Friday 03.09.2027 at 18.30
Sibelius Hall
SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2027
SYMPHONY CONCERT
HANNU LINTU, conductor
LILJA HAATAINEN, violin
Väinö Raitio: Fantasia Poetica (1923)
Jean Sibelius: Two Humoresques Op. 87 (1919)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 (1923)
Ernst Pingoud: Le Prophéte (1924)
Jean Sibelius: Four Humoresques Op. 89 (1919)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 (1924)
Sibelius’s Sixth and Seventh Symphonies, composed in the 1920s, are considered among the most profound and distinctive works of his entire output. At the same time, the Finnish modernists Väinö Raitio and Ernst Pingoud rejected national Romanticism. The Humoresques, composed between the different versions of the Fifth Symphony, were described by Sibelius as ‘a combination of emotion and technique.
5.30 pm Pre-concert Talk
Tickets: 58–25 € (adults) / 58–25 € (OAPs) / 29–12,50 € (children, students, unemployed)
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: 10 % discount is valid 28.8.–28.9.2026.
SIBELIUS FESTIVAL PASS: 160–120 €
The Festival pass includes orchestral concerts Thu-Sat, cloakroom charge, concert programme and Sibelius Festival bag.
Sibelius Festival 2027 tickets will be sale at Lippu.fi on 28 August 2026.
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