SEASON SERIES CONCERT 8: THE PLANETS

Thursday 28.05.2026 at 6pm Kuopio Music Centre Concert Hall

At 5.30 pm Atrium
PRE-TALK

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Oulu Sinfonia
Rumon Gamba, conductor
Women of the Kuopio Symphony Choir
Choir Master Jaana Turunen

György Ligeti: Atmosphéres
Sergei Prokofiev: Scythian Suite Op. 20
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra’s spring season finale reaches for the stars. György Ligeti’s Atmosphères, a shimmering cloud of cosmic sound, shook the very foundations of orchestral music and found its way into Stanley Kubrick’s cult classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film’s unexpected success turned the Hungarian composer into a global icon.

Sergei Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite was written as an answer to Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring – a raw, primeval ballet suite depicting an ancient ritual, its earth-shaking rhythms revealing the ancient roots of heavy metal.

Gustav Holst’s ever-popular The Planets is a timeless classic – a work everyone should experience live at least once in their lifetime. Combining astrology, ancient myth, and the supernatural, this cosmic journey portrays the planets as divine beings whose powers shape the fate of the universe: Mars thunders with destruction, Venus breathes peace, Jupiter bursts with joy and humour, and Uranus conjures feats of magic.

Duration approx. 1 hour 40 minutes including interval.

The concert is included in the Season Series Ticket and Mini Series Ticket 2.

Produced by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra

SEASON SERIES TICKET

Includes 8 Season Series concerts

Early Bird price 200 € / 160 € senior citizens
Available: 114.11. – 4.12.
Buy Season Series Ticket

Normal price 220 € / 179 € senior citizens
Available: 5.12. – 9.1.

MINI SERIES 2

Miniseries 2
Includes 4 Season Series concerts

Early Bird price 110 / 90 € senior citizens
Available: 14.11. – 4.12.
Buy Miniseries 2

Normal price 120 € / 95 € senior citizens
Available: 5.12. – 29.1.

Tickets: 34,60 € / 28,10 € senior citizens and groups min. 20 persons / 10,60 € children under the age of 16 and students