Thursday 27 July
THE ARCTIC
19.00
New Church, Rauhankatu 3
Tickets: 41 € 
Nicholas Söderlund, bass
Crusell Festival Ensemble
Christina Fassbender, flute
Annaleena Jämsä, flute
Juri Vallentin, oboe
Olli Leppäniemi, clarinet
Mor Biron, bassoon
Markus Maskuniitty, french horn
Meri Englund, violin
Siljamari Heikinheimo, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Maria Krykov, contrabass
Jouko Laivuori, piano
Edvard Grieg: Aften på Höyfjellet
Edvard Grieg (arr. Jarkko Riihimäki): Songs
Aki Yli-Salomäki: Harhoja (2015)
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Jean Sibelius: Suite Mignonne op. 98 parts II and III
Jean Sibelius (arr. Jarkko Riihimäki): Songs
Jean Sibelius (arr. Kuusisto): Satu op. 9
Celebrate the north with beloved classics from Sibelius and Grieg! The concert is performed by Nicholas Söderlund and the Crusell Festival Ensemble.
Nicholas Söderlund, who was awarded second prize at both the 2007 International Sibelius Singing Competition and the 2008 Lappeenranta National Singing Competition, is a highly sought-after vocalist and chamber singer. He focuses particularly on new music and Finnish music. Söderlund is a guest soloist at the Finnish National Opera, where he has performed in several productions.
The Crusell Festival Ensemble brings together different artists performing during the Crusell Music Festival. The music of Jean Sibelius and Edvard Grieg showcase the fragile nature of the north and Nordic people’s relationship with nature. Sibelius’s beloved symphonic poem En saga (‘a saga’) is heard as Jaakko Kuusisto’s octet adaptation. In addition, the concert includes a performance of Aki Yli-Salomäki’s Harhoja (‘delusions’), which was created for the 2015 Crusell Music Festival.
Concert hosted by: music journalist, FD Janne Palkisto
Broadcast: Yle
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