Thursday 13.02.2025 at 18.30
Sibelius Hall
DALIA STASEVSKA, conductor
PIIA KOMSI, soprano
ALMA PÖYSTI, narrator
CARLOS DA CRUZ, animator
Jean Sibelius: The Oceanides
Judith Weir: Natural History
Andrea Tarrodi: Wildwood (first Finnish performance)
Lauri Porra: Seasons in Moominvalley
Duration 2h, inc. 20 min intermission
Tickets:
34–13 € (adults) / 28–13 € (OAPs) / 10–8 € (children, students, unemployed)
What on earth is happening in Moominvalley? Lauri Porra’s narrative work Seasons in Moominvalley takes a peek into Moominvalley, especially when the Moomins are not at home. The work is a feast for the eyes as well as the ears: the animation projected on the screen is by Carlos da Cruz, an illustrator renowned for his humorous touches, and the narrator is Alma Pöysti, the actress who won a Jussi Award for her role as Tove Jansson.
Judith Weir, appointed Master of the King’s Music in 2014, turns tradition into something fresh and highly enigmatic. Written for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and soprano Dawn Upshaw, Natural History is a suite of orchestral songs in which animals, nature and humans live in perfect harmony. In the ancient Chinese Taoist texts, this is entirely possible.
Nature also gives rise to neo-impressionist orchestral colours in a piece by the Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi. Wildwood is inspired by oak trees, their roots penetrating the ground and their branches reaching for the sky.
Photo © Moomin Characters ™