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Series I
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Final rehearsal
Fri 08 / 05 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
General rehearsals
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Little Overture
Fri 08 / 05 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
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Prague Evening
Fri 08 / 05 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
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Manfred Honeck
conductor
Lilja Haatainen
violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture from La Clemenza di Tito
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 93
Intermission
Camille Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3
Erwin Schulhoff
Five pieces
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Swansong
Wed 13 / 05 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Risto Joost
conductor
Musiikkitalon kuoro
Arvo Pärt
Swansong
Arvo Pärt
Adam's Lament
Intermission
Dmitri Šostakovitš
Symphony No. 15
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Final rehearsal
Fri 22 / 05 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
General rehearsals
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Little Overture
Fri 22 / 05 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
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Mother Earth
Fri 22 / 05 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Fazil Say
piano
Fazil Say
Mother Earth (first performance in Finland)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4
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Great, greater, Mahler
Wed 27 / 05 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Cantores Minores
Musiikkitalon kuoro
Karen Cargill
mezzo-soprano
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3
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Pre-Concert Talk
Thu 28 / 05 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
Others
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Great, greater, Mahler
Thu 28 / 05 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Cantores Minores
Musiikkitalon kuoro
Karen Cargill
mezzo-soprano
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3
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Helsinki Festival – Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem
Tue 18 / 08 / 2026
19:00 - 20:15
Dalia Stasevska
conductor
Laura Birn
narrator
Anna Prohaska
soprano
Helsingin Konservatorion nuoret laulajat
Anna Nora
choir coach
Key Ensemble
Jutta Seppinen
choir coach
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Helsinki Festival – Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem
Wed 19 / 08 / 2026
19:00 - 20:15
Dalia Stasevska
conductor
Laura Birn
narrator
Anna Prohaska
soprano
Helsingin Konservatorion nuoret laulajat
Anna Nora
choir coach
Key Ensemble
Jutta Seppinen
choir coach
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Pathétique
Wed 02 / 09 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Anton Mejias
piano
Cecilia Damström
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Sergei Prokofjev
Piano Concerto No. 2
Pjotr Tšaikovski
Symphony No. 6 ”Pathétique”
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Pathétique
Thu 03 / 09 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Anton Mejias
piano
Cecilia Damström
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Sergei Prokofjev
Piano Concerto No. 2
Pjotr Tšaikovski
Symphony No. 6 ”Pathétique”
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An Evening in Italy
Fri 11 / 09 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Tuomas Katajala
tenor
Tuuli Takala
soprano
Giuseppe Verdi
Overture from the opera La forza del destino
Giacomo Puccini
Arias
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
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Peter and the Wolf
Thu 17 / 09 / 2026
18:30 - 19:15
Concerts for children
Mikael Loponen
conductor
Satu Sopanen, Martti Manninen, Raili Raitala, Pekka Louhio
performers
Marko Hilpo
orkesterointi
Johanna Elovaara
ohjaus, koreografia, lavastus
Sanna Niemeläinen
dramaturgi, laulujen sanat
Elina Kolehmainen
lavastus- ja pukusuunnittelu
Aino Hyttinen
make up design
Sergei Prokofjev – Jukka Nykänen
Peter and the Wolf
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Der Ring ohne Worte
Fri 25 / 09 / 2026
19:00 - 20:15
Series III
Susanna Mälkki
conductor
Richard Wagner
Der Ring ohne Worte
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Sibelius 5
Wed 30 / 09 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Hayato Sumino
piano
Jean Sibelius
Music from the suite Pelléas ja Mélisande, Op. 46
Sergei Prokofjev
Piano Concerto No. 3
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5
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Sibelius 5
Thu 01 / 10 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Hayato Sumino
piano
Jean Sibelius
Music from the suite Pelléas ja Mélisande, Op. 46
Sergei Prokofjev
Piano Concerto No. 3
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Wed 14 / 10 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Fleur Barron
mezzo-soprano
Luciano Berio
Folk Songs, Song cycle
Igor Stravinsky
Dumbarton Oaks, for chamber orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Thu 15 / 10 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Fleur Barron
mezzo-soprano
Luciano Berio
Folk Songs, Song cycle
Igor Stravinsky
Dumbarton Oaks, for chamber orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29
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Return of the Heroes
Wed 28 / 10 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
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Eva Ollikainen
conductor
Inmo Yang
violin
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
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Return of the Heroes
Thu 29 / 10 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Eva Ollikainen
conductor
Inmo Yang
violin
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
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Heavenly lights
Fri 06 / 11 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Olli Mustonen
conductor
Ian Bostridge
tenor
Anatoli Ljadov
Kikimora
Olli Mustonen
Symphony No. 3 ”Heavenly lights”
Sergei Prokofjev
Symphony No. 3
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Bella Miah
Wed 11 / 11 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
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Adam Fischer
conductor
Miah Persson
soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan, overture
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, suite
Joseph Haydn
Scena di Berenice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
”Bella mia fiamma, addio – Resta, oh cara”, concert aria
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 ”Drumroll”
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Bella Miah
Thu 12 / 11 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Adam Fischer
conductor
Miah Persson
soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan, overture
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, suite
Joseph Haydn
Scena di Berenice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
”Bella mia fiamma, addio – Resta, oh cara”, concert aria
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 ”Drumroll”
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Petrushka
Fri 20 / 11 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Marko Ylönen
cello
Igor Stravinsky
Fireworks
Witold Lutosławski
Cello Concerto
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1911)
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Ad Spiram
Wed 25 / 11 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Iveta Apkalna
organ
Sebastian Fagerlund
Organ Concerto ”Ad Spiram” (World premiere)
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6
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Ad Spiram
Thu 26 / 11 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Iveta Apkalna
organ
Sebastian Fagerlund
Organ Concerto ”Ad Spiram” (World premiere)
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6
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Let it snow
Fri 04 / 12 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Teemu Takanen
conductor
Kate Kortum
vocals
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Sounds of the North
Wed 09 / 12 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
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Thomas Dausgaard
conductor
Otto Antikainen
violin
Lasse Thoresen
The Sun of Justice
Einar Englund
Violin Concerto
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 1
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Sounds of the North
Thu 10 / 12 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Thomas Dausgaard
conductor
Otto Antikainen
violin
Lasse Thoresen
The Sun of Justice
Einar Englund
Violin Concerto
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 1
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Verdi & Wagner
Fri 18 / 12 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Antony Hermus
conductor
Musiikkitalon kuoro
Giuseppe Verdi
Four Sacred Pieces
Richard Wagner - Henk de Vlieger
Tristan und Isolde - An orchestral passion
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Saraste & Hadelich
Wed 13 / 01 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Augustin Hadelich
violin
Erich Korngold
Violin Concerto
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7
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Saraste & Hadelich
Thu 14 / 01 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Augustin Hadelich
violin
Erich Korngold
Violin Concerto
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7
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The Swan of Tuonela
Fri 22 / 01 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Johan Dalene
violin
Thomas Adès
Violin Concerto ”Concentric Paths”
Jean Sibelius
Lemminkäinen Suite, four legends
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Shadows of Solace
Wed 27 / 01 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
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Dalia Stasevska
conductor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Shadows of Solace (World premiere)
Borys Ljatošynskyi
Grazhyna
Ottorino Respighi
The Pines of Rome
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Shadows of Solace
Thu 28 / 01 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Dalia Stasevska
conductor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Shadows of Solace (World premiere)
Borys Ljatošynskyi
Grazhyna
Ottorino Respighi
The Pines of Rome
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Musica nova Helsinki
Fri 19 / 02 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Elena Schwarz
conductor
Valerie Fritz
cello
Anahita Abbasi
Prisme (first performance in Finland)
Richard Ayres
No. 46 (Twenty-Three Thoughts About Robert Walser) (first performance in Finland)
Harri Vuori
The Mandelbrot Echoes
Liza Lim
A Sutured World (first performance in Finland)
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Fokus Thibaudet I
Fri 05 / 03 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Kristiina Poska
conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
piano
Ülo Krigul
Proteus pulse
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major ”Egyptian”
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 ”Eroica”
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Fokus Thibaudet II
Wed 10 / 03 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
piano
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto F Major
Sergei Prokofjev
Symphony No. 5
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Fokus Thibaudet II
Thu 11 / 03 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
piano
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto F Major
Sergei Prokofjev
Symphony No. 5
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Junior Concert
Tue 16 / 03 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Concerts for children
Dimas Ruiz Santos
conductor
Satu Sopanen
script, presenter and music dramaturgy
Helsingin 5. musiikkipainotteisten luokkien oppilaita
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Symphonic Dances
Fri 19 / 03 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
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Ariane Matiakh
conductor
Tuomas Ylinen
cello
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto
Sergei Rahmaninov
Symphonic Dances
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Towards the Heights
Wed 24 / 03 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Nil Venditti
conductor
Sonja Herranen
soprano
Aarne Pelkonen
baritone
Kamarikuoro Kaamos
Kamarikuoro Kampin laulu
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane
Olivier Messiaen
L'Ascension
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
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Concerto for Orchestra
Fri 02 / 04 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
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Radek Baborak
horn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio, overture
Reinhold Glière
Horn Concerto
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
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Bach, Beach & Brahms
Wed 07 / 04 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
John Storgårds
conductor
Mackenzie Melemed
piano
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ricercare from Musicalisches Opfer
Amy Beach
Piano Concerto (first performance in Finland)
Johannes Brahms
Serenadi nro 1
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Bach, Beach & Brahms
Thu 08 / 04 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
John Storgårds
conductor
Mackenzie Melemed
piano
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ricercare from Musicalisches Opfer
Amy Beach
Piano Concerto (first performance in Finland)
Johannes Brahms
Serenadi nro 1
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Kingdom of the Seas
Fri 16 / 04 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Jun Märkl
conductor
Niamh McKenna
flute
Camille Pépin
Les Eaux célestes
Jacques Ibert
Flute Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Claude Debussy
La mer
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Clara
Wed 21 / 04 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Olari Elts
conductor
David Kadouch
piano
Gabriela Ortiz
Clara (first performance in Finland)
Clara Wieck Schumann
Piano Concerto
Dmitri Šostakovitš
Symphony No. 4
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Clara
Thu 22 / 04 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Olari Elts
conductor
David Kadouch
piano
Gabriela Ortiz
Clara (first performance in Finland)
Clara Wieck Schumann
Piano Concerto
Dmitri Šostakovitš
Symphony No. 4
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May Day Matinee
Sat 01 / 05 / 2027
12:00 - 13:00
Kaapo Ijas
conductor
Joonas Nordman
presenter
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May Day Matinee
Sat 01 / 05 / 2027
14:00 - 15:00
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Kaapo Ijas
conductor
Joonas Nordman
presenter
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Musicians & Melnikov
Wed 05 / 05 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä
violin
Beata Antikainen
cello
Alexander Melnikov
piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto in C Major for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra
Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 98 in B Flat Major
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Hannigan
Fri 14 / 05 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Barbara Hannigan
conductor, soprano
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen
Francis Poulenc
La voix humaine, The Human Voice
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Mahler 5
Wed 19 / 05 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Vilde Frang
violin
Paul Hindemith
Kammermusik No. 4 op. 36/3
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
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Mahler 5
Thu 20 / 05 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Vilde Frang
violin
Paul Hindemith
Kammermusik No. 4 op. 36/3
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
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Wandering
Fri 28 / 05 / 2027
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Sophie Heinrich
violin
Lucie Vagenknechtová
soprano
Lucie Hilscherová
mezzo-soprano
Aleš Briscein
tenor
Jan Martiník
Bass
Musiikkitalon kuoro
Leoš Janáček
Taras Bulba
Leoš Janáček
Violin Concerto ”The Wandering of the Little Soul”
Leoš Janáček
Glagolitic Mass
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