Estimated duration
1 h 30 min., no intermission
Organizer
Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri
Classic orchestral works given an electric interpretation in new Re:Sonata concert production
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Ross Jamie Collins, conductor
Emma Kajander, soprano
Petri “Lowland” Alanko, arrangements, keyboards
Pessi Levanto, arrangements, orchestration, keyboards
Classical Trancelations team
Re:Sonata is an ambitious concert project created by the collaboration between the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Classical Trancelations team in which new interpretations bring the most famous themes of orchestral music into the present day.
Joining the orchestra on stage will be Petri “Lowland” Alanko and Pessi Levanto, whose visionary arrangements and live electronic layers reimagine works by composers such as Bach, Sibelius, Beethoven and Ravel.
“I have lived and breathed these works since I was a young boy, and when the opportunity arose to create a tribute to the masters of the past… I simply had to say ‘yes’. Arranging them was one massive wave of goosebumps after another, and once I got going, I did not even want to sleep,” says Petri “Lowland” Alanko.
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Classical Trancelations team have worked together for the past ten years. Classical Trancelations in Concert was first performed at the Helsinki Festival in 2016. Since then, these concerts have become a true phenomenon and drawn audiences numbering in the thousands to venues such as the Helsinki Arena (now Veikkaus Arena) and Musiikkitalo – Helsinki Music Centre. Online streams and television broadcasts of the concerts have reached audiences of millions around the world.
Tickets 29,5-75,5 € Musiikkitalo box office and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra website.
Tickets for the concert go on sale Wednesday 30 September at 13:00.
Instructions for purchasing tickets
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Concert Hall
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Black Box, Camerata and Sonore
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Photography
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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.
