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TPO opens the new year with Beethoven’s Fifth

29.9.2026 Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra launches 2027 with a New Year’s Concert at Tampere Hall on Saturday 9 January. The orchestra will be conducted by its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Matthew Halls, with Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich, one of today’s most sought-after international soloists, performing Paganini’s demanding Violin Concerto No. 4.
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Join our musical evening at Tampere Hall on 28 September

9.9.2026 Are you curious about what TPO's season 2026/27 programme has to offer? Would you like to exchange thoughts on music with Chief Conductor Matthew Halls, hear about the highlights of the autumn season, and get a preview of selected concerts coming up next spring?
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Opera music at the Park – TPO opens its autumn season in style with Chief Conductor Matthew Halls and tenor Tuomas Katajala

5.6.2026 Chief Conductor Matthew Halls’s final season with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra will open with an opera-themed outdoor concert featuring tenor Tuomas Katajala as soloist. The traditional Park Concert, co-organised by the Tampere Philharmonic, Tampere Hall and Tampere Energy, will take place in Sorsapuisto Park in Tampere on Saturday, 8 August. Admission is free.
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Vocal music and choral works at the heart of TPO's autumn season

26.5.2026 In the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra’s autumn 2026 season, the many dimensions of the human voice are interwoven with major orchestral works. Vocal music runs as a unifying thread throughout the season, with a strong emphasis on Finnish music. Alongside the orchestra, audiences will hear several choirs and vocal soloists. The 80th anniversary of Tampere Opera brings its own distinctive flavour to the programme, culminating in an Opera Gala in December.
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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates 95 years of music with Sibelius and Britten as the highlights

2.12.2024 The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate its 95th anniversary in 2025. The milestone year’s concert programme dazzles with its diversity. In addition to beloved classic works, the spring concerts will feature new pieces, premieres, rock and game music. The orchestra will start to collect memories of the shared journey, and call its audience to plan for the upcoming May Day concert. To mark the anniversary, the Tampere Philharmonic will introduce a new logo and visual identity.
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