Ryan Bancroft, conductor

Katharine Dain, soprano

Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo &amp; Finale E-major

Kaija Saariaho: Quatre Instants

Robert Schumann: Symphony no. 1

Meeting with the artists in the main foyer at 6 pm.

Quatre instants by Kaija Saariaho is a song cycle about love, reminding us of all things that surround that emotion: longing (‘Attente’), the anguish of waiting (‘Douleur’), scents (‘Parfum de l’instant’) and memories (‘Résonances’), where past experiences come across as fleeting and transforming echoes. Setting poems by Amin Maalouf, the work is dedicated to Karita Mattila but is here performed by Katharine Dain, a familiar visitor in Espoo. Robert Schumann wrote of his Symphony no. 1, sub-titled ‘Spring’: “I wrote this work inspired by the spring; the spring, that is always new and surprising even for us adults.”

Season ticket series: Platinum, silver

Tapiola Sinfonietta 2024-2025

Tapiola Sinfonietta: BANCROFT & DAIN

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