SOUNDS OF LUOSTO FESTIVAL: SONGS OF TRAVEL – MAIN CONCERT
Saturday 08.08.2026 Ukko Luosto outdoor stage in the Pyhä-Luosto National Park
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Aku Sorensen, conductor
Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno, baritone
Kalevi Aho: …frozen were the restless waters
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel (orchestrated by the composer and Roy Douglas)
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in a minor Op. 56 “Scottish”
For the Sounds of Luosto Festival’s main concert of the year, the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra takes the audience on a journey through the music of three composers, performed by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra. Rising young baritone star Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno interprets Vaughan Williams’s poignantly beautiful song cycle Songs of Travel, inviting us to reflect on how our journeys shape who we are. The program opens with a work by Kalevi Aho, influenced by both Japan and Tunisia, and the second half features Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, inspired by his travels in Scotland.
The venue / location of this concert is the Ukko Luosto outdoor stage in the Pyhä-Luosto National Park. Possibly the only stage in the world where you can pick blueberries from your seat!
Address: Ukko-Luosto parking area, Ukko-Luostontie 29, 99555 Luosto
Transportation to the concert venue will be provided by a bus that departs from Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi. Bus transportation will be available also from Sodankylä Municipal Centre to Luosto and Pyhätunturi.
The Sounds of Luosto festival will be organized in the Lappish landscape on Luosto, Pyhä, and in Sodankylä. Concerts will be held in places like the natural amphitheaters of Ukko-Luosto and Aittakuru, as well as Sodankylä’s historic old church.
The theme of 2026 is Music of travel. On offer is a highly varied program of orchestra, chamber, and solo performance of familiar classics, contemporary music, and forgotten masterpieces, as well as the traditional saloon concert! In ten concerts, we will embark on an adventure together, exploring different places and contemplating how travel is reflected in our own lives. After all, traveling is a way to discover the new and reconnect with old friends – whether it’s music or people.
This concert has an intermission.
The concert is produced by the Sounds of Luosto Festival
Tickets: Presale 33/10 € (+ Ticketmaster handling fees) • at the door 40/15 €
Under 16-year-olds free of charge
In addition to individual tickets, patrons will have the possibility to buy different types of ticket packets. All tickets are sold on Ticketmaster. During the festival tickets can be bought also from the festival office and at the door.
