Description
Elina Päkkilä, who plays First Violin with the FRSO, compiled this Sunday concert programme to feature pieces where a string ensemble is used to express things as varied as coded language, natural phenomena or completely different instruments.
In terms of time, the music spans more than 1,000 years. Hildegard von Bingen was an Abbess in the 11th century in what is now Germany. Her antiphon O virtus sapiente describes a creature with three wings that is imbued with divine wisdom.
Kaija Saariaho gives voice to the sparkle of snow and the structure of ice crystals in Fleurs de Neige.
The title piece of the programme, Insight by Dobrinka Tabanova, is an experiment in how to make a string trio sound like an accordion or a brass fanfare.
The concluding Three Essays by Caroline Shaw is a musical exploration of spoken and written language.
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO)
Elina Päkkilä, artistic planning and violin
Susan Hwang, violin
Martta Wahlberg, viola
Mirka Malmi, violin
Katrīna Pelnēna, viola
Mikko Ivars, cello
Tomas Nuñez, cello
Tiina Karakorpi, piano
Amanda Maier-Röntgen: Piano Quartet
Hildegard von Bingen: O virtus sapiente, Arrangement for String Orchestra
Kaija Saariaho: Fleurs de Neige
Dobrinka Tabakova: Insight
Caroline Shaw: Three Essays
Musiikkitalo, Paavo Hall
8.11.2026
15.00-16.30
Tickets 12,50 / 6,50 €
In terms of time, the music spans more than 1,000 years. Hildegard von Bingen was an Abbess in the 11th century in what is now Germany. Her antiphon O virtus sapiente describes a creature with three wings that is imbued with divine wisdom.
Kaija Saariaho gives voice to the sparkle of snow and the structure of ice crystals in Fleurs de Neige.
The title piece of the programme, Insight by Dobrinka Tabanova, is an experiment in how to make a string trio sound like an accordion or a brass fanfare.
The concluding Three Essays by Caroline Shaw is a musical exploration of spoken and written language.
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO)
Elina Päkkilä, artistic planning and violin
Susan Hwang, violin
Martta Wahlberg, viola
Mirka Malmi, violin
Katrīna Pelnēna, viola
Mikko Ivars, cello
Tomas Nuñez, cello
Tiina Karakorpi, piano
Amanda Maier-Röntgen: Piano Quartet
Hildegard von Bingen: O virtus sapiente, Arrangement for String Orchestra
Kaija Saariaho: Fleurs de Neige
Dobrinka Tabakova: Insight
Caroline Shaw: Three Essays
Musiikkitalo, Paavo Hall
8.11.2026
15.00-16.30
Tickets 12,50 / 6,50 €
Source: City of Helsinki, Linked Events (CC BY 4.0)
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8. November 2026, 15:00
Price
Cheap (<€20)
12,50-6,50 €
Audience
All audiences
Organizer
Radion sinfoniaorkesteri
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