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.
Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre
Marianna Shirinyan takes the stage as the soloist in Galina Ustvolskaya’s Piano Concerto. Eva Ollikainen conducts a programme featuring Naava by the Teosto Award–winning composer Joel Järventausta and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony.
In the season’s opening concert, renowned violist Laurence Power takes on the challenge by stepping into the role of violin soloist in Brahms’s Double Concerto, while the cello part is performed by the orchestra’s artistic partner, Nicolas Altstaedt.
In the season’s opening concert, renowned violist Laurence Power takes on the challenge by stepping into the role of violin soloist in Brahms’s Double Concerto, while the cello part is performed by the orchestra’s artistic partner, Nicolas Altstaedt.
