Many people have heard the advice “don’t buy a pig in a poke” to avoid unpleasant surprises when buying a product they know almost nothing about. However, the chamber orchestra Avanti!, pianists Mioko Yokoyama and Emil Holmström and conductor Kristian Sallinen have received positive customer feedback on their public performances.
April Fools’ Day concert Friday 1.4. at 19.30 at the Dance House the pig in a poke is a concert programme, only part of which has been revealed in advance. A The Mystery Musician, a recognisable artist operating outside his or her usual repertoire, is also an opportunity to play a game of make-believe. The Dance House and its renovated Pannuhalli, which opened in February, will be capped for concerts at the same time. Given the curious nature of Avant, who himself lives in the Cable Factory, the neighbour’s new hall must of course be tested immediately – and of course as the first orchestra.
Conductor trainee Kristian Sallinen makes his Avant debut
The concert will feature a total of four orchestral works, conducted by Kristian Sallinen. Sallinen (b. 2001) is a young Finnish conductor and violist who studies orchestral conducting at the Sibelius Academy under Professor Sakari Oramo. Sallinen has conducted the Helsinki, Vaasa and Kuopio City Orchestras, the Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Sinfonietta.
Concert ticket sales
Online ticket sales are running on the Tix sales system.
Tickets can also be purchased on site at the Cable Factory Branch and at the information desk in the Glass Yard during opening hours.
Cable Factory Office:
Mon-Fri 8.30-19
Sat-Sun 11-18
Information point in the Glass Courtyard:
Mon-Sun 11am-19pm
Ticket prices: 30 € for a basic ticket / 25 € for a pensioner / 15 € for other discount groups
More information about the concert: pig in a poke | Avant’s April Day concert
