When three household names of Finnish and Swedish contemporary folk music meet in the Mielo landscape, the resulting music both pulses with passionate rhythms and slows down to paint meditative soundscapes. The concert, composed by Maria Kalaniemi and arranged by the trio, proceeds from the rhythms of folk dance to the rumbling soundscapes of fusion jazz.

“For me, Mielo is a powerful, empowering and diverse musical story about growing my own wings. Mielo is the sum of different compositions, a kind of musical journey. This music was created at a time that was a very intense stage in my life. The music demanded to be let out, to be played, sung and shared,” says composer Kalaniemi.

Maria Kalaniemi is a beloved and versatile accordion artist and influencer in the Finnish folk music scene. This year, the Espoo-based artist is celebrating her long international career and her 60th anniversary year, and this concert is part of the celebrations.

Eero Grundström is Maria’s old friend and a versatile musician, who is known for his contributions to, for example, the bands Sväng and Suistamon Sähkö. Kalaniemi and the harmonium wizard Grundström released in 2020 an album called Mielo, on which the music of the concert is based.

This time, a master of the hurdy-gurdy, Johannes Hellman, is uniquely involved in the concert, adding his expertise in Swedish folk music, art music and improvisation to the arrangements. Renowned and award-winning, Hellman is active in several different bands, the most famous of which is probably the duo Symbio.

Come and hear the how the trio’s unique approaches to music come together and create a magical musical journey!

Duration approx. 1.5 hours

Maria Kalaniemi, accordion

Eero Grundström, harmonium

Johannes Hellman, hurdy-gurdy

Compositions: Maria Kalaniemi

Arrangements: Kalaniemi, Grundström and Hellman

https://www.mariakalaniemi.fi/news/2020/4/7/maria-kalaniemi-amp-eero-grundstrm-mielo

https://www.johannesgeworkianhellman.se/

Tickets €15 (+ booking fee from €1.50) Lippupiste service points, R-kiosks and the Lippu.fi online service. Tickets at the door if the event is not sold out.

Kaikukortti is accepted. See below for more information.

KARAMZIN’S CULTURAL MOMENTS

Karamzin’s Cultural Moments offer cultural experiences to an adult audience in the beautiful and historic setting of the Children’s Cultural Centre. Children are also welcome to explore the cultural life of adults, learning its conventions.

AUTUMN 2024 PROGRAMME

Wed 18 Sept at 18:00 Aurora – Goddess of Dawn, Espoon barokkipäivät music festival

Wed 23 Oct at 14:00 and 18:00 Stories from the Espoo Archipelago – lecture by Mari Anthony

Wed 27 Nov at 18:00 Kalaniemi-Hellman-Grundström, concert Mielon maisemissa/In the Mielo Landscape

Additionally, on the first Monday of the month

Mon 2 Sep, 7 Oct, 4 Nov and 2 Dec at 15:00 Let’s sing together – Mari Kätkä, free admission

TICKETS

Tickets are sold in advance at Lippupiste’s online store www.lippu.fi (booking fee from €1.50/purchase), at Lippupiste’s sales points (booking fee €3/purchase) (see the sales point closest to you at www.lippu.fi/help/outlets), and via Lippupiste’s telephone service Mon–Sat 9:00–19:00 tel. +358 600 900900 (€2/starting min). R-kiosks also sell Lippupiste tickets (booking fee €3/purchase + €1/ticket).

Tickets are sold at the door when the event is not sold out in advance. Events’ web pages are updated to show if the event is sold out.

KAIKUKORTTI

There is a limited amount of tickets available to be purchased using the Kaikukortti card. Advance booking can be made by purchasing a Kaikukortti ticket (€1 + booking fee) from a Lippupiste ticket office.. Kaikukortti tickets are also available at the door if the event is not sold out. You must always present your Kaikukortti at the entrance.

DIRECTIONS

We recommend arriving by public transport or by bicycle.

Cars are not allowed in the yard of the Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora. There are parking areas located a short walk from the cultural centre at Träskändanristi 1. Parking spaces for people with disabilities are available near the cultural centre’s main gate.

The event will be held in the Meijeri building, which is located closer to the street Järvenperäntie than the other buildings of the Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora.

Karamzin’s Cultural Moment: Kalaniemi-Grundström-Hellman, concert Mielon maisemissa

The event “Karamzin’s Cultural Moment: Kalaniemi-Grundström-Hellman, concert Mielon maisemissa ” has ended