Estimated duration
2 h, incl. intermission
Organizer
Kamariorkesteri Avanti, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Suomalainen barokkiorkesteri (FiBO), Musiikkitalo
A joint concert by three orchestras takes the listener to the extremes of emotion. The concert’s soloist is the Venla Award–winning Maria Ylipää.
What does a world sound like where love, loneliness, hysteria, and ecstasy collide through the power of staged music? A joint concert by the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra takes the listener to emotional extremes – from quiet melancholy to musical exuberance.
Shining as the soloist in this concert is Venla Award–winning actor and musical theatre star Maria Ylipää. Her exceptional charisma and wide-ranging expressive power guide the audience through at least thirteen distinct moods and emotional landscapes – from the 17th century to the present day – in collaboration with three uniquely different ensembles.
In the concert, works by 17th-century English composers Matthew Locke and Henry Purcell enter into dialogue with a cult classic of 20th-century avant-garde music, Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. The story of the moon-mad Pierrot explores love, madness, and death – themes which hysteria can grow along many different paths.
The concert is part of the joint AUF series by the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra (FiBO), produced in collaboration with the Helsinki Music Centre. Representing different musical traditions, these leading ensembles invite audiences to explore a rich variety of musical flavours.
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra is known in Finland as a pioneer of contemporary music, celebrated for its bold and open-minded programming, adaptability, and its way of bringing music to unexpected places for new audiences. avantimusic.fi
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra – The Greatest Feats since 1975. Celebrating its 50th anniversary season, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra performs a wide range of music from jazz and soul to classical, combining the old and the new in surprising ways. umohelsinki.fi
The Finnish Baroque Orchestra (FiBO) is renowned for its insightful programming, high artistic standards, creative courage, diverse partner networks, and inventive ways of combining top-level artistic work with participatory audience engagement. fibo.fi
Tickets to Musiikkitalo concerts and other events are available to purchase on our website, by telephone and at our physical box office.
Book tickets for 10–20 or more people is by contacting group sales service by email at ryhmat@musiikkitalo.fi or by telephone on 0600 411 101 (Monday to Friday, 9:00–15:00).
How about a cup of coffee, a bite to eat or a glass of bubbly during the interval? Order your drinks in advance to beat the queues and make the most of your concert visit. Interval refreshments are not available at all concerts.
Our location could not be more central or easier to get to. Almost all forms of Helsinki public transport stop right outside our doors, cycle parking is provided at all our entrances, and Aimo Park Finlandia, our nearest multi-storey car park, offers lift access directly to our main foyer.
At Helsinki Music Centre we are proud to be an accessible and welcoming place for everyone. Tactile handrails and signage have been fitted across the building, and there are tactile indicator strips on the floor too to guide partially sighted and blind visitors. Induction loops are always available, and guide or companion dogs are of course permitted within the building.
Concert Hall
The route to your seat is always printed on your ticket. Check the door number to find out which entrance to take. The seating areas are marked with letters. There is level access to all wheelchair seats from the main entrances. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with our venue – our staff are always on hand to help you find your seat.
Black Box, Camerata and Sonore
Use the row number printed on your ticket to find your seat. Wheelchair seats are situated on the same level as the entrance. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with our venue – our staff area always on hand to help you find your seat.
Unallocated seating
Please choose your seat on the day.
Floor plans
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Cloakroom
We ask you to leave your coat and any larger items in the cloakroom. The cloakroom is free of charge.
Latecomers
Latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable break in the performance or admitted after the interval.
Photography
You are not permitted to record concert performances at Helsinki Music Centre. However, you may take photographs before and after the concert and during applause. Individual concert organisers may have their own, more detail guidance regarding recording and photography.
Dress code
We’re happy to say we have no dress code at Helsinki Music Centre, and we positively encourage you to come as you are. However, we would be grateful if you could avoid wearing strong perfume during your visit so that people with asthma and fragrance sensitivity can enjoy our concerts symptom free.
