Estimated duration

2 h, incl. intermission

Organizer

Musiikkitalon Urut ry

Mozart loved the organ, calling it the queen of the instruments. The spring season of organ music culminates in a concert where a large choir – comprised of ensembles from across the Helsinki metropolitan region – and soloists from the Sibelius Academy bring forth Mozart’s most beloved sacred work, the Requiem. Tomi Satomaa’s arrangement allows the great organ of Musiikkitalo to shine in its full orchestral splendour.

From the outset of the concert, the listener is tuned into a Mozartian atmosphere through a selection of his organ pieces and adaptations. The evening begins in sweet wistfulness with the first movement of Mozart’s 40th symphony, played four hands by Tomi Satomaa and Katariina Kopsa.

Riku Laurikka, conductor
Tomi Satomaa and Katariina Kopsa, organ
Soloists Sibelius Academy’s vocal students
Requiem choir

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40, KV 550, 1. movement Allegro molto
Tomi Satomaa and Katariina Kopsa, organ

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy in F Minor, KV 594
Tomi Satomaa and Katariina Kopsa, organ

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Gigue in G Major, KV 574
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio in C Major, KV 356
Katariina Kopsa, organ

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy in F Minor, KV 608
Tomi Satomaa and Katariina Kopsa, organ

Wolgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
arrangement for organ, soloists and choir