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Das himmlische Leben opens the autumn season

Heavenly Life -concert opens TPO’s autumn season on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th of September at 7pm. at The Concert Hall. Double bassist Mikko Multamäki and soprano Essi Luttinen perform as soloists. Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, which is one of the most popular works of Arvo Pärt, opens the evening. Mikko Multamäki interprets Concerto for Double Bass by Eduard Tubinin and after intermission the concerts ends with Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler. In the last part of the symphony Essi Luttinen interprets the song Das himmlische Leben, heavenly life, which has inspired thematically the whole work.

On both concert evenings, a Head Start, free event for concert audience, will be arranged at 6pm. In the occasion the artists of the evening are being interviewed. Thursday’s (6.9.) concert is livestreamed at tfo.fi/live. It is possible to comment the concert in social media with #leiflive. During the evenings Vino-Gallery piece of the autumn season, Wall-X, will be launched. The artist Niina Villanueva’s, who studies at Turku Arts Academy, work is discussing about mobility and the freedom to experience cultures.

Mikko Multamäki has worked Turku Philharmonic Orchestra’s sound leader of double basses since 2000. Multamäki performs actively as a chamber musician and with his own solo recitals. In addition, he has performed with Lohja City Orchestra and Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, and played as a soloist in Salo and Kirkkonummi Orchestras amongst others.

Soprano Essi Luttinen completed her diploma with outstanding honors in 2005 at the Sibelius-Academy. Luttinen has performed as a soloist for the great number of Finnish orchestras and visited in Belgium, Great-Britain, Japan and Germany, in addition to numerous festivals in Finland.

Heavenly Life at The Turku Concert Hall Thu 6th and Fri 7th of September 2018 at 7 pm. “A head start” Thu 6th and Fri 7th at 6pm. Online concert Thu 6th at 7 pm at tfo.fi/live. Leif Segerstam, conductor, Mikko Multamäki, double bass, Essi Luttinen, soprano, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Pärt – Tubin – Mahler. Tickets: 25,50/20,50/9,50 €.