Love Song Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Momo Kodama & Helena Juntunen

• Time:

  • Thu 14.8.2025 19:00

  • Duration: 2h 30min

• Address:

  Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall
  Töölönlahdenkatu
  00100 Helsinki

• Tickets:

  20–68 / 15–61,20 € (Musiikkitalo)

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Event Introduction

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Jukka-Pekka Saraste open Helsinki Festival’s classical music program on the Night of the Arts. The concert begins with Chorus of the Winds from Sibelius’s The Tempest, followed by the world premiere of Sauli Zinovjev’s new work, based on poems by Mirkka Rekola. The evening culminates in Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, whose Sanskrit name translates to “Love Song.”

Sauli Zinovjev’s new composition Tarpeeton pyyhitään yli consists of a prologue and nine songs set to texts by poet Mirkka Rekola. Zinovjev describes the work as a fusion of “external landscapes and internal conflicts.” He is one of Finland’s leading contemporary orchestral composers. The luminous soprano Helena Juntunen interprets Rekola’s poetry.

Messiaen’s Turangalîla, a masterpiece radiating ecstatic love and mysticism, is one of the most significant compositions of the 20th century. The symphony’s extensive piano parts will be performed by the renowned Japanese pianist Momo Kodama.

The concert will be enriched by photography from Helsinki-based artist Dasha Pears. Pears, an award-winning fine art photographer, creates surreal imagery where small, unexpected details transform reality.

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

Helena Juntunen, soprano
Momo Kodama, piano

Dasha Pears, photography

Program:

Jean Sibelius: The Tempest No. 4, Chorus of the Winds
Sauli Zinovjev: Tarpeeton pyyhitään yli, world premiere
Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla

Categories

Classical and Contemporary Music

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