Estimated duration

2 h, incl. intermission

Organizer

Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri

“Technical challenges don't bother me if the piece has substance,” says star violinist Leila Josefowicz. “I only play music I love.”

Daníel Bjarnason, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Richard Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from the opera Tristan and Isolde
Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2
Daníel Bjarnason: I Want to Be Alive (first performance in Finland)

In tonight’s concert, composer and conductor Daníel Bjarnason conducts the Finnish premiere of his new work. “When I conduct my own works, I am happy to accept suggestions from the orchestra. Sometimes they know better what works and what doesn’t.” Bjarnason’s orchestral trilogy draws its inspiration from questions related to the nature of consciousness: What does it mean to be alive?

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