Dates:
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 18:30
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026, 13:00
Old Forest Echoes – Ikimetsän kaiku is a concert experience grown from a desire to protect the old-growth forests of Finland.
It is the vision of internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Barbora Xu (Barbora Šilhánová), who, after four months of artistic research in these forests, now brings her nature-inspired music to urban audiences as an immersive indoor experience. With kantele, Chinese zither and voice at its core, accompanied by video and sounds of the woods, the concert brings the atmosphere of Finnish old-growth forests into the city.
The performance takes place within an indoor forest installation made from natural materials by environmental artist Tommi Laine . A soundscape installation by Mikko Haapoja combines field recordings from Barbora’s time in the forest with footage captured by cinematographer Ville Tanttu .
Working group:
Barbora Xu/Barbora Šilhánová : director, nature music artist
Mikko H. Haapoja : soundscape installation and sound technician
Ville Tanttu : video projections
Tommi Laine : environmental artist, indoors forest installation
Milla Aalto : forests expert
Carly Markkanen : producer
Supported by Kone Foundation in collaboration with Luontoliitto.
Talk and workshops
The 60-minute concert is complemented on Saturday 31 October by a pre-performance talk on Finnish old-growth forests by forests expert Milla Aalto of Luontoliitto (The Finnish Nature Association). On Sunday 1 November, music workshops for different audiences, including a l...
Cost: 15 € / 7 €
Bookings: Booking information is available from the event source.
Categories: Musiikki, Caisa, Muut tapahtumat, Suomi, Ruotsi, Englanti, Työpajat, son mexicano, LAN parties, workshops (social inclusion)
More information: http://www.caisa.fi/en/events/event/4315416BF35517CB764A83C690F786FD/Old_Forest_Echoes_Ikimetsan_kaiku_Immersive_Nature_Concert
Source: Event information supplied by City of Helsinki Linked Events.
