The final concert of Musica nova Helsinki is the performance of chamber orchestra Avanti! conducted by Michael Wendeberg. The concert features Rebecca Saunders’ cult classic, the sensual vocal concerto Skin, considered one of the most significant works of 21st century European contemporary music. Skin was written for soprano Juliet Fraser, who will also be the […]

Red Nose Company looks at the life and works of one of Finland’s most important national figures. Entitled Aleksis Kivi, the play is a fond assessment of this classic author of monumental stature. Viewed as the cornerstone of Finnish literature, Kivi’s work is also seen as marking the birth of Finnish language theatre in 1869. The […]