Saturday 30.08.2025 at 14.30
Sibelius Hall, Main Hall
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
OSSI TANNER, piano
ILOA STRING QUARTET:
IIDAMARI AHONEN, violin
LAURA KUKKONEN, violin
ADA KOIVUKANGAS, viola
OONA KOIVUKANGAS, cello
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces for piano (1867–1901)
Norwegian Melody, Op. 12 No. 6 (1867)
The Lonely Wanderer, Op. 43 No. 2 (1886)
The Greeting Guests Arrive, Op. 65 No. 6 (1896)
March of the Trolls, Op. 54 No. 3 (1891)
Jean Sibelius: Piano Quintet in G minor (1890)
Edvard Grieg wrote ten books of Lyric Pieces for piano, a grand total of 66 works including some of his best-loved miniatures, often with an attractive, picturesque and piquant touch of folk music. By contrast, Sibelius’s dramatic five-movement Piano Quintet – the closest he ever came to writing a piano concerto – is conceived on a grand scale, clearly pointing the way forward to his orchestral music of the 1890s.
Tickets: 25 €
ENCOUNTERS
SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2025-2027
‘The originality of Jean Sibelius’s output can prevent us from noticing his connections with other composers and musical styles. We know that as a young man he admired Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner and that he was well aware of the stylistic turbulence of the early 20th century. His circle of friends included some of the most important international musicians of the era. The timelessness and contemporary approach of Sibelius’s late period inspired future composers. As part of the Sibelius Festival, we want to show what those connections mean in practice.
One festival is not enough; we need three.
I have considered it a special honour to plan the Sibelius Festival and have sought to keep the focus of the programme on the master composer’s output. The works by other composers have been selected according to the above considerations. I am grateful for this trust and look forward to magical encounters with Sibelius.’
Hannu Lintu, Artistic Director, Lahti Symphony Orchestra´s Sibelius Festival