Afternoon of Fauns: Finnish mindscapes
8.12.2024
15.00 - 17.00
Tampere Hall, Yliopistonkatu 55, 33100 Tampere
Feel the quintessentially melodic wind quintet of neo-Romantic Jörg Duda, a love letter to the city of Tampere.
Kalevi Aho: Lamento for two violins
Lotta Laaksonen, violin and Lea Antola, violin
Jean Sibelius: String Trio in G minor
Katri Nikkanen, violin, Kimmo Kivivuori, viola and Sampo Liukko, cello
Jonne Valtonen: new work for solo horn and Gameboy, world premiere (commissioned by Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra)
Aleksi Mäkimattila, horn
Jörg Duda: Wind Quintet No. 12 "Tampere", world premiere
Annaleena Jämsä, flute, Juha Ala, oboe, Janne Pesonen, clarinet, Alexei Dmitriev, bassoon and Ismo Ponkala, horn
From the opening of Jean Sibelius's unfinished string trio to Valtonen's pioneering Gameboy duo premiere, Finnish music's day resonates at the vivid crossroads of tradition and innovation. Experience the profound elegy of Kalevi Aho's Lamento, a soulful tribute to violinist Sakari Laukola, composed in 2001. And feel the quintessentially melodic wind quintet of neo-Romantic Jörg Duda, a love letter to the city of Tampere.
The concert is hosted by composer Minna Leinonen. The concert lasts about two hours and includes an intermission.
Tickets: Adults 17 € / pensioners 10 € / 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 fees and possible shipping fees to ticket prices).