SEASON CONCERT 2: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Thursday 14.09.2023 at 6pm Concert Hall

At 5.30 Atrium
PRE-TALK

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Tzigane, conductor
Elina Vähälä, violin

Elfrida Andrée: “Varför och därför” Symphonic Poem in F minor (1887) – World premiere
Jaakko Kuusisto: Violin Concerto Op. 28
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Symphony No 2 in B flat major

If we peer through the looking-glass, objects are inverted, appearing simultaneously familiar yet new. We hope that is your experience in this program of rare masterpieces. 136 years is a long time to wait for a world premiere, but that is indeed the case for this unfairly neglected gem, “Varför och därför” by Elfrida Andrée from 1887. Elina Vähälä returns for Jaakko Kuusisto’s thrillingly cinematic Violin Concerto as the second part of our tribute to our former music director. The main course is the highly underrated Alexander Zemlinsky’s 2nd Symphony in Bb Major from 1897. Taking inspiration from Brahms, Dvořák and his teacher Bruckner, this early work is like a romantic sojourn through the lush and occasionally dark Bohemian Woods. (Eugene Tzigane)

Produced by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra

Tickets: 33 € / 27 € senior citizens and groups min. 20 persons / 11 € children under the age of 16 and students
4 € concert day discount ticket for students and young people under the age of 20

The concert is part of the Season Series Ticket and the Jaakko Kuusisto Package Ticket.

Prices include the Kuopio Music Centre service fee 2 € / ticket. The service fees vary depending on the place of purchase.