Conductor Raimo Vertainen Soloists Pentti Hietanen and Jepa Lambert The fiery tenor Pentti Hietanen has a special place in Guardia Nueva’s heart. And at the request of audiences, Jepa Lambert will also appear to enchant listeners. Kokkola’s pride Guardia Nueva will do what it does best: playing fresh arrangements of Finnish music, tango and international […]

Antti Paalanen Rällä Erja Pätsi, violin Osmo Hakosalo, violin Anne-Mari Kanniainen, accordeon Free admission

Heerman-Sandås-Rantala is a skilled Finnish trio that takes its audiences on a fast-paced journey through the world of Latin jazz, following in the footsteps of such greats as Egberto Gismontis, Hermeto Pascoalis and Chick Corea.   Antti Heerman violin Henrik Sandås bandoneon Olli Rantala contrabass   Antti Heerman is considered among the foremost jazz and […]

In this joint stage project as part of the National Theatre’s 150th anniversary programme, Red Nose Company and accordion artist Niko Kumpuvaara will explore the life and work of Aleksis Kivi. Why has Kivi in ​​particular been put on a pedestal? What price did he end up paying for devoting himself to art and going […]