Nordic Journey with Osmo Vänskä - Matinee

Under Osmo Vänskä’s direction, Sibelius’s Karelia Suite opens like a northern landscape: winter clarity, pure lines, quiet fervor. This music, at once simple and deeply evocative, breathes nature and the Scandinavian soul. In contrast, Brahms’s Piano Concerto no. 2 transports us to a more intimate warmth—a dialogue of rare poetry between piano and orchestra, free of showy brilliance yet filled with profoundly human passion. Under Garrick Ohlsson’s hands, every phrase radiates tenderness and the composer’s formal mastery. Between northern mists and the fire of Romanticism, an evening where music becomes breath and balance. EXPRESS MUSICAL TAG: ​ Classical concert presented without intermission, in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere! Mystery Tickets (surprise seats between $28 and $30) are available for this concert! Click on “Buy tickets” and enter the promo code MYST to purchase them.