THURSDAY 01.05.2025 at 13.00

SAULI SAARINEN, conductor
TAPANI KALLIOMÄKI, host
TOTTI HAKKARAINEN, vocals
BOGDAN DEKHTIARUK, trumpet
VELI-PEKKA KURJENNIEMI, trumpet
SAMI SIIKALA, trumpet
HARRI LIDSLE, tuba

Richard Wagner: Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3
Hans Christian Lumbye: Champagne Galop
Rauno Lehtinen: On hetki – soloist Totti Hakkarainen
Kaj Chydenius: Nuoruustango
Apulanta: Hiekka
Jacques Offenbach: Can Can from the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld
J. Karjalainen: Sankarit – community singing led by Totti Hakkarainen
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango
Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee – soloist Harri Lidsle, tuba
Leroy Anderson: Trumpeter’s Holiday – soloists Bogdan Dekhtiaruk, Veli-Pekka Kurjenniemi, and Sami Siikala, trumpet
Mariano Mores: Uno Tango
Porilaisten marssi: March of the Pori Regiment

Spring comes with a swing, but the May Day matinee rests on the firm foundations of steadfast tradition. The threat of sleet and snow recedes, at least in the shelter of the Sibelius Hall, where we hear great music from the lighter side of the classical spectrum: exciting rhythms that are familiar and safe, hits that have stood the test of time.

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s May Day matinee is perfect for the occasion: sparkling melodies, pieces that call to mind May Day treats, classics with or without bubbles and chords with a sugar-coated finish. In short, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra wishes you a happy May Day again this year – in all seriousness, but not at all in earnest. The wait for spring is now over.