SEASON SERIES CONCERT 3: FROM THE SHADOWS OF OLD SONGS
Thursday 27.02.2025 at 6pm
At 5.30 Atrium
PRE-TALK
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Atso Almila, conductor
Eva Alkula, Finnish zither
Aulis Sallinen: From The Shadows Of Old Songs (premiere)
Roope Mäenpää: Käsiin, concerto for the Finnish zither
Toivo Kuula: South Ostrobothnian Suite No 1
Aulis Sallinen, the grand old man of Finnish art music, celebrates his 90th anniversary in 2025. ” From The Shadows Of Old Songs” is a piece commissioned by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the City of Kuopio in 2025, and it will be premiered at this concert. Sallinen himself has described the work special to him and said that he has found a new approach to composing with this work.
The Finnish zither (ie. kantele) is rarely heard as a soloist instrument with a symphony orchestra. This particular concerto was originally commissioned specifically for Eva Alkula. The name of the work is related to the clients, i.e. the musicians of Tampere. “I started with the idea that this is first and foremost a work for musicians and craftsmen – even though the end result is of course for all audiences. On the other hand, for me, the name also means a return. I started with Stanisław Jerzy Lec’s aphorism, in which ‘sound and man return to the instrument’, whereas when composing, one often thinks exactly the opposite,” says composer Roope Mäenpää.
The evening ends with Toivo Kuula’s South Ostrobothnian Suite No 1, in which he depicts the landscapes, natural phenomena, folk culture and traditions of his native regions. The composer’s rise was interrupted by his early death during the dramatic twists and turns of the Civil War. Kuula, originally from Ostrobothnia, was mainly active in Vyborg, but gave Ostrobothnian folk music a magnificent orchestral form in the two South Ostrobothnian suites he composed.
Duration approximately 1 hour 3o minutes, including interval.
Finnish composers’ 80th anniversary
The concert is included in the Season Series Ticket and Mini Series Ticket 1.
Produced by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
SEASON SERIES TICKET
Including 8 concerts:
23.1. – 6.2. – 27.2. – 20.3. – 27.3. – 3.4. – 16.4. – 16.5.
Early Bird price: 200 € / 160 € senior citizens
Available for purchase: 7.11. – 9.12.
Normal price: 220 € / 179 € senior citizens
Available for purchase: 10.12. – 23.1.
MINI SERIES TICKETS 1 AND 2
Mini Series 1
Including 4 concerts: 23.1. – 27.2. – 27.3. – 16.4.
Mini Series 2
Including 4 concerts: 6.2. – 20.3. – 3.4. – 16.5.
Early Bird price: 110 / 90 € senior citizens
Available for purchase: 7.11. – 9.12.
Normal price: 120 € / 95 € senior citizens
Available for purchase:
Mini Series 1 10.12. – 23.1.
Mini Series 2 10.12. – 6.2.
Individual tickets:
33 € / 27 € senior citizens and groups min. 20 persons / 11 € children under the age of 16 and students
Available for purchase starting from 7.11.2024.
4 € concert day discount ticket for students and young people under the age of 20 (available for purchase on the concert day at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Office)
Season Series Tickets and Mini Series Tickets available at:
Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Sales, Lippupiste ticket outlets around the country and www.lippu.fi
Individual tickets: The above mentioned and also Kuopio City Theatre Ticket Sales.
Prices include the Kuopio Music Centre service fee 2 € / ticket. The service fees vary depending on the place of purchase.