This is a charity concert in aid of The Passage, a charity for homeless people. It features music by Grieg, including his Piano Concerto (soloist Vikingur Olafsson) and Sibelius, The Tryst, Andante Festivo and Finlandia
Venue: Royal Festival Hall at 19.30
After a performance of Shostakovich’s 9th Symphony, Martin Fröst will perform Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. The concert concludes with Prokofiev’s Symphony No 6.
During the evening Sakari Oramo will be presented with the CoScan International Award, which was established in 1994 to recognise an achievement of outstanding merit by a individual, body or group related to one or more of the Nordic countries.
Venue: Barbican Hall at 19.30
The programme comprises Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht and Bruckner’s Symphony No 7.
Venue: Royal Festival Hall at 19.30
The programme comprises Wagner’s Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March from Gotterdammerung, Schoenberg’s Erwartung and Bruckner’s Symphony No 6.
Venue: Royal Festival Hall at 19.30
Adrian Biddell was head of Sotheby’s 19th Century European Paintings department from 1990-2015 and now runs his own business where he sources works of art, arranges private sales and advises collectors. He is also regularly engaged as a charity auctioneer. While at Sotheby’s he encouraged the National Gallery to bid for Gallen-Kallela’s painting Lake Keitele which, judging from the sale of postcards, fridge magnets and other merchandise, is one of the most popular paintings in the collection of the National Gallery. In his talk to us Adrian will put Gallen-Kallela in a broader European context.
The meeting will be held at St Giles International, 154 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5JX at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Members should notify the Hon. Secretary in the usual way if they wish to attend. Non-members should complete the contact form on this website.
Emmi Itäranta studied Drama at the University of Tampere and subsequently worked as a columnist, theatre critic, dramaturge, scriptwriter and press officer. Her first novel, Memory of Water, has its origins in course work which she did when studying for an MA in creative writing at the Iniversity of Kent. The Finnish version, Teemestarin kirja, won the Sci-fi and Fantasy Literary Contest organised by the Finnish publisher, Teos. She will talk about the process of writing two versions of her work in different languages and how this can actually help the writing process.
The meeting will be held at St Giles International, 154 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5JX at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Members should notify the Hon. Secretary in the usual way if they wish to attend. Non-members should complete the contact form on this website
Our last meeting before the summer break will be a talk by Dr Kristina Ranki entitled “Finnish Anglophilia – forms and examples. Dr Ranki is a historian by training and her doctoral thesis was on the subject of Finnish Francophilia in the period from 1880-1914 in which she examined French influences in the construction of Finnish national identity. She will consider how Finns’ love of England differs from other cultural orientations, what these were and when this phenomenon began. She will also talk about the role of travel in relation to the understanding and admiration of England and some specific London-related themes.
The meeting will be held at St Giles International, 154 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5JX at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Members should notify the Hon. Secretary in the usual way if they wish to attend. Non-members should complete the contact form on this website
The first meeting of 2018 will be on Tuesday 16 January when the Moomin historian, Ant O’Neill, will give a talk entitled “Moominvalley Fossils”. He will focus primarily on the earlier works of Tove Jansson including her satirical works for Garm and the comic strips which she published while still in her early teens. The subject matter of this talk links in well with the current exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
The meeting will be held at St Giles International, 154 Southampton Row, WC1B 5JX at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Members should let me know if they wish to attend by contacting the Hon. Secretary in the usual way. Others should please use the contact us form on this website.
The Anglo-Finnish Society and the Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce warmly welcome you to a conference on 27th October 2017 commemorating the Centenary of Finland’s independence and Finland’s relationship with the UK. The Conference features interesting talks about the political, trade and finance links between Finland and Britain across the last 100 years, with a peek into the future as well.
The group of distinguished speakers includes Mr Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland, Dr Risto E. J. Penttilä, CEO of the Finland Chamber of Commerce, former Lord Mayors of London and many more.
The Conference will take place at the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, close to Liverpool Street Station in central London. Please note that the closing date for registration is 22 October.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
09.00 – 09.30 Registration
09.30 – 09.35 Welcome and opening of the Conference
09.35 – 10.55 – Session 1: Finland and Britain in Northern Europe
11.15 – 12.05 – Session 2: War and Cold War
12.05 – 12.40 – Session 3: Finland in Europe
12.45 – 13.45 – Lunch and networking
13.45 – 14.15 – Session 4: One Hundred Trading Years in Perspective
14.15 – 16.00 – Session 5: Development of Trading and Inward Investment
16.20 – 17.30 – Session 6: Banking and Finance Relations
17.30 – 17.35 – Closing remarks
17.35 Networking
The full program with speakers can be found here 27.10.2017 Conference invitation
TICKETS AND REGISTRATION
Tickets cost £10 inclusive of commission
The fee goes towards covering the organisational costs of the event.
Follow the link HERE to be directed to Evenbrite to purchase your ticket
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Dr Tony Lurcock began his teaching career at Helsinki University in 1966 and later also taught at Åbo Akademi. He is well-known for his three anthologies of the writings of British travellers to Finland covering the period from 1760 – 1941 and for his witty and erudite commentaries placing the travels in their historical context. His talk on Mannerheim and Britain has been arranged to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mannerheim.
The meeting will be at 6.30 for 7.00pm at the Montague Room, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. If you would like to attend, please use the contact form to notify the Honorary Secretary. To facilitate catering arrangements, please send notifications by 31 May.