Wednesday
10.06.2026
19:00
Chamber Music at Villa Gyllenberg: The Marginalised
The theme of the 2026 “Chamber Music at Villa Gyllenberg” concert series is “The Marginalised.” The series consists of three different subthemes and concerts.
The South Indian mridangam drum, the Chinese pipa lute, and migratory birds play leading roles in the second concert of the Juuret Festival, conducted by Anna‑Maria Helsing.
Anna-Maria Helsing conductor
Sai Giridhar mridangam
Cheng Yu pipa
Eero Hämeenniemi: New work for string orchestra and mridangam
Tan Dun: Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, Op. 61
Please note that there will be no intermission during the concert.
Espoo is home to a growing number of Indian and Chinese residents, who make a significant contribution to the city’s increasingly international atmosphere. Eero Hämeenniemi has had close ties to South India and its Carnatic music since the 1990s. The solo instrument in his new work commissioned by the Tapiola is the mridangam, a versatile double-headed drum, played by Sai Giridhar, one of the masters of the genre. In Tan Dun’s concerto (1999), the solo instrument is the Chinese pipa. In addition to Chinese music, the work explores American minimalism and Bach. In Rautavaara’s Cantus arcticus, old and new Finns journey through the Finnish landscapes of the North.
Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre
Tickets 10–35 € + subscription fees (starting at €1.50 + 0.65% of the total amount of the order www.lippu.fi)
Tickets 10–35 € + subscription fees (starting at €1.50 + 0.65% of the total amount of the order www.lippu.fi)
The theme of the 2026 “Chamber Music at Villa Gyllenberg” concert series is “The Marginalised.” The series consists of three different subthemes and concerts.
Bad Christmas! Hosted by Antti Holma, the evening features brand‑new compositions to poems by, among others, Reino Leino and Sirsi Sunnas. To make sure the evening is not entirely terrible, the composers represent the very top tier in Finland – not to mention the singers.
Bad Christmas! Hosted by Antti Holma, the evening features brand‑new compositions to poems by, among others, Reino Leino and Sirsi Sunnas. To make sure the evening is not entirely terrible, the composers represent the very top tier in Finland – not to mention the singers.
