Sibelius 5
The concert is conducted by Kristian Sallinen. Violinist Otto Antikainen performs Saariaho’s enchanting concerto Graal théâtre. The evening culminates in Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5.
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
In a tone poem by Väinö Raitio, the godfather of Finnish modernism, cosmic wheels turn in infinite stardust. Violinist Otto Antikainen ascends into the atmosphere in Kaija Saariaho’s spellbinding concerto Graal théâtre. In his Fifth Symphony, Jean Sibelius surrendered to a celestial guidance: “As if God had thrown down pieces of a mosaic from heaven and asked me to work out the pattern.”
Season series concert, includes an intermission. Pre-concert talk at 6 PM.
Tickets: Adults €36 / Pensioners €27 / Students, unemployed, conscripts and persons in non-military service €17 / Children under 18 €11
You can buy tickets from the Tampere Hall ticket office, Kulttuurimyymälä Aplodi and Lippu.fi online store (Lippupiste adds service and order fees to the ticket prices, along with possible delivery and payment method charges).
Changes are possible.
