UNDER THE SUN OF NAANTALI

3.6.2025 @ 19:00 - 21:00

Warmth, light, and the lightness of summer – in the opening concert of the Music Festival, the sun of Naantali resonates on the frequency of sound waves. The inventor of the string quartet, Joseph Haydn, shaped his music always to please his audience, but with his carefree and beautiful *Sunrise Quartet*, he even surpassed himself. The same can be said about Pyotr Tchaikovsky, whose *Souvenirs de Florence*, inspired by the sun of Italy, is one of chamber music’s brightest favorites. Soprano Tuuli Lindeberg brings her radiant stage charisma to Ottorino Respighi’s *Il Tramonto* and Eduardo di Capua’s classic tune *O Sole Mio*.

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B major, Op. 76 No. 4 “Sunrise”

Ottorino Respighi: “Il Tramonto” for soprano and string quartet

Eduardo di Capua – Alfredo Mazzucchi: “O Sole Mio”

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Piotr Tšaikovski: String Sextet “Souvenirs de Florence”

Elina Vähälä, violin

Liza Ferschtman, violin

Jan Söderblom, violin

Jennifer Stumm, viola

Andres Kaljuste, viola

Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello

Claudio Bohorquez, cello

Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano

Tickets 49 /25 €

The main partner of the Naantali Music Festival opening concert is OP Turun Seutu.