Thursday 02.09.2027 at 18.30
Sibelius Hall
SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2027
OPENING CONCERT
HANNU LINTU, conductor
SIL GABETTA, cello
Jean Sibelius: Pohjola´s Daughter (1906)
Edvard Elgar: Cello Concerto (1919)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (1919)
Sibelius’s relationship with England was always warm, and remains so. The final version of the Fifth Symphony and Edward Elgar’s swansong, the magnificent Cello Concerto, date from the same year. Each in its own way reflects the social and artistic crossroads at which Europe found itself after the First World War. Whereas Elgar looks back to a world that has just been lost, Sibelius looks forward to the future. Pohjola’s Daughter represents a point of demarcation for Sibelius: it is a glorious culmination of the national romantic period, but simultaneously represents the new, universal Sibelius.
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