Con­cert live and online: Mika Väyrynen – Of life and death

Powerful music for accordion

Mika Väyrynen is standing in front of window.

You can book free ticket to this concert via this link https://q.surveypal.com/Ilmoittautuminen-konserttiin-Mika-Vayrynen—Elamasta-ja-kuolemasta—vakevia-teoksia-harmonikalle

You can also watch a free live stream of the concert on Youtube, 8 September, 19–20.30. A link to the live stream will be added to this page at the latest an hour before the concert starts.

The theme for this concert is the cycle of life and death. We begin with children playing and end with a new, gargantuan work by Paavo Korpijaakko, his Sonata no. 3 ‘Testament’. We thus trace an arc from childhood to death, in one form or another.

Mika Väyrynen, accordion

Programme

Volodymir Podgorny

Two Preludes
Prelude In Memoriam Vladislav Zolotarjow
Prelude to Those Who Left Us

Pjotr Tchaikowsky

From ”The Children Album” (1849-1893)   – Morning Prayer
Winter Morning
Hobbyhorse
The Toy Soldier´s March
Dolly is ill
Dolly´s Funeral
My new Dolly
The Witch in the Wood
Dreams

Paavo Korpijaakko

Sonata nr.2 ”Dead on Time”
ToccataMeditation (Before the Curtain)
Burning Papyrus

Nicolas Economou

From ”Childhood Whims”
Question
Waltz á la Prokofiew
Lullaby
Greek Dance
Psalm
Mexican Dance
Revery
For Chopin and Tchaikowsky to Prokofiew
Toy Shop
Caprice
Curiosity
Melancholy

Intermission

Paavo Korpijaakko

Sonata nr. 3 ”Testament” (2019-2020, world premiere, dedicated to Mika Väyrynen
Lento – presto – lento- allegro
Quasi adagio – andantino
Adagio
Allegro spirito – presto

Music – of a more recent variety

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Further information: Matti Leisma

Time

8.9.2021 at 19:00 – 20:30

Location

Concert hall

Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9

00100 Helsinki

Location on map

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