Pre-concert talks

You can fully enjoy the music without any prior knowledge of the concert program’s styles, history, or guest artists. However, a small dive into the origins and characteristics of the pieces can often deepen the concert experience.

The Pre-concert talks events are offered in connection with our symphony concerts listed in the Season ticket series. Interviewees at the events can be the conductor of the concert, the soloist or even both. Sometimes there are also musicians from the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

Pre-concert talk events of the Spring 2026 season:

Fri 16/1 Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Bruce Liu
Fri 23/1 Luonnotar and The Sea
Fri 30/1 Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto
Fri 13/2 Dreamscapes & Frontiers
Thu 2/4 The Dream of Gerontius
Fri 17/4 Tampere Biennale 40 Years
Fri 24/4 New World
Fri 8/5 Spell of the Ring
Thu 21/5 Roman Festivals
Thu 28/5 Sparks and Flames

The Pre-concert talks usually starts at 6 pm and they last about half an hour. The event is free to enter and are held in the Tampere Hall.

At every concert our public can also get a hand programme to familiarize with all the information about the music, guests and artists that will perform the concert on that night before the event starts.