GUEST CONCERT IN OULU: RITE OF SPRING

Friday 26.05.2023 at 7pm

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra & Oulu Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
Sir Simon Keenlyside, baritone

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel (Merry Pranks) Op. 28
Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Igor Stravinsky: Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky crashed the tectonic plates of the music world against each other when he composed the Rite of Spring in 1913, considered to be the most influential piece of music of the entire 20th century. Its primeval chords, pounding rhythms, and deafening volume which keeps both players and spectators alike on their toes foreshadowed the events which left the world irrevocably altered.

The British baritone, multiple-time Gramophone winner and several times chosen as the soloist of the year Sir Simon Keenlyside is known as a singer who expresses the emotions of humanity both through soft whispers and powerful belts. Both skills are required when performing Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer. The concert, a collaboration with the Kuopio City orchestra and cancelled in March 2020, will now finally be realised after a long wait.

Duration about 1 h 50 min (incl. intermission)

Head start at Restaurant Preludi at 18:30. Discussion of the forthcoming concert.
Order serving

Produced by the Oulu Sinfonia

Tickets: 55 € normal/ 45 € pensioner / 35 € student, unemployed, child (3–17 yrs)
Free entry to the concert for Kaikukortti holders (limited amount, must be purchased in advance from Oulu10 service point).

Prices include service fee. Order fee 2 €/order when bought from Ticketmaster shops or 1,50 €/order when bought from Ticketmaster online shop will be added, excluding tickets purchased at Madetoja Hall ticket booth and Kaikukortti-tickets.

Concerts at the Oulu Music Centre on 25-26 May, 2023.