Afternoon of Fauns: Shivers and Glimmers
9.11.2025
15.00 - 17.00
Tampere-talo Oy, Yliopistonkatu 55, 33100 Tampere
The haunting mystery of Dmitri Shostakovich’s music pierces deep into the soul. His Eighth String Quartet, born in the ruins of Dresden, is a bittersweet danse macabre on lost humanity’s grave.
Mélanie "Mel" Bonis: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Nina Johnson, flute and Hanna-Leena Savolainen, piano
Grażyna Bacewicz: Quartet for Four Violins
Lea Antola, Maija Wesslund, Linda Halme and N.N., violin
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
FINESTre: Kati Tuominen-Heroja, violin, Heidi Kuula, violin, Heili Hannikainen, viola and Elina Rouvali, cello
Grażyna Bacewicz, a trailblazer of Polish modernism, softened her style under political pressure — her neoclassical quartet shimmers with joy and the illusion of ease. Dmitri Shostakovich traveled to bomb-ravaged Dresden to write film music, but in the shadow of the ruins, he composed his Eighth String Quartet — a haunting exploration of the darkest corners of the human psyche. The dreamlike flute sonata by forgotten French Romantic Mel Bonis might just be the most beautiful piece you’ve never heard.
The concert is hosted by composer Minna Leinonen. The concert lasts about 2 hours including an intermission.
Single tickets and series tickets for the Afternoon of Fauns chamber music concerts will go on sale on Monday, May 26 at 9:00 AM.
Tickets: adults 18 € / pensioners 11 € / students, unemployed, conscripts and children under 18 yrs 7 €. You can buy tickets from the Tampere Hall ticket office, Aplodi and the Lippupiste online store (Lippupiste adds service and order fees to the ticket prices, along with possible delivery and payment method charges).