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The Philharmonia Orchestra’s series exploring Nordic composers’ relationship with the landscapes of their birth wouldn’t be complete without these evocative works

Sibelius & Grieg: In the Land of the Mountain King

Southbank Centre

Our series Nordic Soundscapes, exploring Nordic composers’ relationship with the landscapes of their birth, would not be complete without Sibelius’s and Grieg’s most popular works.

Get under the skin of Stravinsky’s The Firebird as it's deconstructed and reassembled by Aurora Orchestra, presenter Tom Service, and conductor Nicholas Collon.

Aurora Orchestra: Stravinsky's Firebird by Heart

Chief conductor Pierre Bluese conducts three very different works this evening, which together show three sides of the orchestra's sound and possibilities.

Blouses & Brahms

Odense Concert Hall

Mikael Karlsson's song cycle So We Will Vanish , about the natural destruction in nature, is dedicated to the Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. When she now performs the work in the Berwaldhallen, it is together with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The multi-layered work The Ring of Fire and Love by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen opens this concert, which concludes with Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony – inspired by his brief, unhappy marriage.

So We Will Vanish With Anne Sofie Von Otter

SR Berwaldhallen

Members of the Dover Quartet join other Festival artists in the youthfully exuberant, Classical-era Sonata a quattro No. 1, written by Rossini when he was 12 years old, and Brahms’s sweeping String Sextet in G Major. Between the two works, the Festival presents the US premiere of a commissioned quintet by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen, who Gramophone notes “[fuses] jazz and classical idioms” and “draws on her Lapland roots and on the mystery and melancholy of life in the north.” 

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Rossini & Brahms

New Mexico Museum of Art

Welcome back the amazing Jennifer Koh in Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto, a work composed for her after a decade of previous collaborations. Koh premiered the work in 2022 in a performance conducted by Aspen Conducting Academy alumna Gemma New. Subtitled “Procession," the work is inspired by medieval rituals developed during the Plague. The Washington Post described it as “an unsettling work that opens like a trapdoor, or the moment you fall asleep… Like Vaughan Williams, Mazzoli taps into and transforms a hymnal history—albeit with a more “messed-up” (her words) twist. Mazzoli conjures penitential processions, “melting hymns,” spells cast over broken bones and a conclusory ascent to the heavens.”

Chamber Symphony: Jennifer Koh, Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Michael Klein Music Tent

John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

MediaCityUK

Finland and its culture dominate Symphony Hall in this concert. Finnish conductor John Storgårds leads the first in our Music of the Midnight Sun series, an exploration of Nordic storytelling and music. Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen’s vivid soundscapes prove she is a worthy successor to her compatriot Jean Sibelius; her nuanced and colorful Midnight Sun Variations that transport you to her homeland. Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto debuts with the BSO as the orchestra performs the great Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s 1911 Violin Concerto for the first time. The program closes with three of Sibelius’s tone poems based on Finnish legends, their moods ranging from sweeping power to contemplative mystery.

John Storgårds conducts Tarkiainen, Nielsen, and Sibelius with Pekka Kuusisto, violin

The Soviets called Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony an “optimistic tragedy”, but the reality is infinitely more complex (and compelling) than that. It’s a symphony of dark secrets and shattering power: a powerful contrast to the heavenly radiance of Messiaen’s musical prayer, and the haunting tenderness and magical new sounds of Outi Tarkiainen’s Milky Ways.

Dark visions, Milky Ways

Barbican Centre

Our series Nordic Soundscapes, exploring Nordic composers’ relationship with the landscapes of their birth, would not be complete without Sibelius’s and Grieg’s most popular works.

Finnish conductor Emilia Hoving begins her concert with Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. Originally written for Ibsen’s play about the adventures of a globetrotting Norwegian antihero, Grieg’s music has become inextricably linked with his homeland. For this suite, Grieg picked out his listeners’ favourite moments, including the dreamy ‘Morning’ and ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’, in which Peer Gynt is chased by angry trolls.

Royal Festival Hall

Rising young Finnish conductor Kristian Sallinen makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Kristian Sallinen conducts music by Tchaikovsky, Tarkiainen and Sibelius

BBC Maida Vale Studios

Ung Filharmoni and the Oslo Philharmonic perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, one of the composer's own favorite works, with conductor John Storgårds. The brothers Lucas and Arthus Jussen are the soloists in Fazil Say's four-hand piano concerto Phoenix.

Ung Filharmoni John Storgårds Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Oslo Concert Hall

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Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Shostakovich

Davies Symphony Hall

Four pieces of orchestral artwork are showcased in this intensely expressionistic program led by acclaimed conductor and regular Minnesota Orchestra guest Carlos Miguel Prieto. The Ring of Fire and Love evokes an “earth-shattering, creative and cataclysmic moment,” as described by composer Outi Tarkiainen. Richard Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder is a set of five musical love letters, sung here by soprano Emily Magee, followed by Joaquin Turina’s colorful and passionate Danzas Fantásticas. The Orchestra then creates a kaleidoscope of swirling sound in Claude Debussy’s classic portrait of the sea.

Prieto Conducts La Mer

Orchestra Hall

### Event Description: Nordic Landscapes and Portraits - Minnesota Orchestra

**Event Title:** Nordic Landscapes and Portraits

**Dates:** Friday, January 10, 2025, and Saturday, January 11, 2025

**Venue:** Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

**Duration:** 2 hours, including intermission

**Event Overview:**
Immerse yourself in the evocative sounds of the Nordic region with the Minnesota Orchestra's "Nordic Landscapes and Portraits" concert. This program is a musical journey through the fresh voices and rich traditions of Nordic composers, offering a unique exploration of landscapes and portraits through music.

**Program Highlights:**
- **Elfrida Andrée:** Concert Overture
- **Carl Nielsen:** Clarinet Concerto, featuring Principal Clarinet Gabriel Campos Zamora
- **Daníel Bjarnason:** Air to Breath, from Bow to String
- **Bent Sørensen:** Evening Land
- **Outi Tarkiainen:** Midnight Sun Variations
- **Jean Sibelius:** Finlandia

**Featured Artists:**
- **Conductor:** Thomas Søndergård, Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra
- **Clarinet:** Gabriel Campos Zamora, Principal Clarinet of the Minnesota Orchestra

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets for this concert are available now as part of a package. Save up to 15% and receive subscriber perks when you purchase tickets for three or more concerts. Individual tickets will go on sale on July 29.

**Additional Information:**
- **Pre-concert Activities:** Enhance your concert experience with pre-concert activities.
- **Valet Parking:** Available for your convenience.
- **Pre-order Beverages:** Skip the lines by pre-ordering your drinks.
- **Accessibility Services:** Armless & bariatric chairs, assistive listening devices, large-print programs, noise-canceling headphones, service animals, and wheelchair & accessible seating are available upon request.

**Plan Your Visit:**
- **Directions & Parking:** Parking is available just steps away from Orchestra Hall in the city-owned and skyway-connected 11th and Marquette Ramp.
- **Minnesota Orchestra Mobile App:** Download the app to pre-order intermission drinks, scan your ticket for entry, and access exclusive deals.

**Presented by:** Ameriprise Financial

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Minnesota Orchestra's official website. Enjoy an evening of captivating music that brings the beauty and drama of Nordic landscapes to life.

Nordic Landscapes And Portraits

Minnesota Orchestra

Spend an evening with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Hull as young Korean violinist Inmo Yang joins the orchestra for Beethoven's Violin Concerto, a timeless masterpiece that has captivated audiences for centuries. His passionate performance will leave you breathless.

Tarkiainen, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

Hull City Hall

Conductor David Afkham makes his SLSO debut in a program of struggle, then exultation. In The Ring of Fire and Love, Finnish composer Outi Tarkianen explores the earth-shattering moment of a child’s birth. Pianist Saleem Ashkar brings searching intelligence to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24, dramatic music written at a time of personal joy. Brahms toiled over his First Symphony for decades, producing a life-affirming journey from darkness to light.  

Brahms' First Symphony

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Spend an evening with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Aylesbury as young Korean violinist Inmo Yang joins the orchestra for Beethoven's Violin Concerto, a timeless masterpiece that has captivated audiences for centuries. His passionate performance will leave you breathless.

Outi Tarkiainen

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

10 - 11 Jan, 2025

Nordic Landscapes And Portraits · Minnesota Orchestra

Feb 20, 2025

Tarkiainen, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

21 - 23 Feb, 2025

Brahms' First Symphony · St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Feb 23, 2025

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Past events

Oct 27, 2024

Sibelius & Grieg: In the Land of the Mountain King · Southbank Centre

Oct 27, 2024

Sibelius & Grieg: In the Land of the Mountain King · Philharmonia Orchestra

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