POETIC LOVE

5.6.2026 @ 19:00 - 21:00

Poetry, love, and fleeting dreams – this concert invites us to the very essence of Romanticism. Robert Schumann’s multi-layered song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love) is a cornerstone of the lied repertoire and a deep dive into the mechanisms of obsession. Arnold Schoenberg’s early masterpiece Verklärte Nacht, in turn, tells the story of a couple whose nocturnal confrontation makes even the starry sky shimmer. Ernst Chausson’s Poème was inspired by Ivan Turgenev’s intricate tale of love.

Olli Mustonen, too, gives new life to literary classics through his compositions. The newly completed Kaleva is a commissioned work for the Naantali Music Festival, in which Waltteri Torikka’s baritone immerses itself in Finnish mythology in the spirit of Eino Leino’s Helkavirsiä.

Ernest Chausson: Poème Op. 25 (arrangment for violin, piano and string quartet)
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe Op. 48
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Olli Mustonen: Kaleva (World premiere, commissioned by the Naantali Music Festival)
Arnold Schönberg: Jousisekstetto Op. 4 Verklärte Nacht

Elina Vähälä, violin
Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin
Lilja Haatainen, violin
Albert Sahlström, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Hartmut Rohde, viola
Arto Noras, cello
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Waltteri Torikka, baritone
Kiril Kozlovsky, piano
Janne Valkeajoki, accordion

Concert duration: approx. 2 hours

Tickets:
54€ / 49€ / 27€

54€ Category A (Premium seats, rows 2-5)
49€ Category B
27€ Category C Restricted view seats and discount groups

Discount groups: Under 18s, students, unemployed persons, and conscripts €27
Wheelchair space + companion seat: €49 (total)

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