MUSICA NOVA: SISÄLLÄ / INNEN

Advance Event: ESTEETÖN LUOVUUS, artist conversation

Sat 15.2.2025 16.00, Paavo, Helsinki Music Centre

Advance event before the concert at 14.30, Helsinki Music Centre Lowey Foyer

Sat 17.5.2025

Köln - Germany

Sun 18.5.2025

Paulussaal, Freiburg - Germany

Helsingin kamarikuoro

ensemble recherche, Germany

Nils Schweckendiek, conductor

LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI: Valossa 

MALIN BÅNG: faces and moon splinters

PERTTU HAAPANEN: Strophes II 

FRANCK BEDROSSIAN: We met as sparks

intermission

VITO ŽURAJ: INNEN / SISÄLLÄ (world premiere)

The Helsinki Chamber Choir was due to give the world premiere of Vito Žuraj's new work INNEN / SISÄLLÄ in September 2020, but the pandemic intervened: now the work will finally be heard for the first time. Setting a specially commissioned libretto by Händl Klaus, SISÄLLÄ explores the idea of creativity unhindered by disability, taking as its point of departure the painter Monet's gradual loss of sight. This first collaboration between the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Freiburg-based ensemble recherche also features a virtuoso solo piece for female singer and instrumental ensemble by the Swedish composer Malin Bång, and works by Lotta Wennäkoski, Perttu Haapanen and Franck Bedrossian.

The concert is part of the Musica Nova festival. There is a conversation only in Finnish with visual artists before the concert at 15.00 in the Music Centre’s lower foyer discussing creativity. The event has free admission. Artists interviewed are visual artists Maarit Hedman and Riina Noro; the interviewer is freelancer, dancer Maija Karhunen.

Tickets (Helsinki): Helsinki Music Centre ticket sale

In collaboration with:  

ensemble recherche, Musica Nova, ACHT BRÜCKEN, Autismisäätiö / Autism Fund