This is another opportunity for you to hear Nick Hennessy performing stories from the Kalevala. In this performance he will take the audience into the deep, snow-filled forests of the Finnish far North, to a world created from shards of egg-shell, where the sun and moon are fought over, magic is done and undone and life is shot though with bizarre ordeals, misguided passions, magical battles and transformations. It will be well worth seeing. The performance is at The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7NL and starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 (£8 for concessions) and are available online from the venue, or at the door (subject to availability). Not suitable for under 14’s.
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Northern Souls Exhibition
This exhibition, curated by Minna Haukka and Arto Korhonen, presents work by 17 Finnish artists who focus on minorities and minority experience. The show is at Space Station Sixty-five, Building One, 373 Kennington Road, London SE11 4PS
Sibelius’s Violin Concert
This will be a rare opportunity to hear a concert of music played by Satu Jalas on the violin given to her by Jean Sibelius accompanied by the pianist Folke Gräsbeck. They will play music by Sibelius, Respighi and Grieg. The concert will be at St Mark’s Church, Hamilton Terrace, London NW8 9UT and will start at 4.00pm (doors open 3.30pm). For further details follow the link to see the concert flyer SC-Satu Jalas concert-flyer A5-v2
Tickets are available from www.wegottickets.com/event/257782
Anyone who is not comfortable using an online ticketing service can apply for tickets in the old-fashioned way by sending a cheque (payable to Anglo-Finnish Society) to Paulus Thomson at 44 Elfort Road, London N5 1AZ. There will be no booking fee or handling charge but please provide a DL size (22cm x 11cm) stamped self-addressed envelope.
University of London Symphony Orchestra
The University of London Symphony Orchestra will give a concert at St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road, SW7 on Saturday 22 February at 7.30pm. The programme includes Sibelius’s Pohjola’s Daughter, Nielsen’s Flute Concerto (soloist Emma Halnan) and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra. The conductor is Tom Seligman. Tickets will be sold at the door priced at £10/£8/£5
Finnish Easter Fair
The Finnish Church in London will be holding its traditional Easter Fair from 28-20 March. Opening times Friday 28 12.00 – 20.00, Saturday and Sunday 10.00 – 18.00
Finnish Artists at Parallax Art Fair
Among the 200 or so exhibitors at the Parallax Art Fair this year are the photographer Ilonamarja Laine and the painter Seppo Väänänen. The Fair is held at Chelsea Town Hall, King’s Road, London SW3. Opening hours 1.00pm to 8.00pm on 21 February and 11.00am to 5.00pm on 22 February.
Minna Kantonen Urban Vistas
Minna Kantonen studied fine art photography at the Royal College of Art and is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Digital and Visual Arts at the University of East London. This exhibition concentrates on trees in urban surroundings. The Foundry Gallery, 39 Old Church Street, London SW3, 10.00am to 5.00pm Mondays to Saturdays
Gerald Finley Residency at Wigmore Hall
The bass-baritone Gerald Finley will be accompanied by Julius Drake, piano, in a recital of songs by Liszt and Sibelius. 7.30pm Wigmore Hall.
Sakari Oramo and BBC SO
Sakari Oramo will conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme which includes Sibelius’s Pohjola’s Daughter, the UK premiere of Esa Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto performed by Leila Josefowicz (for whom it was written) and the Symphony No 5 by Shostakovich. 7.30pm Barbican Hall.
Total Immersion: Villa-Lobos
The Barbican Centre is arranging a day-long programme exploring the work of the Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos. The Finnish interest is that Sakari Oramo will conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the evening concert starting at 7.30 the programme includes Bachiana brasileira No 5 for soprano (Anu Komsi) and cello ensemble.