Dates:
Wed, 9 Sept 2026, 19:00–21:00
Thu, 10 Sept 2026, 19:00–21:00
The sonic fireworks of Szymanowski’s Concert Overture; the melody and star-cross’d romance of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet...what more intoxicating way to launch the FRSO’s new season?
Both works are particular favourites of music director Nicholas Collon; though Sofia Gubaidulina’s Viola Concerto inhabits a very different world, defined by an instrument that she saw as “an enigma, and an object of rapture”.
A perfect introduction to the FRSO’s new artist-in-residence, viola virtuoso Antoine Tamestit.
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO)
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture
Sofia Gubaidulina: Viola Concerto, Finnish premiere
Sergei Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Pre-concert talk 9.9. at 18.00-18.30 Lower foyer:
Chief Conductor Nicholas Collon talks with Lotta Emanuelsson about the season's themes.
Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall
9.9. & 10.9.2026
19.00-21.00, intermission approx. at 20.00
Tickets 42-12,50€
Cost: 42-12,50€
Bookings: Booking information is available from the event source.
Categories: concerts, music, art music, cultural events
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