At the next Encounters Club, you can hear, see and experience how improvisations on the themes of Beethoven’s Eroica symphony draw you into a living dialogue spanning centuries. Pauliina Haustein, cellist and Doctor of Classical Improvisation, arrives as a guest of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra to lead our musicians into the world of classical improvisation.
Pauliina Haustein earned her doctorate on the subject in 2022 and is a sought-after performer and pedagogue around the world. At the end of a week of workshops led by Haustein, the participants will take to the stage of the Encounters Club in the spirit of Beethoven.
In his time, Ludwig van Beethoven was known and loved especially as a performing improviser, until the progression of his deafness during the years when the Eroica was created forced him to reduce his piano playing and focus “only” on composing. Spontaneous creativity and improvisational playfulness in chamber and orchestral music were as essential to classical music performances in Beethoven’s time as they are in jazz music today.
Free admission – welcome! The programme begins at 9 p.m. after the evening’s concert, and the café is open until 10:30 p.m.
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.
