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PRICES

Regular tickets to most of our concerts are 34 €. 

Students can enjoy most of our concerts for 8 € by buying tickets in advance.

Children under the age of 16 enjoy most of our concerts for free.

You can find more info on the prices under each concert on the left.

ADVANCE SALES

Customer Service Centre Winkki

Villimiehenkatu 1, Lappeenranta
City Hall, Floor 1

Mon−Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM 

tel. + 358 5 616 2220
winkki@lappeenranta.fi

Lippupiste

Tickets are available at Lippupiste sales points and online shop, over the telephone and at R-kiosks in accordance with the prices and conditions of Lippupiste.

Sales points in Lappeenranta
Citymarket, Toikansuontie 4

AT THE VENUE

You can also buy tickets at the concert venue one hour before the concert starts.

Note that in some of our concerts tickets can be more expensive when sold at the door. You can find more info under the concert info on the left.

Lappeenranta City Orchestra

Office: Villimiehenkatu 1, City Hall

tel. +358 40 547 8706

Concerts in Spring 2025

SERENATAS

Wed 22.1. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

City Orchestra ensembles

Kirill Kozlovski, piano

Regular ticket 34 €

BIBLICAL SONGS

Thu 30.1. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

Conductor Janne Valkeajoki

Soloist Esa Ruuttunen, baritone

Regular ticket 34 €

SAIMAA SINFONIETTA – SIBELIUS' SYMPHONY NO. 5

In collaboration with St. Michel Strings

Thu 6.2. Mikaeli Concert and Event Hall, Mikkeli at 6 PM

Fri 7.2. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo

Soloist Jyrki Lasonpalo, violin

Regular ticket 34 €

SPANISH NIGHT

Thu 20.2. St. Mary's Church of Lappee at 7 PM

Conductor José Maria Moreno

Soloist Tatu Kauppinen, cello

Regular ticket 25 € in advance / 30 € at the door for everyone

SENSUAL ENCOUNTERS

Thu 6.3. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

Conductor Elisar Riddelin

Soloists Minna Pensola, violin, Antti Tikkanen, violin

Regular ticket 34 €

ORCHESTRA INTRODUCTION

Wed 12.3. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

Under the direction of the concertmaster

Regular ticket 25 € for everyone, no discounts

SAIMAA SINFONIETTA – THE MASTERS OF STAGE CHARISMA

In collaboration with St. Michel Strings

Thu 20.3. Lappeenranta Hall at 7:00 PM

Fri 21.3. Mikaeli Concert and Event Hall, Mikkeli at 6 PM

Conductor Okko Kamu

Soloist Harri Mäki, clarinet and Annariina Jokela, viola

Regular ticket 34 €

CHILDREN'S MUSICAL FAIRYTALE – PETER AND THE WOLF

In collaboration with the Lappeenranta City Theater

Wed 2.4. Lappeenranta Hall at 10 AM and 6 PM

Conductor Sauli Saarinen

Narrator Samuli Punkka

Regular ticket 10 € for adults / 5 € for children under 16 years / infants for free

REFLECTIONS OF THE RAINS – POETRY AND MUSIC

Tue 8.4. Lappeenranta Old Town Hall at 7 PM

Johanna Suvenmetsä, poetry, recitation, and alto flute

Tiina Heinonen, flute, Marianne Järvinen, flute, Jarkko Launonen, cello

Regular ticket 25 € for everyone, no discounts

EASTER CONCERT – HANDEL: MESSIAH

Wed 16.4.  St. Mary's Church of Lappee at 7 PM

Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo

Soloists from the singing competitions, SATB

South Karelia Classical Choir

Regular ticket 25 € in advance / 30 € at the door for everyone

MAY DAY CONCERT

May Day Concert with the Cavalry Band, Lappeenranta City Orchestra and the Lappeenranta City Theater

Wed 30.4. Mikaeli Concert and Event Hall, Mikkeli at 6 PM

Thu 1.5. Lappeenranta Hall at 2 PM

Sat 3.5. Event Centre Satama, Kotka  at 4 PM

Regular ticket 35 € / Discount groups 20 €

MEMORIES AND LANDSCAPES

Thu 8.5. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

City Orchestra ensembles

Laura Hynninen, harp

Regular ticket 34 €

TO THE SUMMER FIELDS

Thu 15.5. Lappeenranta Hall at 7 PM

Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo

Soloist Helka Seppälä, double bass

Regular ticket 34 €

Concert locations and addresses

Lappeenranta Hall - Villimiehenkatu 1 (City Hall, Floor 01), 53100 Lappeenranta

St. Mary's Church of Lappee - Valtakatu 35, 53300 Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta Old Town Hall - Raastuvankatu 7, 53100 Lappeenranta

A vibrant sinfonietta that started its journey over 100 years ago

The Lappeenranta City Orchestra is the smallest symphony orchestra in Finland: a vibrant sinfonietta with 21 full-time musicians. In 2020, Erkki Lasonpalo started as the orchestra’s Artistic Director. Our city orchestra started its journey as early as in 1909. The orchestra was municipalised in 1980, after which it expanded to its current composition. Today, the diverse programmes range from chamber music to symphonies, from classical to entertainment and from old to new music. 

The Lappeenranta City Orchestra cooperates extensively with the region’s music institutions and communities: The Dragoon Band, Etelä-Karjalan klassinen kuoro (South Karelian Classical Choir) and Lappeenranta Music Institute. As Saimaa Sinfonietta, the orchestra performs together with the string section of the Mikkeli City Orchestra (St. Michel Striings). Saimaa Sinfonietta performs in the Saimaa region several times during the concert season.

In addition to domestic concerts, the orchestra has performed abroad several times at various festivals and concert halls. The main concert venues of the orchestra in Lappeenranta are the City Hall’s Lappeenranta Hall and the churches. Our orchestra occasionally also performs in different places as the Lappeenranta Main Library.

Musical journeys beyond boundaries – the splendour of the City Orchestra’s spring 2024

The Lappeenranta City Orchestra’s spring season will go beyond boundaries with a range of musical styles and a look at the musical cycle of different eras. The power of music is secret and reaches people of all ages. Emotions, the arc of drama, colours, shapes, the sense of community and friendship – you will experience all this and many other unpredictable things through the playing and heartfelt performances of our talented musicians.

Come and experience old music, the richly flowery world of romanticism, the soul-cleansing emotionality of neoclassicism, the world premiere of a minimalist new symphony, folk music with modern twists and the fresh breeze of jazz.

Everyone experiences the musical impact of a concert in their own way but bringing friends or colleagues along can also bring new experiences, and even new insights into everyday routines and life in general. This invisible emotional impact of music is miraculous, something that even invisibly transmitted emails or picture messages cannot match. After all, music does not exist until it is performed. In the words of the Greek philosopher Plato: “Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.”

I warmly welcome all Friends of our orchestra to our concerts!

Milko Vesalainen, General Manager