7. Concert: The Poetry of Sounds

Fri, June 13th at 18

Lauttasaari church

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975): Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok, Op. 127 (1967)

  1. I Song of Ophelia

  2. II Gamayun, the Bird of Prophecy 

  3. III We Were Together

  4. IV Gloom Enwraps the Sleeping City 

  5. V The Storm

  6. VI Secret Signs

  7. VII Music

Sonja Herranen, soprano
Heini Kärkkäinen, piano
Petteri Iivonen, violin
Marko Ylönen, cello

• Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Piano Quartet no. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 (1876–79, 1883)

  1. I Allegro molto moderato

  2. II Scherzo. Allegro vivo

  3. III Adagio

  4. IV Allegro molto

Juho Pohjonen, piano
Petteri Iivonen, violin
Eriikka Nylund, viola
Marko Ylönen, cello

The concert consists of just two works, yet their eleven movements create as many different scenes. Words transform into music, and music into words. Together, they form a complex and intense narrative.

Tickets 30 €, pensioners 25 €, students and children under 18 years old 15 € + fees from 1,5 €

Photo: Sonja Herranen / Peter Adamik