Kausi 2025–2026

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Final rehearsal

Fri 27 / 02 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
General rehearsals
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The Rite of Spring

Fri 27 / 02 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Eva Ollikainen
conductor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
AIŌN
Intermission
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring (1947)
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Pohjoiset riitit

Encounters Club – Northern Rites

Fri 27 / 02 / 2026
21:00 - 22:30
Chamber music
Mariette Reefman
alttoviulu, laulu
Tuomo Matero
double bass, voice
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Final rehearsal

Wed 04 / 03 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
General rehearsals
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Heirs to Brahms

Wed 04 / 03 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder
piano
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1
Intermission
Arnold Schönberg
Pelléas and Mélisande
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Pieni alkusoitto

Little Overture

Thu 05 / 03 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
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Heirs to Brahms

Thu 05 / 03 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder
piano
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1
Intermission
Arnold Schönberg
Pelléas and Mélisande
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Playfulness

Fri 13 / 03 / 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Matinee
Caleb Young
conductor
Antoine Tamestit
viola
Leonard Bernstein
Candide, overture
John Williams
Viola Concerto (first performance in Finland)
Dmitri Šostakovitš
Symphony No. 9
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Playfulness

Fri 13 / 03 / 2026
19:00 - 20:00
Series III
Caleb Young
conductor
Antoine Tamestit
viola
Leonard Bernstein
Candide, overture
John Williams
Viola Concerto (first performance in Finland)
Dmitri Šostakovitš
Symphony No. 9
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Kohtaamisia-klubi: Kulta-aika

Encounters Club – Golden Age

Fri 13 / 03 / 2026
20:00 - 21:30
Chamber music
Mikko-Pekka Svala
bassoon
Kari Olamaa
violin
Teija Kivinen
violin
Mariette Reefman
viola
Lauri Kankkunen
cello
Adrian Rigopulos
double bass
Jaani Helander
Elegia I (World premiere)
Bernhard Crusell
Quartet in C minor, Op. 4, 1st and 2nd movements
Eino Launonen
Golden Age (World premiere)
Elis Hallik
Impacts for cello and double bass
Jean Francaix
Divertissement for bassoon and string quintet
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Final rehearsal

Wed 18 / 03 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
General rehearsals
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Jari Eskola

Pre-Concert Talk

Wed 18 / 03 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
Others
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Striking the keys

Wed 18 / 03 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Michael Sanderling
conductor
Laura Mikkola
piano
Lili Boulanger
D'un matin de printemps
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor
Intermission
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor
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Pieni alkusoitto

Little Overture

Thu 19 / 03 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
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Laura Mikkola c Heikki Tuuli

Striking the keys

Thu 19 / 03 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
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Michael Sanderling
conductor
Laura Mikkola
piano
Lili Boulanger
D'un matin de printemps
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor
Intermission
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor
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Final rehearsal

Fri 27 / 03 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
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I Want to Be Alive

Fri 27 / 03 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
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Daníel Bjarnason
conductor
Leila Josefowicz
violin
Richard Wagner
Prelude and Liebestod from the opera Tristan and Isolde
Karol Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No. 2
Intermission
Daníel Bjarnason
I Want to Be Alive (first performance in Finland)
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Little Overture

Wed 01 / 04 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
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One Thousand and One Nights

Wed 01 / 04 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series III
Jan Söderblom
conductor
Emma Kajander
soprano
Maurice Ravel
Šeherazade, overture
Maurice Ravel
Schéhérazade
Intermission
Ahmed Adnan Saygun
Symphony No. 1
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
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Little Overture

Fri 10 / 04 / 2026
18:00 - 18:30
Helsingin 5. musiikkipainotteisten luokkien oppilaita
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Junior Concert

Fri 10 / 04 / 2026
19:00 - 20:15
Concerts for children
Jukka Untamala
conductor
Satu Sopanen
script, presenter and music dramaturgy
Helsingin 5. musiikkipainotteisten luokkien oppilaita
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Final rehearsal

Wed 15 / 04 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
General rehearsals
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Spring in Paris

Wed 15 / 04 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series I
Malin Broman
lead, violin
Louise Farrenc
Overture No. 1 in E minor
Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Intermission
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie, music from the opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 "Paris"
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Little Overture

Thu 16 / 04 / 2026
18:15 - 18:45
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Spring in Paris

Thu 16 / 04 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series II
Malin Broman
lead, violin
Louise Farrenc
Overture No. 1 in E minor
Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Intermission
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie, music from the opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 "Paris"
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Final rehearsal

Fri 24 / 04 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
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Emperor and Jupiter

Fri 24 / 04 / 2026
19:00 - 21:00
Series IV
Pekka Kuusisto
conductor
Kirill Gerstein
piano
György Kurtág
...quasi una fantasia... (first performance in Finland)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
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Encounters Club

Fri 24 / 04 / 2026
21:00 - 22:30
Chamber music
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May Day Matinee

Fri 01 / 05 / 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Matinee
Maria Ylipää
soloist
Thomas Bugnot
trumpet
Víctor Álvarez Alegría
trombone
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May Day Matinee

Fri 01 / 05 / 2026
14:00 - 15:00
Matinee
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Maria Ylipää
soloist
Thomas Bugnot
trumpet
Víctor Álvarez Alegría
trombone
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Final rehearsal

Fri 08 / 05 / 2026
10:00 - 13:00
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Pieni alkusoitto

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
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Pieni alkusoitto

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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Jukka-Pekka Saraste

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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Konserttietkot Jari Eskola

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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Dalia Stasevska

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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