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Kamarikesä 2026: Listen to Tomorrow

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 · 19:00 — 21:00

Ritarihuone, Helsinki

15-35€

Kamarikesä 2026: Listen to Tomorrow — Ritarihuone, Helsinki

The evening opens with Iiro Rantalan's Gigi, followed by a playful cello duo by Italian composer Felice Giardini. The programme's centrepiece is Johann Strauss Jr.'s Emperor Waltzes op. 437 - originally a work celebrating the friendship of rulers under the title "Hand in Hand" - in Arnold Schoenberg's 1925 arrangement for flute, clarinet and piano quintet.

The evening concludes with Robert Schumann's piano quintet in E-flat major op. 44, which has not been heard at Kamarikesä for nearly a decade.

On stage appear patron artists Ruusu-Talvikki Heikkilä and Ellen Herler, as well as Alli Mankkinen, who succeeded in the Turku cello competition, Olivia Mikkonen who performed in the RSO's Young Soloists concert, and violinist Fredrika Mikkola, who studies in Paris.

Abel Puustinen & Fredrika Mikkola, violin · Ellen Herler, viola · Ruusu-Talvikki Heikkilä & Alli Mankkinen, cello · Olivia Mikkonen, flute · Klaara Vasara, clarinet · Ossi Tanner, piano

Ritarihuone, 29.7.2026 19.00-21.00. Tickets 15-35 €.

Line-up

  • Iiro Rantalan Gigi
  • Abel Puustinen
  • Fredrika Mikkola
  • Ellen Herler
  • Ruusu-Talvikki Heikkilä
  • Alli Mankkinen
  • Olivia Mikkonen
  • Klaara Vasara
  • Ossi Tanner