In 1987, the Berlin Philharmonic carried out a project with conductor Lorin Maazel in which a symphonic orchestral series was woven from Richard Wagner's Ring opera cycle, starting from the greenish dawn of the Rhine and ending with the funeral pyre of the Twilight of the Gods.
The orchestra's instruments jump into the roles of singers wherever the melody requires it: the flute is Sieglinde, the daughter of the god Wotan, the trombone is Siegfried, son of Sieglinde, and the double bass is the giant Fafner. The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra warmly welcomes back its former Chief Conductor Susanna Mälkki to the podium for our Wagnerian evening.
Season tickets are on sale from 6 May to 3 August 2026.
Single tickets for concerts go on sale on 11 August 2026.
Yes, but only before or after the concert. During the concert we just want you to enjoy the music. This way you won’t disturb the musicians or other audience members.
Only the orchestra has a dress code. You can dress as you like.
You can give the ticket to a friend or donate it to a music student by calling 09-3102 2700 or sending an e-mail to helsinki.philharmonic@hel.fi by 3pm on the day of the concert.
