Transfigured Night

Albert Roussel: String Trio op. 58
Arthur Honegger: Sonatina for violin and cello
Arnold Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht op. 4

Juha-Pekka Vikman, violin
Marjaana Holva, violin
Helinä Nissi, viola
Sauli Kulmala, viola
Katja Kolehmainen, cello 
Eija Huhtala-Krapu, cello 

This programme is dedicated to music from the turn of the 20th century. The 150th anniversary of Roussel’s birth is celebrated in 2019. His unique style is a blend of Impressionism and compelling rhythms. Honegger is known for his dramatic and powerful style. Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] is an early work and one of his most frequently performed. It was inspired by the eponymous poem by Richard Dehmel where a walk at night transforms into a relationship drama.