The festival begins with a thrilling program of music by three of the most prominent Finnish composers: Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kaija Saariaho, and Jean Sibelius. Each of the selected works on the program represents artists at the very edge: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s virtuosic Mania features breathless passages for the solo cellist. We are thrilled to be joined by Eric Kutz as our solo cellist for this performance. Kaija Saariaho’s Quatre Instants showcases associate artistic director Laura Choi Stuart at the peak of her abilities, but also represents Saariaho writing with the same style as she would in L’amour de Loin, the opera that solidified her international reputation. Sibelius’ final symphony, presented here in a chamber orchestration, was the composer’s ultimate contribution to the genre that defined him as a composer.
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