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29.01.2024

Hannu Lintu to become the Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s artistic partner in the autumn of 2025

He will also serve as artistic director of the International Sibelius Festival.

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  • Kalevi Aho

    Piano Concerto No. 2
    Symphony No. 13 ‘Symphonic Characterizations’

    Osmo Vänskä, conductor
    Antti Siirala, piano

    BIS-CD-1316, 6/2010

  • Jaakko Kuusisto – Music from Timo Koivusalo’s film ‘Täällä Pohjantähden alla’ (Under the North Star, 2009)

    Alku (5:05)
    Akseli hiihtää (0:54)
    Akseli raivoissaan (1:08)
    Häätö (2:50)
    Koskelan pihalta kirkkoon (0:46)
    Akseli ja Elina kihlautuvat (1:46)
    Tappelu kartanon pellolla (1:14)
    Vallankumous alkaa (3:16)
    Aku ja Elma (1:40)
    Elman kirje Akulle (1:01)
    Taistelu (2:55)
    Elina synnyttää (1:49)
    Aku haavoittuu (1:23)
    Punaiset paniikissa (3:40)
    Akseli lähtee pakomatkalle (2:31)
    Valkoiset saapuvat (2:56)
    Loppu [violin solo: Jyrki Lasonpalo] (5:57)

    Ta 0912-CD

  • The Sound of Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Osmo Vänskä

    Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957)

    Karelia Suite
    The Wood-Nymph
    The Swan of Tuonela
    Lemminkäinen’s Return
    Spring Song
    Valse Triste
    Scene with Cranes
    Finlandia

    BIS-SACD-1645

    A new Sibelius-SACD by Lahti SO and Vänskä has been released

    07/12/2009

    The Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s new multi-channel Super Audio recording (BIS-SACD-1645) containing popular works by Jean Sibelius has been released. In the recording – conducted by the former Chief Conductor of the orchestra, Osmo Vänskä – can be heard e.g. the works Karelia Suite, The Wood-Nymph (cello solo: Ilkka Pälli), The Swan of Tuonela (cor anglais solo: Jukka Hirvikangas), Valse triste and Finlandia. The Super Audio recording (5.0 surround) can be listened with a stereo equipment as well.

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Symphony No. 4 (1976) in one movement for brass instruments and strings

    Symphony No. 5 (1980 – 82) in one movement

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti)
    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    BIS-CD-1703

  • Rajaton sings Queen with Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Bohemian Rhapsody
    I Want It All
    Killer Queen
    A Kind Of Magic
    Somebody To Love
    You Take My Breathe Away
    Under Pressure
    Innuendo
    We Are The Champions
    Who Wants To Live Forever
    Don’t Stop Me Now
    Bicycle Race
    Love Of My Life
    The Show Must Go On

    Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor
    Lauluyhtye Rajaton

    Plastinka Records
    Plastinka PLACD 059

    Gold Disc 10/2008  (15.000 pcl in Finland)
    Platinum Record 2010

     

  • Siitä tuntee Joulun

    Joulukirkkoon
    Kulkuset (Jingle Bells)
    Tulkoon joulu
    Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä
    Santa Lucia – Joulupukki matkaan jo käy (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
    Petteri punakuono (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
    Valkea joulu (White Christmas)
    Tonttu
    Puuropotpuri
    Pieni rumpalipoika (The Little Drummer Boy) – Joy to the World
    Heinillä härkien kaukalon
    En etsi valtaa, loistoa
    Riemuitse, tytär Siionin (Rejoice, O Daughter of Zion)
    Jouluevankeliumi
    Tule hiutale
    Minun jouluni
    Me hohteen kirkkaimman näimme

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti)
    Esa Heikkilä, conductor
    Laulupuu Choir (cond. Terhi Hildén)
    [1-3, 6, 8, 11, 14-17]
    Jukka Perko, saxophone [4, 7, 12, 13]
    Jaakko Kuusisto, violin [5]
    Special Guest Appearance by Riki Sorsa [8]

    BIS-CD-1747

  • Kalevi Aho – Simfonia nro. 12 ‘Luosto’

    Kalevi Aho (s. 1949)
    Symphony No. 12 (Luosto Symphony) (2002-03)
    1) I. The Shamans 13’16
    2) II. Winter Darkness and Midsummer 14’00
    3) III. Song in the Fells 9’36
    4) IV. Storm in the Fells 11’06

    TT: 48’56

    Taina Piira, soprano
    Aki Alamikkotervo, tenor
    Hannu Lehtonen, saxophone
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
    John Storgårds, conductor

  • Jean Sibelius – The Origin of Fire

    1. Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), Op. 32
    revised version (1902/19)
    2. Sandels, Op. 28, revised version (1898/1951)
    3. Har du mod? (Have You Courage?), Op. 31 No.
    2, second version (1904/11), WPR
    4. Vapautettu kuningatar (The captive Queen),
    Op. 48, WPR
    5. Jääkärien marssi
    (March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion), Op. 91a
    6. Koskenlaskijan morsiamet
    (The Rapids-Rider’s Brides), Op. 33, WPR
    7. Rakastava (The Lover), JS160b, WPR
    8. Har du mod? (Have You Courage?), Op. 31 No. 2
    fourth version (1904/14), WPR
    9. Sandels, Op. 28, original version (1898), WPR
    10. Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), Op. 32,
    original version (1902), WPR

    Osmo Vänskä, conductor
    Tommi Hakala, baritone (1, 10)
    Tom Nyman, tenor (7)
    YL Male Voice Choir

    BIS-CD-1525, 2/2007

    WPR= World Première Recordings

  • Nielsen & Aho – Clarinet Concertos

    Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
    Clarinet Concerto (1928)

    Kalevi Aho (b. 1949):
    Clarinet Concerto

    Osmo Vänskä, conductor
    Martin Fröst, clarinet

    BIS-SACD-1463, 3/2007