This programme traces a journey from Romantic drama to Nordic quality under the baton of Pietari Inkinen, with Anna Geniushine as soloist. 

Wagner’s Overture to Tannhäuser opens the concert with a powerful depiction of inner conflict. As Wagner described it, the overture stands as a complete musical argument in itself, from the solemn tread of the Pilgrims’ Chorus to the intoxicating swirl of the Venusberg. 

Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor follows, a work of rhapsodic imagination and vivid colour. Tender lyricism alternates with dazzling virtuosity, evoking Nordic landscapes and mythical figures. 

After the interval, Sibelius’s Sixth and Seventh Symphonies offer a vision of symphonic form reimagined. These distilled, continuous works unfold as profound emotional statements, culminating in the transcendent power of the Seventh Symphony.

CONFLICT MYTH STILLNESS 

Wagner Tannhäuser Overture (14') 
Grieg Piano Concerto (30') 
Interval (20') 
Sibelius Symphony No.6  (28') 
Sibelius Symphony No.7 (21')