Concerts in Autumn 2023
Meditaatiota (Meditation)
Wednesday, 30 August Lappeenranta Old Town Hall at 19.00, tickets 10 € here
Thursday, 31 August Lappeenranta Hall at 11.00 - free of charge
Open doors of the City: free admission
Led by Concertmaster Elias Lassfolk
Programme:
Jean Sibelius: Scene with Cranes
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Max Richter: The Four Seasons: ‘Spring’
György Ligeti: Bagatelles: Parts 3 and 5
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste
Arthur Honegger: Pastorale d’été
Get your wool socks ready and embrace autumn with the help of music!
Kanjoneista tähtiin (From Canyons to the Stars)
Thursday, 7 September Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Led by Erkki Lasonpalo
Soloist Kirill Kozlovski, piano
Programme:
Amy Beach: Bal Masqué, Op. 22, arr. Erkki Lasonpalo
Philip Glass: Piano Concerto No. 2 ‘After Lewis and Clark’ 2004, arr. P. Barnes
Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonietta ‘La Jolla’
Tickets €32/22/7
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Saimaa Sinfonietta – Reiniläisittäin (Rhenish)
In collaboration with the Mikkeli City Orchestra
Thursday, 21 September Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Friday, 22 September Martti Talvela Hall, Mikkeli, at 19.00
Led by Erkki Lasonpalo
Soloist József Balog, piano
Programme:
Antonín Dvořák: Legends Op. 59: 1–4
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 Op. 97 in E-flat major ‘Rhenish’
Tickets €32/22/7
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Diivabiisit (Pop diva songs)
Wednesday, 27 September Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Led by Antti Rissanen
Soloist Diandra
The show features songs of Diandra’s favourite pop singers, such as Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand and Céline Dion, arranged by Antti Rissanen.
Tickets €35, students €7
Ystävyydellä (Friendship)
Wednesday, 4 October St Mary’s Church of Lappee at 19.00
Led by Matti Koponen, violin
Soloists Tiina Heinonen and Marianne Järvinen
Programme:
Joonas Kokkonen: Durch einen Spiegel
Johann Quantz: Concerto for 2 Flutes in G minor
Arvo Pärt: Summa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207
Tickets €25 in advance, students €7 in advance, €20 at the door. No discounts at the door.
Lokakuun illat (October evenings)
Thursday, 12 October Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Led by Kristian Sallinen
Soloists Annika Sinisalo, violin and Santeri Kaksonen, oboe
Programme:
Arnold Schönberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major ‘Paris’
Tickets €32/22/7
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Erilaisia polkuja (Different kinds of paths)
In cooperation with Lappeenranta Music Institute
Thursday, 19 October Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Leader–soloist Janne Valkeajoki, accordion
Programme:
Gustav Holst: Brook Green Suite
Ralp Vaughan Williams: Death of Tintagiles
Bernhard Molique: Concerto No. 1 in G minor for accordion,
strings and percussion
Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta
Tickets €32/22/7
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Marzin viulukonsertto (Marzi’s Violin Concerto)
Thursday, 2 November Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Led by Atso Almila
Soloist Antti Tikkanen, violin
Programme:
Atso Almila: Cascades octet (2016)
Marzi Nyman: Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Tickets €32/22/7
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Historiallisia polkuja (Historical paths)
Wednesday, 15 November Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Led by Erkki Lasonpalo
Soloist Iida Antola, soprano
The programme is based on popular works played by the Orchestra of the Vyborg friends of music (1918–39) in salon concerts. The concert begins with Richard Wagner’s Overture to the Mastersingers, and the programme continues with solo songs by Toivo Kuula and Jean Sibelius. The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms and
tones of Oskar Merikanto’s Valse Lente embrace the audience during this evening in November.
Tickets €32/22/7
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Pikselitaidetta ’23 (Pixel art ’23)
Wednesday, 29 November Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Led by Elisar Riddelin
Requested by audience
The programme includes well-known video game tunes, arranged for symphony orchestra,
such as Final Fantasy, Angry Birds, Fortnite and Mega Man.
All tickets €20, students €7
Saimaa Sinfonietta – Joulukonsertti (Christmas concert)
In collaboration with the Mikkeli City Orchestra
Thursday, 14 December Lappeenranta Hall at 19.00
Friday, 15 December Martti Talvela Hall, Mikkeli, at 19.00
Led by Erkki Lasonpalo
Soloists Mari Palo, soprano and Aarne Pelkonen, baritone
The programme features the most beautiful, traditional Finnish Christmas songs.
Tickets €32/22/7
Tule joulu kultainen – Christmas singalong at the city theatre
Collaborative production by the city orchestra and city theatre
Wednesday, 20 December City Theatre’s main stage at 19.00
Led by Riku Huhtasalo
Actors of the city theatre as the soloists
Vocal coaching by Jani Pola
The Christmas tree is all decorated and Santa Claus is coming to town!
Tickets €15