Lahti Symphony Orchestra: Independence Day Concert

Tickets on sale Wednesday 3rd of May at 10 am.

DALIA STASEVSKA, conductor
LILJA HAATAINEN, violin

Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Jean Sibelius: Humoresques
Helvi Leiviskä: Folk Dance Suite
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
Fredrik Pacius: Maamme

The traditional Independence Day concert sees the glorious past of Finnish music come face to face with a bright future as violinist Lilja Haatainen, only 12 years old, performs Jean Sibelius’s Humoresques. The Lahti Symphony Orchestra treats us to the beloved Karelia Suite and presents a forgotten gem from the shadows of history: Helvi Leiviskä’s Folk Dance Suite.

Duration: approx. 1 hour, no intermission.

Produced by Lahti Symphony Orchestra.