The deeply spiritual composer Olivier Messiaen wanted to harness his music to achieve mystical goals. He studied old church melodies, the rhythms of Hindu music, and birdsong. These elements find their own reflections in his meditative work Resurrection.
“My goal was to stray from the established path after all those years accompanying funerals! I’d had them up to here. I wanted to do something different.” Gabriel Fauré, who spent his career as an organist, said in an interview in 1902 that he wanted to deviate from traditional paths when composing his Requiem. “Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest.”
Season tickets are on sale from 27 October to 24 November 2026.
Single tickets for concerts go on sale on 2 December 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.
