Change in conductor for HPO concert on 8 December

The conductor for the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert on Finnish Music Day has changed. Osmo Vänskä has unfortunately had to cancel due to being temporarily immobilised after an accident injury. In his place, Pekka Kuusisto and Jan Söderblom will conduct the orchestra on Thursday 8 December.

Despite the change, the concert programme remains the same. Jan Söderblom will conduct Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, which opens the concert and will be performed by soloist Inmo Yang, winner of this year’s Sibelius Violin Competition. Under exceptional circumstances, Pekka Kuusisto steps in to conduct Jaakko Kuusisto’s Symphony Op. 39.

The concert will be livestreamed and also broadcast on Yle Radio 1:

https://areena.yle.fi/1-64358736

Finnish Music Day

Thursday 8 December 2022 at 7pm
Musiikkitalo – Helsinki Music Centre

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Jan Söderblom, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, conductor
Inmo Yang, violin

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Jaakko Kuusisto: Symphony, Op. 39

Further information about the concert:

https://helsinginkaupunginorkesteri.fi/en/concerts/finnish-music-day-0