Espoo Day: Songs of Restless Blood – Film Concert

Pianisti Risto-Matti Marin ja sopraano Meri Siirala.

Time

Fri 28.8.2026 EET/EEST16.00–17.00 EET/EEST

Location

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Foyer Space

Target audience

No age limit

Price

Free entry

Organizer

Elinvoima

Film music comes to the Espoo Cultural Centre on Espoo Day. Pianist Risto-Matti Marin, soprano Meri Siirala, and violinist Linda Hedlund will perform music from films including Schindler's List, Star Wars, and Modern Times.

The concert will also feature Songs of Restless Blood (Levottoman veren lauluja), a song cycle composed by Juho Miettinen and directed by Isa Kortekangas. The texts are based on monologues by Regina Linnanheimo from films directed by Teuvo Tulio.

The woman at the center of the song cycle is living through the hectic years of family life and feels that her personal space, identity, and sense of agency have been buried beneath the pressures of everyday responsibilities. She escapes from reality into the cinematic world of Teuvo Tulio and Regina Linnanheimo. The woman in this work is truly on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Meri Siirala, soprano

Linda Hedlund, violin

Risto-Matti Marin, piano

Isa Kortekangas, director

The concert is presented in collaboration with the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival.

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