What would May Day in the city be without a student cap on the Havis Amanda statue, a picnic in the park or the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra’s May Day matinee? This year, May Day revelers will be swaying to the rhythm of dance music from movies and musicals.
Richard Wagner (1813–1883): Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III (1846–1848)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): The Great Lover from the musical On the Town (1944)
Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919): Tonio's Prologue from the opera Pagliacci (1892)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): "Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse" aria from the opera Samson and Delilah (1877)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): Lonely Town from the musical On the Town (1944)
Georges Bizet (1838–1875): Habanera from the opera Carmen (1875)
Georges Bizet (1838–1875): "Si tu m'aimes" duet from the opera Carmen (1875)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): Times Square from the musical On the Town (1944)
Franz Lehár (1870–1948): "Lippen schweigen" duet from operetta The Merry Widow (1905)
Christian F. Kress (1767–1812): March of the Pori Regiment (arr. Robert Kajanus)
| Violin 1 Jan Söderblom Pekka Kauppinen Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä Eija Hartikainen Sanna Kokko Helmi Kuusi Elina Lehto Ilkka Lehtonen Liam Mansfield Petri Päivärinne Kalinka Pirinen Harry Rayner Sari Deshayes Tuuli Talvitie Violin 2 Anna-Leena Haikola Kamran Omarli Teija Kivinen Teppo Ali-Mattila Eva Ballaz Heini Eklund Dhyani Gylling Matilda Haavisto Siiri Rasta Krista Rosenberg Ángeles Salas Salas Virpi Taskila Viola Petteri Poijärvi Carmen Moggach Markus Sallinen Kaarina Ikonen Liisa Orava Mariette Reefman Hanna Semper Hajnalka Standi-Pulakka Elina Heikkinen Cello Tuomas Ylinen Beata Antikainen Päivi Paajanen Fransien Paananen Pekka Smolander Tommi Wesslund Sami Mäkelä Bass Jani Pensola Oskari Hänninen Paul Aksman Miranda Erlich Venla Lahti Juraj Valencik | Flute Enna Puhakka Päivi Korhonen Elina Raijas Oboe Hannu Perttilä Jussi Jaatinen Nils Rõõmussaar Clarinet Niina Selin Anna-Maija Korsimaa Heikki Nikula Bassoon Markus Tuukkanen Erkki Suomalainen Noora Van Dok Saxophone Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo Horn Ville Hiilivirta Miska Miettunen Joonas Seppelin Satu Huuskonen Trumpet Pasi Pirinen Michael Olsen Mika Tuomisalo Trombone Victor Álvarez Alegria Anu Fagerström Jussi Vuorinen Tuba Ilkka Marttila Timpani Tomi Wikström Percussion Xavi Castelló Aràndiga Mikael Sandström Pasi Suomalainen Harp Katilyne Roels Piano Anu Silvasti |
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.
