Estimated duration

2 h, incl. intermission

Organizer

Radion sinfoniaorkesteri

Joana Carneiro, conductor
Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano (Hélène)
Pavel Cernoch, tenor (Faust)
Leigh Melrose, baritone (Méphistophélès)

Hector Berlioz: Extracts from the opera “The Damnation of Faust”
Lili Boulanger: Faust and Hélène
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Late-Night Chamber Music
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind instruments and piano
Kaisa Kortelainen, huilu
NN, oboe
Fàtima Boix Cantó, klarinetti
Tuukka Vihtkari, fagotti
Tommi Hyytinen, käyrätorvi
Jouko Laivuori, piano

Lili Boulanger died tragically young, but she wrote music of such power, such drama and such fiery, irrepressible genius that it leaves you reeling. Faust et Helene is a drama of seduction and damnation, but it’s much more than that, too; just as Bartók’s epic, life-affirming Concerto for Orchestra is more than just the ultimate showpiece for a modern orchestra. Our guest conductor Joana Carneiro loves them both – so prepare to be dazzled.