SEASON CONCERT 8: NORTHERN FORCES

Thursday 05.12.2024 at 6pm Concert Hall

At 5.30 Atrium
PRE-TALK

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Tzigane, conductor
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet

Helvi Leiviskä: Orchestra Suite No 2
Sebastian Fagerlund: Clarinet Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in C major Op. 52

“Jean Sibelius set the tone for Finnish and Nordic music for the 20th Century. Many that came after him struggled to escape his shadow, but among them were Helvi Leiviskä and Sebastian Fagerlund. We have already been introduced to Leiviskä by way of her 1st Symphony in December 2023 and are pleased to bring yet another gem.

As Romanticism entered its twilight years, Jean Sibelius was busy reinventing the very concept of what a symphony is. Rather than being an epic pronouncement, his symphonies became more compact in form and emotionally restrained, albeit without giving into the Modernist trends of totally objective and impersonality. So powerful was his voice that it came to define the Nordic and Scandinavian musical aesthetic. And though his early music is overtly patriotic and intended to rouse nationalistic sentiments, the profound shift that he incited with this middle-period work is one of quiet revolution. He shed and/or subsumed the dominant Russian and Germanic influences, transforming them into a distinctly Finnish musical aesthetic and language.

His legacy has been one of the riches of the 20th Century, making Finland one of the most fertile musical lands in the world. Among the great composers to emerge was Helvi Leiviskä of the interwar generation. She sought to expand the grammar of the Sibelian aesthetic, gradually evolving into a modernist voice. We once again revisit her earlier music, the suite from her score to the film, Juha. Rounding out the program is the masterful Clarinet Concerto by Sebastian Fagerlund. This contemporary classic from 2006 is a dazzling virtuoso work that will showcase the brilliance of Christoffer Sundqvist, Solo Clarinet of the RSO.”
(Eugene Tzigane)

Produced by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra

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

SEASON SERIES TICKET
Including all 8 Season Series concerts:
5.9. – 12.9. – 26.9. – 10.10. – 24.10. – 7.11. – 21.11. – 5.12.

Early Bird Price 200 € / 160 €
Available for purchase: 19.4.– 6.5.
BUY SEASON SERIES TICKET

Normal Price 220 € / 179 €
Available for purchase: 7.5.– 5.9.

MINI SERIES 2
Including 4 Season Series concerts: 12.9. – 10.10. – 7.11. – 5.12.

Early Bird Price 110 / 90 €
Available for purchase: 19.4.– 6.5.
BUY MINI SERIES 2

Normal Price 120 € / 95 €
Available for purchase: 7.5.– 5.9.

Get yours at Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Office, Lippupiste Ticket Outlets and Lippupiste Online Store www.lippu.fi

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 19.4.2024.

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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)

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