by Essi Ryyppö | Mar 23, 2023
In 1997 Samuli Edelmann released the cult classic album Vaiheet, based on songs by his father Toni Edelmann. In 2019 a sequel was released. At the Sibelius Hall we shall hear some of the most popular songs from both albums, arranged for symphony orchestra. Edelmann is...
by Essi Ryyppö | Mar 23, 2023
Ludwig van Beethoven composed this symphony inspired by his walks in nature, portraying the heavens. In this narrative work, birds sing, streams flow and a storm is always followed by sunshine. The Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s famous horns are finally given full rein in...
by Essi Ryyppö | Mar 23, 2023
The pages of history were irrevocably ripped up in the early years of the last century, both in politics and in music. Claude Debussy, the last composer icon of the so-called ‘Belle Époque’, took the art of composition to a compelling culmination, after which Arnold...
by Essi Ryyppö | Mar 23, 2023
Lightsabers at the ready, the Death Star blueprints have been stolen! The mother of all space operas, Star Wars – A New Hope (1977) introduced audiences to Han Solo, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, the ultimate evil. Tonight, the mood soars up into space...
by Essi Ryyppö | Mar 23, 2023
Lightsabers at the ready, the Death Star blueprints have been stolen! The mother of all space operas, Star Wars – A New Hope (1977) introduced audiences to Han Solo, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, the ultimate evil. Tonight, the mood soars up into space...