Organ Night & Aria: Hundreds of Roads, Thousands of Reflections

Time
Thu 4.6.2026 EET/EEST20.00–21.10 EET/EESTLocation
Espoo
See location on the map(external link, opens in a new window)Olari Church Rälssitilankuja 1 Espoo, Uusimaa, 02200 Finland
Target audience
No age limit
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English
Price
- 15 Student, child
- 32 Pensioner
- 35 Standard ticket
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Free entry with Kaikukortti
Organizer
Urkuyö ja Aaria
Additional information
urkuyofestival.fi(external link, opens in a new window)Music and culture have always crossed and united boundaries – both geographical and spiritual. The theme of this concert highlights the shared roots of Finnish and Swedish cultural heritage. In a programme curated by the charismatic soprano Helena Juntunen, the emotional landscapes of the songs travel along hundreds of roads and through thousands of reflections – from longing veiled in images of nature to experiences of the sacred and their encounter.
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Sinfonietta Fortis
Teemu Hämäläinen, conductor
PROGRAM:
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775–1838)
Söndagsmorgonen
(Johan Olof Wallin)
Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Jag har dig åter
(Fredrik de Ron)
Elfrida Andrée
Till näktergalen
(E. Andrée)
Elfrida Andrée
Öfver hafvet sjunker en stjärna
(Vilhelm Ekelund)
Elfrida Andrée
Visa en vårmorgon
(J. L. Runeberg)
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Serenade for String Orchestra on Swedish Themes
Marsch (Allegro moderato)
Andante
Allegro
Andante sostenuto
Marsch (Allegro moderato)
Laura Netzel (1839–1927)
Ave Maria
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Hundra vägar
(J. L. Runeberg)
Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924)
Rukous
Tauno Pylkkänen (1918–1980)
Pastorale
All orchestral arrangements: Teemu Hämäläinen, except
Elfrida Andrée: Öfver hafvet sjunker en stjärna – orchestral arrangement by Elfrida Andrée.
DURATION:
Approx. 70 minutes, no intermission.