Lappeenranta City Orchestra/Saimaa Sinfonietta
Spring 2019
Lunch-hour and evening meditation
Fri 18 Jan at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
With Leader Kanerva Mannermaa
The programme features relaxing music for you to enjoy in your woollen socks.
You can also bring your own mattress!
Tickets €10
Nocturnal serenades
Thu 24 Jan at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor Kleanthe Russo
Soloists Tom Nyman, tenor and Jonathan Nikkinen, French horn
Programme:
Giovanni Salviucci: Sinfonia da Camera
Benjamin Britten: The Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Honegger: Symphony no. 4, Deliciæ Basiliensis
Tickets €30/€21
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Secrets of the salons
Thu 7 Feb at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Ensembles of the City Orchestra,
with Hannu Alasaarela, piano
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds K. 452
Igor Stravinsky: Septet
Francis Poulenc: Sextet
Tickets €25
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Saimaa Sinfonietta - Tragic
In collaboration with the Mikkeli City Orchestra
Wed 13 Feb at 6 p.m, in Poleeni, Pieksämäki
Thu 14 Feb at 7 p.m, in Martti Talvela Hall, Mikkeli
Friday 15 Feb at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo
Soloist Marko Ylönen, cello
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor Op. 129
Franz Schubert: Symphony no. 4 in C Minor, Tragic
Tickets €30/€21
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Magical tunes of the cello
Thu 21 Feb at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor and soloist, Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 18, from Die Kunst der Fuge
Jukka Tiensuu: Hei, for Four Melody Instruments
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in A Major
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op.21
Tickets €30/€21
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Celebrating the Orchestra
City Orchestra’s 110th Anniversary
Friday 8 Mar at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor Vytautas Lukočius
Soloist Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano
Programme:
Paavo Heininen: Festive Overture for the City Orchestra, first performance
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs for a Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra
Darius Milhaud: Chamber Symphony Le Printemps Op. 43, part I
Claude Debussy: La Mer, arrangement Farrington
Tickets €30/€21
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Saimaa Sinfonietta – Eroica
In collaboration with the Mikkeli City Orchestra
Thu 21 Mar at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Fri 22 Mar at 7 p.m. in Martti Talvela Hall, Mikkeli
Conductor Vytautas Lukočius
Soloist, Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. in E flat, Op. 55 Eroica
Tickets €30/€21
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Sounds of adventure
In collaboration with Children’s Cultural Centre Metku
Thu 28 Mar at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor Vytautas Lukočius
Hosted by pirate Ossi Välimäki
Tunes from adventure films – Star Wars – Shrek – Madagascar – Harry Potter
Tickets €10
Classical evening with Olli Mustonen
Thu 11 Apr at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor and soloist Olli Mustonen, piano
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture K. 527
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major K. 459
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op. 36
Tickets €30/€21
SEASON TICKET CONCERT
Easter Concert - St John Passion
Wednesday 17 Apr at 7 p.m. in St. Mary's Church of Lappee
Conductor Taavi Oramo
Favourite soloists from singing competitions
Recited by Lasse Penttinen
South Karelia Classical Choir, trained by Toomas Kapten
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion
Tickets €25
Walpurgis night fun
In collaboration with the Dragoon Band
Thu 30 Apr at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor Vytautas Lukočius
Soloists Marjukka Tepponen, soprano and Liudas Mikalauskas, baritone
Light and bubbly musical delights to celebrate the spring.
Tickets €30
Live recording
Thu 23 May at 7 p.m. in Lappeenranta Hall
Conductor Vytautas Lukočius
Soloist Olli Leppäniemi, clarinet
Programme:
Paavo Heininen: Clarinet Concerto
Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto
Tickets €25