Estimated duration

2 h, incl. intermission

Organizer

Helsingin juhlaviikot

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe returns to the Helsinki Festival presenting a diverse program of orchestral and vocal music from the 20th century.

Founded in 1981, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe is one of the world’s most esteemed chamber orchestras. Comprised of top musicians from across Europe, the orchestra collaborates with leading conductors and soloists worldwide. What unites its musicians is a shared artistic vision that transcends borders and nationalities. The orchestra has recorded hundreds of acclaimed albums, many of them for the prestigious classical music label Deutsche Grammophon.

Returning to the Helsinki Festival as a highly anticipated guest, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe presents a diverse program of 20th-century orchestral and vocal music. The concert at the Helsinki Music Centre is conducted by British conductor Robin Ticciati, who shot to fame when he was called in at the last minute to conduct at La Scala in Milan, becoming the youngest conductor in the opera house’s history. The soloist is South African soprano Golda Schultz, who has graced the world’s greatest opera stages, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Bavarian State Opera.

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe last appeared at the Helsinki Festival in 1998, performing all of Sibelius’s symphonies at Finlandia Hall. Now, festival audiences have another opportunity to experience one of Europe’s most brilliant orchestral ensembles live.

Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Robin Ticciati, conductor
Golda Schultz, soprano

Program:

Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie
George Gershwin: By Strauss
Kurt Weill: Youkali
George Gershwin: Summertime
Kurt Weill: Lost in the Stars
Igor Stravinsky: No Word from Tom (Anne Truelove), from The Rake’s Progress
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Marietta’s Lied, from Die tote Stadt
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere, from West Side Story
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird

In co-operation with:
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation