This concert is full of colour and atmosphere – and we also witness the return of a competition winner. There is already a hint of spring in the air, and these painterly musical images draw their shades from the beauty of nature, the fire of emotion and playful rhythms.
Between Two Lights is a music and poetry work that takes the listener on a journey across the inner landscapes of the heart. Together with the ensemble Avara and actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Jukka Perko has created a work where the clear skies and waters of the North meet.
Between Two Lights is a music and poetry work that takes the listener on a journey across the inner landscapes of the heart. Together with the ensemble Avara and actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Jukka Perko has created a work where the clear skies and waters of the North meet.
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra visits Kotka with Chief Conductor Nicholas Collon and guitarist Ismo Eskelinen as part of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle’s 100th anniversary year programme.
Hellun Hellalla is a show hosted with humour by Helena Juntunen, combining lieder, opera, music theatre and a psychology lecture. The programme explores songs and opera scenes that express the feeling of happiness throughout music history, freely crossing stylistic boundaries.
Hellun Hellalla is a show hosted with humour by Helena Juntunen, combining lieder, opera, music theatre and a psychology lecture. The programme explores songs and opera scenes that express the feeling of happiness throughout music history, freely crossing stylistic boundaries.
Stabat Mater, the 13th-century poem describing Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffering at the moment of her son’s crucifixion, takes on a powerful musical form in the hands of Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – without forgetting the other ancient writings that inspired the work.
Stabat Mater, the 13th-century poem describing Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffering at the moment of her son’s crucifixion, takes on a powerful musical form in the hands of Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – without forgetting the other ancient writings that inspired the work.
We are delighted to welcome Sueye Park, winner of the 2025 Sibelius Violin Competition, whose impressively assured sound convinced the jury. The deeply moving power and beauty of Sibelius’s musical language reflecting Finnish nature and spirit is crystallised in the most recorded violin concerto of the 20th century.
We are delighted to welcome Sueye Park, winner of the 2025 Sibelius Violin Competition, whose impressively assured sound convinced the jury. The deeply moving power and beauty of Sibelius’s musical language reflecting Finnish nature and spirit is crystallised in the most recorded violin concerto of the 20th century.
For this Thursday evening, our string ensemble offers two magnificent string quartets, both moving in deeply emotional waters while cherishing melodic beauty.
Kymi Sinfonietta’s May Day tradition has achieved enormous popularity year after year. This time, comic elements add extra flavour to the celebration as Mikko “Tökä” Töyssy and Mikael Konttinen join musical and humorous forces under the theme “Men in Black”.