HKO: PLANETS

Wed 6.11.2019 at19.00
Thu 7.11.2019 at 19.00
Musiikkitalo, Konserttisali, Helsinki

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Helsinki Chamber Choir (chorus master Elisa Huovinen)

GUSTAV HOLST: The Planets

and:

GIACINTO SCELSI: Quattro Pezzi su una nota sola
DIETER AMMANN: Piano concerto (Finnish premiere)

Andreas Haefliger, piano

Tickets: 9.50–46 € Ticketmaster

The Planets by Gustav Holst takes listeners on a voyage through our solar system. Mercury (the winged messenger), Venus (the bringer of peace) and other heavenly bodies named after Roman gods are each given their own characterisations. The female choir provides the last movement Neptune with a magical colour.

Susanna Mälkki, photo Sakari Viika.