Thursday
16.04.2026
19:00
Neo-Classics
Maria Wloszczowska, concertmaster of the European Chamber Orchestra, makes her Tapiola debut.
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
Maria Wloszczowska, concertmaster of the European Chamber Orchestra, makes her Tapiola debut.
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and all-around artist Marzi Nyman, long-standing Artistic Partner of the Tapiola Sinfonietta and an audience favourite, presents a new concerto written for his favourite orchestra, featuring a solo instrument extremely rare in the classical repertoire: the electric guitar.
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and all-around artist Marzi Nyman, long-standing Artistic Partner of the Tapiola Sinfonietta and an audience favourite, presents a new concerto written for his favourite orchestra, featuring a solo instrument extremely rare in the classical repertoire: the electric guitar.
