Saturday 30.08.2025 at 17.00
Sibelius Hall, Main Hall
SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2025 FINAL CONCERT
SINFONIA LAHTI
HANNU LINTU, conductor
KARITA MATTILA, soprano
Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite (1893)
Jean Sibelius & Edvard Grieg: Orchestral Songs
Edvard Grieg: Solveijgs Vuggevise (Solveig’s Cradle Song), Op. 23 in D Major
Edvard Grieg, orch. Max Reger: Jeg elsker dig (I Love Thee), Op. 5 No. 3 in D Major
Edvard Grieg: En Svane (A Swan), Op. 25 No. 2 in F Major
Edvard Grieg: Våren (Spring), Op. 33 No. 2 in G Major
Jean Sibelius: Kevätlaulu (Spring Song), Op. 16
Jean Sibelius, orch. Jussi Jalas: Illalle (To Evening), Op. 17 No. 6 in F Major
Jean Sibelius: Arioso, Op. 3 in A Major
Jean Sibelius, ed. Timo Virtanen: Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is Flying), Op. 13 No. 4 in E-flat Major
Jean Sibelius: Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 (1899)
The young Sibelius and Edvard Grieg are at the heart of Nordic lyricism. Nature and love are recurring themes in the songs of both composers. Grieg was about 20 years older than Sibelius and therefore had a direct link to the German classical-romantic tradition. Grieg’s Scandinavian voice is echoed in Sibelius’s early works, especially in his songs and chamber music.
4 pm Pre-concert Talk / Carpenter´s Hall
Minna Lindgren: Sibelius and the spirit of the time (in Finnish)
Tickets: 58–25 € (adults) / 58–25 € (OAPs) / 29–12,50 € (children, students, unemployed)
Sibelius Festival Pass: 160–120 €
The Festival pass includes orchestral concerts Thu-Sat, cloakroom charge, concert programme and Sibelius Festival bag.
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