Friday 29.08.2025 at 15.30
Sibelius Hall
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
OSSI TANNER, piano
ILOA STRING QUARTET
Jean Sibelius: Piano Sonata in F major (1893)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in B flat major (1865)
Jean Sibelius: String Quartet in A minor (1889)
Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet in B flat major, written in the year of Sibelius’s birth, is thought to be the only surviving movement of his first try at writing for this medium. ‘Fresh, refreshing and full of life’ is how the Russian pianist Alexander Siloti described Sibelius’s only complete piano sonata. The ambitious String Quartet in A minor was Sibelius’s graduation work from the Helsinki Music Academy; the critic Karl Flodin wrote that he had ‘with one stroke placed himself foremost among those who have been entrusted with bearing the banner of Finnish music’.
Tickets: 25 €
Early bird 10 % discount applies to tickets by 16 February.
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