Finland, Norway, Austria and Cyprus. Four countries and four musical traditions come together in this concert, which offers us works by two contemporaneous Finnish composers, Uuno Klami and Jean Sibelius (even though the latter is much more well-known than the former), Edward Grieg, the most famous Norwegian composer (even though he did have Scottish ancestry), Mozart (an Austrian to the bone with, however, Italian influences), and a Cypriot soprano (based, however, in London).
Uuno Klami: Cobblers on the Heath (Nummisuutarit) Overture *
J. Sibelius: Pélleas et Mélisande Suite, op. 46 (excerpts)
Arioso, op. 3 *
E. Grieg: Solveig’s song from Peer Gynt, op. 23 (incidental music)
W. A. Mozart: “Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia”, K. 582
Symphony no. 35 in D major, K. 385 (“Haffner”)
* Cyprus premieres
Soloist: Katerina Mina (soprano)
Conductor: Esa Heikkilä
Nicosia, Pallas Theatre
24 October 2018
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