Autumn 2026 concerts

Sat 8 August at 6 PM, Sorsapuisto

Matthew Halls, conductor
Tuomas Katajala, tenor

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and Tampere Hall, in cooperation with Tampereen Energia, will host the traditional Park Concert at Sorsapuisto. You can find the programme here.

Free entry – see you there!

Fri 28 August at 6 PM and 9 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Ross Jamie Collins, conductor
Marianna, Elna Romberg, and Sami Uotila, soloists

Tickets: 89,90 / 79,90 / 69,90 / 59,90 €

combines the classics of electronic music with the power of a symphony orchestra.

For more information, please refer to our press release.

Thu 3 September at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Matthew Halls, conductor
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, soprano
Ville Rusanen, baritone
Tampere Philharmonic Choir & Tampere Opera Choir male voices and Pirkanpojat boys’ choir

Jean Sibelius: Kullervo

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Fri 11 September at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Kristian Sallinen, conductor
Otto Antikainen, violin

Väinö Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter
Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre, concerto for violin and orchestra
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

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Fri 18 September at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Chloé Van Soeterstède, conductor
Aristo Sham, piano

Lili Boulanger: Of a Spring Morning (D’un matin de printemps)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, “Egyptian”
César Franck: Symphony in D minor

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Sun 20 September at 3 PM, Tampere Hall (Small Auditorium)

Esa-Pekka Salonen: Homunculus
Kati Tuominen-Heroja and Heidi Kuula, violin, Heili Hannikainen, viola and Elina Rouvali, cello

Oskar Böhme: Soirée de St.-Pétersbourg – Romance
Tamás Mészáros, trumpet and Kirsti Vartiainen, harp

Antonio Vivaldi: ”Agitata da due venti” from Griselda, RV 718
Tamás Mészáros, trumpet and Viktor Pellia, piano

Ethel Smyth: String Trio in D major
Lotta Laaksonen, violin, Anne Korhonen, viola and Maija Juuti, cello

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Fri 25 September at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Stephanie Childress, conductor
Marjukka Tepponen, soprano

Mary Kouyoumdjian: new work, world premiere, co-commissioned by TPO
Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1911)

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Fri 2 October at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Matthew Halls, conductor
Reginald Mobley, counter tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, baritone
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

James MacMillan: A European Requiem

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Fri 9 October at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Olari Elts, conductor
Aleksi Mäkimattila, horn

Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 3
Jouni Kaipainen: Horn Concerto
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

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Sat 10 October at 2 PM, G Livelab Tampere

The orchestra’s chamber ensembles will perform at G Livelab Tampere. This is what classical entertainment sounds like – served with great taste!

Tickets: Standard 28 €, includes a cloakroom fee of 3 €

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Fri 23 October at Koskipuisto

Tuuli Takala, soprano
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra (recorded), lead by Ruut Kiiski
Tampere Opera Choir, trained by Heikki Liimola

A more detailed schedule will be announced later. Free admission – welcome!

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Fri 23 October at 6 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Marzi Nyman, conductor, guitar and vocals
Hanna Vahtikari, narrator (in Finnish)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

The concert lasts approximately 45 minutes and is recommended for children aged 4 and up. For more information about the concert, click here.

Sat 24 October at 7 PM, Nokia Arena

Antti Rissanen, conductor
Mansen tähdet, soloists
Arto Nyberg, moderator

At the arena concert featuring nearly 20 Tampere-based artists, the lineup of soloists will be crowned by the Tampere Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Antti Rissanen. Tickets from €59.90.

Production: Loud’n live. For more information, please refer to our press release (in Finnish).

Fri 30 October at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Mario Venzago, conductor
Tampere Philharmonic Choir

Mario Venzago: Ulissus
Johannes Brahms: Nänie, for chorus and orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”

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Fri 6 November at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Nuno Coelho, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

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Sun 8 November at 3 PM, Tampere Hall (Small Auditorium)

Jacques Ibert: Deux interludes for flute, viola and harp
Annaleena Jämsä, flute, Elizabete Jokiranta, viola and Liisa Viitanen, harp

François Devienne: Duo for flute and viola in C minor
Annaleena Jämsä, flute and Elizabete Jokiranta, viola

Roope Mäenpää: Alarm Fatigue
Linda Halme and Anna Angervo, violin, Heili Hannikainen, viola, Maija Juuti, cello and Kalle Oittinen, saxophone

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Kati Tuominen-Heroja, violin, Risto Rajakorpi, cello and Jouko Laivuori, piano

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Thu 12 November at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Kreeta-Maria Kentala, conductor and violin
Johannes Põlda, violin

Georg Philipp Telemann: Water music (Hamburger Ebb und Fluth)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
George Frideric Handel: Water Music Suites in G major (HWV 350) and D major (HWV 349)

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Czech National Ballet & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Youri Vàmos – Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol

Performances:
Fri 20 Nov 2026 at 6 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Sat 21 Nov 2026 at 1 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Sat 21 Nov 2026 at 6 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Production: Tampere Hall, in cooperation with Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Fri 27 November at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Miguel Sepúlveda, conductor
Elisabeth Brauß, piano

Lotta Wennäkoski: Flounce
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

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Fri 4 December at 7 PM and Sat 5 December at 4 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Mikko Franck, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano
Tommi Hakala, baritone
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Tampere Opera Choir

Production: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and Tampere Opera

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Fri 11 December at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Janne Valkeajoki, conductor
Waltteri Torikka, baritone

In this concert starring Waltteri Torikka, the audience is invited to revel in the most beautiful music of the Christmas season with the beloved baritone and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Sun 13 December at 3 PM, Tampere Hall (Small Auditorium)

Gioachino Rossini: Duet for cello and double bass
Sampo Liukko, cello and Joni Armio, double bass

Pablo de Sarasate: Spanish Dances: No. 1 Playera and No. 2 Zapateado
Ivi Ots, violin and Tuomas Turriago, piano

Tuomas Turriago: Sonata for Horn and Piano, Jouni Kaipainen in Memoriam
Aleksi Mäkimattila, horn and Tuomas Turriago, piano

Mel Bonis: Scènes de la Forêt
Nina Johnson, flute, Hanna-Leena Savolainen, piano and Pauliina Koskela, horn

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Thu 17 December and Fri 18 December at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Alena Baeva, violin

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

Please note that the concert will be performed twice with the same programme. The Friday, December 18 concert is part of the season series.

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Season series concert 1
Fri 15 January at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Duncan Ward, conductor
Monika Buczkowska-Ward, soprano
Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Henri Dutilleux: Correspondances, for soprano and orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
Alexander Scriabin: Le Poème de l’extase

 

Season series concert 2
Fri 29 January at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Matthew Halls, conductor
Maximilian Hornung, cello
Jean Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor

 

Season series concert 3
Fri 5 February at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Jan Söderblom, conductor
Kalle Oittinen, saxophone
Lotta Wennäkoski: Zelo, Finnish premiere
Paavo Korpijaakko: Saxophone Concerto, world premiere
Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Uuno Klami: Kalevala Suite

 

Season series concert 4
Fri 12 February at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Clemens Schuldt, conductor
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin
Samuel Barber: Mutations from Bach
John Adams: Violin Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach: Symphony from Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor

 

Season series concert 5
Thu 25 March at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Matthew Halls, conductor
Soloists & Tampere Philharmonic Choir
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427

 

Season series concert 6
Fri 16 April at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Nicolas Ellis, conductor
Annaleena Jämsä, flute, and Päivi Severeide, harp
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299
Alexander Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid)

 

Season series concert 7
Fri 23 April at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Matthew Halls, conductor
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version)

 

Season series concert 8
Fri 14 May at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Christoph Koncz, conductor
Boris Giltburg, piano
The programme will be announced later.

 

Season series concert 9
Fri 21 May at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor
Henrik Sandås, bandoneon
Jean Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Sandås): Ángeles y Diablos Suite, Movements I–IV
Jean Sibelius: Valse triste from play “Kuolema” (“Death”)
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Sandås): Ángeles y Diablos Suite, Movements V–VII
Johan Ullén: One Last Tango (Apocalypse), Finnish premiere

 

Season series concert 10
Fri 28 May at 7 PM, Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium)
Matthew Halls, conductor
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Tampere Philharmonic Choir, women’s choir & Pirkanpojat
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor