Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra: Tales and Symphonies

• Time:

  • Wed 26.8.2026 19:00

  • Duration: approx. 1h 45min, interval

• Address:

  Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall
  Mannerheimintie 13 A
  00100 Helsinki

• Tickets:

  17–40 € (Uniarts)

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Event Introduction

The concert by the Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra and conductor Susanna Mälkki presents three masterpieces that lead the audience through a world of colors, forces of nature, and pure energy.

The evening begins in a fairytale atmosphere with Maurice Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite). Ravel’s enchanting richness of color brings the captivating characters of a storybook to life: the music shimmers, inviting the listener into the heart of French impressionist mysticism.

The journey through time and magic continues with Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7. In this architectural masterpiece, Sibelius’s archaic, noble flow carries the listener forward in a single, continuous movement. The music grows organically toward the solemn trombone theme and the orchestra’s powerful, uplifting conclusion.

The concert culminates with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 – the work’s dazzling light and rhythmic joy combined with the explosive energy of the Sibelius Academy’s young virtuosos. From the deep melancholy of the second movement, the music moves into the wild whirlwind of the finale.

Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor

Program:

Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye Suite
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Supporters:

The Pekka Räisänen Fund supports the educational partnership with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for this concert.

Categories

Classical and Contemporary Music

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