Larufest: New and Old from Finland

The concert programme features three Finnish works from different decades. Helvi Leiviskä's piano quartet in A major op. 1 was composed in 1925-1926 and revised in 1935. Kaija Saariaho's string quartet Terra Memoria (2006) is, in the composer's words, dedicated to "those who have departed". The evening culminates in the world premiere of Aulis Sallinen's 7th string quartet "Abschied".

Programme:

Aulis Sallinen: String Quartet No. 7 "Abschied" / World Premiere
Larufest Quartet

Helvi Leiviskä: Piano Quartet in A Major op. 1
Risto Lauriala, piano, Petteri Iivonen, violin, Alexander Gordon, viola, Marko Ylönen, cello

Kaija Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Erinys Quartet

Concert 14.6.2026, 16.00-17.30, tickets 15-30 €. Following the concert, a panel discussion on the works and composers will take place in the parish hall - panellists include Marianne Heikkilä, Pekka Hako and Tuomas Sallinen.

Larufest - Lauttasaari Music Festival takes place 7. & 11.-14.6. at Lauttasaari Church, the central library Oodi and restaurant Blue Peter.