Osmo Vänskä conducts LPO

Soile Isokoski, accompanied by Ilkka Paananen, will give a recital of songs by Schubert, Kuula, Brahms, Bernstein and Strauss. 7.30pm at the Wigmore Hall.

The Royal College of Music Chamber Choir will perform a selection of popular songs by composers from Finland and Estonia. At the heart of the programme are two pieces by Veljo Tormis, whose works are inspired by folk song traditions. The Finnish works are Rautavaara’s Lorca Suite and Sibelius’s Rakastava.

The Finnish Church will be holding its usual Christmas Fair this year from Wednesday 20 November until Sunday 24 November. It is open 12.00 – 20.00 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and from 10.00 – 18.00 on Saturday and Sunday. Expect all the usual delights: chocolate, salmiakki, rye bread, Karelian pies, cheese, sausages and other…

The Orpheus Sinfonia conducted by Toby Purser will give a concert of music by Scandinavian composers plus Sibelius’ Symphony No 5. The other works to be performed are Carl Nielsen – Overture Masquerade, Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings, and Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor to be played by the winner of the…

Parallax Art Fair is held at Chelsea Town Hall, King’s Road, SW3 5EE. The organisers expect about 200 exhibitors from around the world who will show jewellery, bags, clothing, textiles, crafts, art, sculpture and more. The Finnish artists who will be participating are Kirsi Kuusisto, Maria Wolfram, Merja Nykänen-Naukkarinen, Sirkka Laakkonen, Valtteri Saha, Virpi Velin,…

Pentti Sammallahti is one of the photographers whose work will be sold at the Print Sales Department on the lower ground floor of the Photographers’ Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street. He will be signing copies of his book Here, Far Away in the Gallery’s bookshop from 17.00 – 18.00 on Friday 11th October. Sammallahti has travelled…

H C Berg was the recipient of Finland’s Young Artist of the Year award in 2007 and his works have been collected by all the major museums in Finland as well as by foundations, institutions and private collections around the world. He uses a variety of materials including metals, glass and acrylics to create works…

The London Soloists Philharmonia will perform a programme of works for organ and for violin with Kalevi Kiviniemi and Liana Isakadze (conductor and violin) in works by Widor, Bach, Liszt, Kiviniemi and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Venue St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, London W2 3UD at 19.00. Tickets £20 from rsvp.desk@ymail.com

In his first concert at the Barbican as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo will conduct the premiere of a new work by Tristan Murail, the Piano Concerto No 1 by Shostakovich with Olli Mustonen (piano) and Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet) and Mahler’s Symphony No 1. Venue Barbican Hall at 19.30.