Scottish’

17.30 pm Pre-concert talk, Minna Lindgren

TO FINLAND!

Pekka Kuusisto, conductor and violin

Iro Haarla: Barcarole
Jean Sibelius: Rakastava
Ida Moberg: Sunrise Suite
Lotta Wennäkoski: Verdigris
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
Fredrik Pacius: Maamme (National anthem)

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES  – CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Hans Ek, conductor
Maria Ylipää, vocals
Alexander Lycke, vocals

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES  – CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Hans Ek, conductor
Maria Ylipää, vocals
Alexander Lycke, vocals

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES  – CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Hans Ek, conductor
Maria Ylipää, vocals
Alexander Lycke, vocals

THE SNOWMAN – FILM MUSIC CONCERT

Erle Kont, conductor

THE SNOWMAN – FILM MUSIC CONCERT

Erle Kont, conductor