Hold on to your hats! Rococo musical loops fling us around the solar system, a precious Italian violin takes us on a journey through the centuries and under Mount Etna, where a subterranean god is brought to life. At the end of the journey awaits Antonín Dvořák's beloved New World Symphony, whose famous lullaby features the English horn gently caressing the soul.
Dalia Stasevska (born 1984) has established herself as one of Finland’s internationally recognised conductors. She is Chief Conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
In the 2024–2025 season, Stasevska appears as a guest conductor with Orchestre de Paris, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Dresdner Philharmonie, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Helsinki Philharmonic, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. In North America, she debuts with the New World Symphony and returns to several orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
Stasevska studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where her teachers included Jorma Panula and Leif Segerstam. She was awarded the Ukrainian Order of Princess Olga (III degree) by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in October 2021. Since February 2022, she has been actively supporting Ukraine through fundraising and aid delivery.
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.
