The soloist in Ravel's Sheherazade song series is Emma Kajander, winner of the 2025 Lappeenranta Song Competition.
Bolero is “an experiment in a very special and limited direction...a piece lasting seventeen minutes and consisting wholly of orchestral tissue without music – of one long very gradual crescendo. There are no contrasts, and there is practically no invention except in the plan, and the manner of the execution. The themes are impersonal – folk tunes of the usual Spanish-Arabian kind,” said Maurice Ravel, describing his most famous work.
Born in the early 20th century, Ahmed Adnan Saygun was a Turkish ethnomusicologist and composer who felt a passion for both long and arduous journeys in Anatolia to collect folk melodies and for symphonic music. His First Symphony builds bridges between Asia and Europe.
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.
