May Day Concert: May Day avec Piaf

Singer Valérie Gabail performs Édith Piaf’s classic chansons in a May Day concert by the Tapiola Sinfonietta, brimming with Parisian atmosphere.

Eero Lehtimäki, conductor
Valérie Gabail, vocals
Timo Hietala, arrangements

The Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf, interpreted chanson songs in a way that told of a turbulent life full of heartbreak. French singer Valérie Gabail is a brilliant contemporary vocalist whose lyrical soprano voice is suited to a wide range of music, from baroque to cabaret. Timo Hietala’s crème de la crème arrangements take the concert audience on a journey to the music salons of Montparnasse in Paris and the golden age of chanson. The concert is conducted by Eero Lehtimäki.