Oulu Sinfonia: Verdi's Requiem

Name: Oulu Sinfonia: Verdi's Requiem
Start: 2026-10-30T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-30T20:30:00+02:00
Location: MADETOJAN SALI

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · 18:30

MADETOJAN SALI, Oulu

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Oulu Sinfonia performs Verdi's Requiem at Madetojan sali in Oulu on Friday, 30 October 2026 at 18:30. The concert is part of the orchestra's autumn 2026 season, during which Oulu Sinfonia presents several performances in Oulu. Verdi's classical Requiem ranks among the most significant works in classical music and demands careful interpretation from both the orchestra and soloists. Madetojan sali provides an established concert venue in Oulu suited to the scale and acoustic demands of this major composition.

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About: Oulu Sinfonia

Finland's northernmost symphony orchestra brings together 61 full-time musicians in Oulu, performing everything from symphonic classics to opera and jazz under chief conductor Rumon Gamba.

Professional full-time musicians

54,069

Live audience in 2024 (record year)

160+

Annual events (approx.)

2×

Grammy nominations (Chandos recordings, Rumon Gamba)

What's new

2026-01
Rumon Gamba's contract as chief conductor was extended through the end of 2028, announced in January 2026.
2026-01
Oulu Sinfonia opened the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture year with the world premiere of the opera Ovllá, composed by Cecilia Damström and conducted by Rumon Gamba.
2026-04
Oulu Sinfonia performed Leonard Bernstein's MASS at Ouluhalli - the Finnish premiere of the work - as part of the Oulu2026 cultural programme.

Tour

OuluJyväskyläNaantaliHelsinki

Tracks

Pictures from Finland2025 Chandos album featuring Palmgren, Madetoja, Sibelius, Kajanus and Raitio; third recording with Rumon Gamba

Aili Ikonen & Oulu Sinfonia: Valo2024 Chandos album of works by Finnish composer Aili Ikonen

Overtures from Finland2023 Chandos debut album with Rumon Gamba, Finnish orchestral overtures

Ovllá (opera world premiere)January 2026 world premiere of Cecilia Damström's opera on Sámi history, part of Oulu2026 Capital of Culture

Leonard Bernstein: MASSFinnish premiere, April 2026 at Ouluhalli, part of Oulu2026 programme

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About: Verdi's Requiem

Written to honour the novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Verdi's Messa da Requiem premiered in Milan in 1874 and has since become one of the most performed choral works in the world. The score demands four vocal soloists, a large double choir and full orchestra - and the result is closer to grand opera than to church music.

Ranking among most performed major choral works since Mozart's Requiem

What's new

2026-10
Teatro alla Scala will present Verdi's Requiem on 28 and 30 October 2026, conducted by Riccardo Chailly and featuring Anna Netrebko.
2026-05
Performances of Verdi's Requiem at the Musikverein in Vienna (23-25 May 2026) conducted by Daniele Gatti sold out.
2025-05
Sinfonia Lahti performed Verdi's Requiem in Tampere on 23 May 2025, conducted by chief conductor Dalia Stasevska.

Tracks

Dies iraeThe most famous movement - a thundering depiction of the Day of Judgment for full chorus, soloists and orchestra.

Libera meThe closing movement, originally sketched for the unfinished Rossini memorial Requiem of 1868.

Lux aeternaHushed, luminous trio for mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass - a stark contrast to the surrounding drama.

Agnus DeiSoprano and mezzo-soprano in unison octaves, one of the work's most distinctive and serene passages.

KyrieOpening fugal ensemble for all four soloists and chorus, setting the dramatic tone of the entire work.

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