Helena Juntunen, vocals and host
Kirmo Lintinen, piano
Veli Kujala, accordion
Lauri Porra, basso
Anssi Nykänen, rummut

“Who would have thought that the Finns would grab most of the glory?” wrote The Times of London of the Tango Prom concert in 2018. The super-combo that dazzled English audiences is now here in Espoo with the Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Is the Finnish tango the most fortuitous misunderstanding in our cultural history? Was Valse triste actually a tango? Who wins when Toivo Kärki and Astor Piazzolla enter a composition competition? Is the Finnish tango related to the decadent tango of 1920s Babylon Berlin? Can the classic tango Satumaa be contemporary music, or can the progressive rock of Pekka Pohjola be tango? Can we hear the exoticism of the tango in new Finnish music; are today’s greatest hits subconsciously tangos?

Tapiola Sinfonietta Kevät 2024