Larufest: Love in Many Forms

The concert emphasizes deep emotional expression that guides the listener toward light and liberation. Pēteris Vasks' meditative music from 2011, rooted in nature and spirituality, pairs with Franz Schubert's song composed in his final year, 1828 in Vienna, where feelings of longing, joy, and sorrow are reflected in nature through varying emotional tones. César Franck's dramatically charged piano quintet, composed in Paris between 1880 and 1882, awaits its resolution toward light in the work's finale.

Program:

Pēteris Vasks: Plainscapes
Mackenzie Melemed, piano, Petteri Iivonen, violin, Marko Ylönen, cello

Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Emma Kajander, soprano, Tuulia Ylönen, clarinet, Keigo Mukawa, piano

César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor
Keigo Mukawa, piano, Hanson Quartet

Lauttasaari Church

13.6.2026

16.00-17.15

Tickets 15-30€

Larufest - Lauttasaari Music Festival 7. & 11.-14.6. at Lauttasaari Church, Oodi Central Library, and Blue Peter restaurant.