Helsinki

Susanna Mälkki conductor Leila Josefowicz violin John Adams Violin Concerto Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” (1878/1880) Last autumn, the Los Angeles Times lauded violinist Leila Josefowicz’s performance of John Adams’ Violin Concerto: “A daring, probing, thinking, dancing, spectacularly virtuosic soloist… she played each turn of phrase, each gesture, as though it were a new thought or feeling that suddenly astonished her” (Los Angeles Times, 9.11.2021). Good news for lovers of mysticism and mysteries! The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra will perform no less than three symphonies by Anton Bruckner this season. The series begins with one of his most popular, the 4th Symphony – a mysterious relation to ancient tales. ...

Severský bizár. Conductor Hannu Lintu Director Anna Kelo Set Design Mikki Kunttu Costume Design Erika Turunen Lighting design, Video design Mikki Kunttu Siegmund Joachim Bäckström Hunding Matti Turunen Wotan Tommi Hakala Sieglinde Miina-Liisa Värelä Brünnhilde Johanna Rusanen Fricka Niina Keitel Helmwige Reetta Haavisto Gerhilde Jenni Hietala Ortlinde My Johansson Waltraute Maria Turunen Siegrune Monika-Evelin Liiv Rossweisse Merja Mäkelä Grimgerde Ida Wallén Schwertleite Anna Danik