Afternoon of Fauns: TransformationsSun 20 Sep 2026 at 3 PM, Tampere Hall (Small Auditorium)
Esa-Pekka Salonen: HomunculusKati Tuominen-Heroja and Heidi Kuula, violin, Heili Hannikainen, viola and Elina Rouvali, cello
Oskar Böhme: Soirée de St.-Pétersbourg – Romance
Tamás Mészáros, trumpet and Kirsti Vartiainen, harp
Antonio Vivaldi: ”Agitata da due venti” from Griselda, RV 718Tamás Mészáros, trumpet and Viktor Pellia, piano
Ethel Smyth: String Trio in D major, Op. 6Lotta Laaksonen, violin, Anne Korhonen, viola and Maija Juuti, cello
The homunculus, the “little man” of ancient alchemy, was a wild and unruly test-tube being. Esa-Pekka Salonen’s miniature string quartet likewise distills its material into something charged with primal vitality. A leading voice in the British women’s movement, Ethel Smyth composed her way through glass ceilings; her string trio glows with light and feeling. In the atmospheric trumpet arias, Tamás Mészáros’s virtuosity turns into gold.
The concert is hosted by composer Minna Leinonen. The concert lasts approximately two hours and includes an intermission. You can find the exact duration and more information on the orchestra’s website:
www.tamperefilharmonia.fi/en/Changes are possible.