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John Storgårds, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Wagner: Overture from the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (duration 10′)
Jean Sibelius: Höstkväll op. 38 nro 1 (duration 6′)
Jean Sibelius: Den första kyssen op. 37 nro 1 (duration 2′)
Victoria Polevá: Eirene (world premiere) (duration 10′)
Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder (duration 14′)
Intermission, duration 30′
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen op. 22 (duration 50′)

A new era for the orchestra begins now! Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Chief Conductor John Storgårds inaugurate the Music Hall Fuuga and its Concert Hall. Music will be heard for the first time by the public in the long-awaited acoustics of Fuuga, and Wagner’s festive overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is a fanfare for a new era not only in the history of the orchestra, but also in the musical life of Finland as a whole. Soprano Karita Mattila has chosen songs by Sibelius and Berg for the opening program, interspersed with the world premiere of Ukrainian composer Poleva’s Eirene, Peace. TPO warmly welcomes its audience to its new hall with the monumental grandeur of Sibelius’s Kalevala, Lemminkäinen’s Return.

Ticket sales begins 5.2. at 12.