Arvioitu kesto

4 h

Järjestäjä

Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemia

Please note that there are only a limited number of seats available for the concert, and they will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Part I · 18:00

  • Performing the Political – documentary by Ville Tanttu
  • Free of Speech: Air and the Boundaries of Voice – Zimu Wang (accordion)
  • “Come scoglio” (Fiordiligi) from Così fan tutte (W. A. Mozart) – Iida Nummela (soprano); Ville Pääkkönen (piano)
  • Imaginary Style Exercise: Experimental Harmony and Counterpoint in Alternative Social Histories – Niilo Tarnanen; Erika Härö
  • Movements from Tafelmusik, Part II, TWV 43:d1 (G. Ph. Telemann) – Soniori Ensemble, coached by Minna Kangas
  • (Heidi Kajander, flute; Harri Savolainen, recorder; Antti Ruuskanen, violin; Annika Helasvuo, cello; Kuisma Savisalo, harpsichord)
  • Cinzas da floresta (Ashes of the Forest) – Loica & Transcultural Ensemble
  • Composer interviews with Kalevi Aho, Lara Poe, Lauri Supponen, Lotta Wennäkoski – documentary by Riikka Talvitie and composition students
  • Access Amplified Collective – Sami Kekäläinen (voice); Apeal Paudel (sarod, voice); Aizhan Sultan (voice); Nathan Riki Thomson (double bass)

Intermission

Part II · about 20:00

  • Music and War – documentary by Ville Tanttu (Lukas Stasevskij)
  • Footsteps in an Empty Room (Uno Vesje) & Trois morceaux (Lili Boulanger, arr. Jacqueline Pollauf) – Saara Valjakka (harp)
  • Scenes from The Three Fates: A Game of Change (Seymour Barab); Sesto’s aria from Giulio Cesare (G. F. Händel); Grounded: The Blue (Jeanine Tesori); I’m Told I’m a Citizen (Victoria Bond)
  • – Ilmi Gutzeit-Knudsen; Sofia Seppänen; Aino Spence (voice); Ville Pääkkönen (piano)
  • (Stage direction: Juulia Tapola)
  • Electroacoustic improvisation – Trio Kauniskangas / Mannermaa / Mureddu
  • Taiwania Trio – Kiwa Takishusungan (nose flute, piano, vocals); Huang Tai Yuan (violin); Zuiko / Ni Jui Hsin (tsugaru shamisen)
  • Intimate Sounds: Musicians, Social Movements, and the Journey through Exile – documentary by Mohammad Tavazonizadeh
  • Partytuuri Orchestra

The Performing the Political Festival gathers performances, discussions, and artistic interventions that explore how musicians engage with society and how music-making relates to political, social, and environmental realities.

The festival presents artistic and pedagogical work developed within the Performing the Political research project, as well as contributions emerging from the pre-festival dialogue series.

The festival offers

  • Live performances by students, alumni, and guest artists
  • Conversations and reflection spaces
  • Screening of documentaries presenting artistic interventions developed during the research project.
  • Encounters between musicians, educators, researchers, and the public

Read more about the project

Changes are possible.

Additional information: Hamidreza Keshvarpajuh, hamidreza.keshvarpajuh@uniarts.fi