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Leif Segerstam, conductor
Janne Mertanen, piano
Jean Sibelius: Laetare anima mea (Cantique) op. 77 no. 1
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor op. 11
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen op. 22
Chopin is the number one name in piano music. Himself a pianist, he wrote extremely idiomatically for the instrument and influenced a great many later composers. Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 1 is here performed by Janne Mertanen, one of Finland’s finest pianists. The Concerto is a display of brilliance with the piano holding centre stage throughout. Sibelius’s suite Lemminkäinen comprises four movements, the best-known of which is the second one, Swan of Tuonela.
Pianism in the Turku Concert Hall Thu and Fri 4.–5.4.2019 at 7 pm. Leif Segerstam, conductor, Janne Mertanen, piano, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Chopin – Sibelius. Tickets 25,50/20,50/9,50 €.