NORRLANDSOPERAN
The Opening Concert

The Norrlandsoperan symphony orchestra will arrive at the Oulu Music Festival across the icy Gulf of Botnia, and will conquer the Madetoja Hall with great tunes at the festival's opening concert on Sunday, March 12.

Over the cold Baltic Sea from Finland’s neighbouring country Sweden, Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra arrives to Oulu as part of its Bothnian Bay tour, which includes Umeå, Skellefteå and Luleå in Sweden, as well as the Oulu Music Festival 2023 concert. The opening concert of the Oulu Music Festival will feature a magnificent programe of music by Karin Rehnqvist, Kaija Saariaho, Jean Sibelius, Karol Szymanowski and Richard Wagner.

Due to Ville Matvejeff's sudden illness, the concert will be conducted by the Swedish conductor Johannes Gustavsson. Consequently, Kaija Saariaho's work Semafore will also be removed from the program today.

As a soloist for the Szymanowski's Violin Concerto, we hear the outstanding Swedish violinist Cecilia Zilliacus.

Cecilia Zilliacus | violin
Johannes Gustavsson | conductor
Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra

PROGRAM
Karin Rehnqvist: Arktis Arktis, Breaking the Ice
Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
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Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde, Prelude
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7, Op. 105

Duration approx. 2 h (incl. intermission)

TICKETS
Ticket prices: Prices: 30 € normal / 20 € pensioner / 10 € student, unemployed, children (3–17 v)

Ticketmaster Finland across the country. A service fee is included in the ticket price. A separate Ticketmaster order fee of 1,50–2,00 € per order is added. Tickets without a service fee from Culture Centre Valve. A limited amount of Kaikukortti-tickets are available.

A Festival Pass is also available for the Oulu Music Festival 12.-26.3.2023, which allows the participation intwenty of the festival's concerts. The OMJ 2023 Festival Pass is on sale until March 1, 2023, in limited amount.

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