Lappeenranta City Orchestra - Concerts of Autumn 2022
Meditation concert
Tue 30th of August @ Lappeenranta Hall, City Hall at 12 pm
Wed 31th of August @ Lappeenranta Art Museum at 7 pm
With the lead of concertmaster Elias Lassfolk
Programme:
Arthur Honegger: Pastorale d’été
Arvo Pärt: Fratres for Chamber orchestra
Maurice Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin for Wind quintet, Pt. 1
John Adams: Shaker Loops
Kaija Saariaho: Ciel étoilé
Tickets 10 €
Saimaa Sinfonietta – Poems and Ruins
In collaboration with St. Michel Strings
Thu 8th of September @ Martti Talvela Hall at 7 pm
Fri 9th of Septemper @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo
Sol. Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Programme:
Lotta Wennäkoski: Ulapasta
Dmitri Šostakovitš: Piano concerto No. 2 in F major
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor ’Scottish’
Tickets 30 € / 21 €
Season ticket concert
German Idylls
Wed 14th of September @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing
Sol. Annika Sinisalo, violin
Programme:
Jonathan Dove: Sunshine
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major op. 61
Andrea Tarrodi: Camelopardalis
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Tickets 30 € / 21 €
Season ticket concert
Piano and Wind Instruments on the stage
Thu 22nd of September @Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
The wind instrument players of Lappeenranta City Orchestra,
with Hannu Alasaarela, piano
Programme:
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov: Piano quintet
Friedrich Kuhlau: Grand Trio op. 119 in G Major
Carl Reinecke: Sextet op. 271
Tickets 20 €
Baroque
Thu 29th of September @ St. Mary’s Church of Lappee at 7 pm
Leader Erkki Lasonpalo, violin
Programme:
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs opera prelude
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso op. 6 No. 7 in D Major
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins, Op. 3 No. 1 In D Major
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major
Early bird tickets 20 €, tickets at the door 25 €. No discounts at the door.
Nocturnal adventures
Thu 13th of October at @ St. Mary’s Church of Lappee at 7 pm
Conductor Tomas Djupsjöbacka
Sol. Jarkko Launonen, cello
Programme:
Outi Tarkiainen: Ring of Fire and Love
Aulis Sallinen: The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juanquixote for cello and strings op. 58
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat Major ’Drumroll’
Early bird tickets 20 €, tickets at the door 25 €. No discounts at the door.
Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw -opera
28th and 29th of October @ Lappeenranta Hall
In collaboration with South Karelian Music Association
Orchestra: Lappeenranta City Orchestra
Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo
Director: Ville Saukkonen
Director’s assistant: Ina Hukki
Singers:
Annika Leino (Governess)
Laura Heinonen (Mrs. Grose)
Marika Hölttä (Miss Jessel)
Eero Lasorla (Quint/Prologue)
Anni Niemelä (Flora)
Tuomas Kujala (Miles)
Tickets 45 € / 41 € / 23 € Group tickets: Customer service centre Winkki (Lappeenranta City Hall)
Fauré: Requiem
Wed 2nd of November at @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo
Sol. Silja Aalto, soprano
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Luminos Ensemble
Programme: Jules Massenet: Elegie
Pekka Kostiainen: Pie Jesu
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem op. 48
Tickets 30 € / 21 €
Season ticket concert
The Spectre of Romance
In collaboration with Vivo Symphony Orchestra
Wed 9th of November @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Erkki Lasonpalo
Sol. Anna Fedorova, piano
Programme:
Sergei Rahmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor op. 30
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major pp. 88
Tickets 25 €
Season ticket concert
Saimaa Sinfonietta – Greetings of Love
In collaboration with St. Michel Strings
Thu 17th of November at @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Fri 18th of November at @ Martti Talvela Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Taavi Oramo
Sol. Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Programme:
Jean Sibelius: The Lover Suite
Milko Kelemen: Love song
Joaquin Rodrigo: Cuatro madrigales amatorios
Richard Wagner: Tristan & Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod, arr. Iain Farrington
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major op. 55 ’Eroica’
Tickets 30 € / 21 €
Season ticket concert
Pixel art – Videogames music
Thu 24th of November @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Kristian Sallinen
Host Ossi Välimäki
Variety of well known video game compositions arranged for a symphony orchestra, such as Super Mario Bros Theme, Angry Birds Theme, PacMan Original Theme, Final Fantasy, Opening and Bombing Mission, Halo, To Zanarkand, Megaman
Tickets 15 €
Back due to popular demand!
Eurovision Finland
Tue 29th of November @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor Antti Rissanen
Sol. Laura Voutilainen and Mikael Konttinen
Finnish Eurovision songs of all times, arranged by Antti Rissanen
Tickets 30 € / 21 €
Spanish Gardens
Thu 8th of December @ Lappeenranta Hall at 7 pm
Conductor José Maria Moreno
Sol Petri Kumela, guitar
Programme:
Joaquin Rodrigo: Tres viejos aries de danza para orquesta
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Jean Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande op. 46
Jean Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast op 51
Tickets 30 € / 21 €
Season ticket concert
Christmas concert – The Snowman
Wed 14th of December @ Lappeenranta Hall at 5 and 7 pm
Conductor Kimmo Tullil
Sol. Elmo Holm
Programme:
Howard Blake: The Snowman, Iconic animation The Snowman on the screen
Tickets 25 € - Children under 16 for free