Leevi Madetoja Street 3, 90140 Oulu
To Another Dimension
The hallmarks of Estonian art music are its listener-friendly character and its deeply moving emotional resonance. Heino Ellerin Heino Eller’s national-romantic tone poem Dawn plunges into almost Sibelius-like depths, while Tõnu Kõrvits’s brand-new Kellade fantaasia brings the colours of Romanticism gracefully into the 21st century. Dawn sukeltaa melkein sibeliaanisiin syvyyksiin, Tõnu Kõrvitsin uunituore Kellofantasia tuo romantiikan soinnit 2000-luvulle.
The common thread of the evening’s programme is Arvo Pärt – one of the world’s most beloved contemporary composers. His piano concerto Lamentate, imbued with mysticism and meditation, is as vast and awe-inspiring as its source of inspiration, Anish Kapoor’s monumental 150-metre artwork Marsyas.The soloist is the winner of the 2025 national Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition, Maximilian Fagerlund.
Pärt’s Symphony No. 3 was born at a turning point in the composer’s creative path in the 1970s: “It felt liberating – as if I had crossed into another dimension,” he said. Listeners have been echoing that same sentiment for more than fifty years.
Head start at Restaurant Preludi at 18.00. Discussion of the forthcoming concert.
Risto Joost, conductor
Maximilian Fagerlund, piano
Turun filharmoninen orkesteri
Oulu Sinfonia
PROGRAM
Heino Eller: Dawn
Arvo Pärt: Lamentate pianolle ja orkesterille
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Tõnu Kõrvits: Kellade fantaasia
Arvo Pärt: Sinfonia nro 3
Duration approx. 1 h 50 min (incl. intermission)
You can pre-order the intermission refreshments from restaurant Preludi´s online store: juhula.fi
The concert is part of the 2026 Oulu Music Festival.
Tickets
42 € normaali / 32 € eläkeläinen / 22 € alennusryhmät
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 included in the Oulu Music Festival’s Madetoja series pass. Oulu Music Festival series passes 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
At the door one hour before the concert
Accessibility
The first-floor facilities of the Music Centre are accessible. There are unobstructed routes to the lobbies, halls, and restaurant areas. An accessible restroom for persons with reduced mobility is located at the left end of the cloakroom area in the Madetoja Hall lobby. For more information, visit the Oulu Music Centre website: oulunmusiikkikeskus.fi.
The organizer reserves the right to make changes.
Sävelten silta
The Formula of Love – Tracing the Work of Arvo Pärt exhibition, the orchestral concert To Another Dimension, and the chamber concert Time, Silence, and Sound are organized in collaboration with Oulu Sinfonia and Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. The Arvo Pärt program series is part of the Oulu Music Festival and the festival’s Oulu2026 project Bridge of Sounds.
