Chamber Music Concert: Time, Silence and Sound

Over the past decades, contemporary composers on both shores of the Gulf of Finland have turned toward melancholy, meditation, and also spirituality. The internationally renowned Estonian Arvo Pärt contemplates profound ecclesiastical mysteries in his music, but many other composers as well have sought out eternal myths or reflected on traditional questions of human sorrow and suffering.

The concert Time, Silence and Sound presents works that explore such deep waters and major philosophical questions from Finland and Estonia, performed by a selection of Finnish artists who rank among the very finest in the field of chamber music.

Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, violin
Niko Kumpuvaara, accordion
Vanessa Cunha, piano

Turun Filharmonisen orkesterin muusikot:
Alessandro Foschini, clarinet
Hannes Kaukoranta, käyrätorvi
Matti Koponen, violin
Anna Westerlund, cello
Päivi Severeide, harppu

Oulu Symphony musicians:  
Emma Tessier, flute
Paula Nurila, oboe
Lorenzo Leone, fagotti
Emiliano Travasino, viola

PROGRAM

Lepo Sumera (1950–2000): A Play For Wind Instruments (1976) 

Lepo Sumera (1950–2000): Tale of Butterfly Who Awoke in Winter (1981) 

Arvo Pärt (s. 1935): Summa (1977/1991)  

Aulis Sallinen (s. 1935): Yhdeksän fragmenttia Barabbas-septetille (2022) op. 118 

-Väliaika-

Liis Jürgens (s. 1983): Pendulum (2006) 

Erkki-Sven Tüür (s. 1959): Architectonics I (1984)  

Helena Tulve (s. 1972): Saari (1999) 

Aulis Sallinen (s. 1935): Jousikvartetto nro 3 (Aspekteja Peltoniemen Hintrikin surumarssista) op. 19 

Arvo Pärt (s. 1935): Mozart-Adagio (1992) 

Duration approx. 1 h 45 min. (incl. intermission)

The concert is part of the 2026 Oulu Music Festival.

Tickets

26 € Regular / 18 € Pensioner / 10 € Discount groups

Available through Ticketmaster Finland nationwide. Prices include handling fees. Tickets without handling fees are available from the Valve ticket office. A service fee of €3 per order will be charged for purchases from the Ticketmaster ticket shop, or €1.50 per order when purchasing from the Ticketmaster online store.

A limited number of Kaikukortti-tickets are available.

The concert is part of the Oulu Music Festival’s Chamber Music season ticket series. Oulu Music Festival season tickets are on sale from November 25, 2025 to February 15, 2026.

Ticket Sales Locations

Ticketmaster Finland nationwide
Oulu Sinfonia ticket office, Leevi Madetojan katu 3
Ticket office of Cultural Centre Valve, Hallituskatu 7, Oulu.
At the door an hour before the event, if available.

Accessibility

The accessible entrance is located on the Hallituskatu side of the City Hall. There is a button at the entrance that can be used to open the door. If the door does not open, you can press the info buzzer at the entrance to have it opened for you. The accessible entrance leads to the ground floor (0) of the City Hall. The elevator to other floors of the building is located down a long hallway to the right of the entrance. There is a tactile marking on the floor to guide visually impaired individuals toward the elevator. The elevator doors are 90 cm wide. For more information, please visit the City of Oulu’s website at https://www.ouka.fi/kaupungintalon-esteettomyys.

The organizer reserves the right to make changes.