Roots Festival: Travelling Birds

Kasvokuvassa tummahiuksinen nainen katsoo kameraan ja pitää kädessään kapellimestarin tahtipuikkoa. — Photo: Timo Heikkala

Time

Thu 11.3.2027 EET/EEST18.30–21.00 EET/EEST

Location

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Price

10–35 € + subscription fees (starting at €1.50 + 0.65% of the total amount of the order www.lippu.fi)

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Organizer

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Additional information

tapiolasinfonietta.fi(external link, opens in a new window)

Anna-Maria Helsing conductor

Sai Giridhar mridangam

Cheng Yu pipa

Eero Hämeenniemi: New work for string orchestra and mridangam

Tan Dun: Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa

Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, Op. 61

Please note that there will be no intermission during the concert.

Espoo is home to a growing number of Indian and Chinese residents, who make a significant contribution to the city’s increasingly international atmosphere. Eero Hämeenniemi has had close ties to South India and its Carnatic music since the 1990s. The solo instrument in his new work commissioned by the Tapiola is the mridangam, a versatile double-headed drum, played by Sai Giridhar, one of the masters of the genre. In Tan Dun’s concerto (1999), the solo instrument is the Chinese pipa. In addition to Chinese music, the work explores American minimalism and Bach. In Rautavaara’s Cantus arcticus, old and new Finns journey through the Finnish landscapes of the North.

The route to the main entrance

The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.

The main entrance

The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.

In the facility