Naantali Church with Håkan Hardenberger
Principal Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste directed three concerts in his native Finland. The orchestra gave two concerts at Naantali Church, joined on the second date by trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger, pianist Izumi Tateno, clarinetist Michel Lethiec and cellist Arto Noras.
Programme 1:
SIBELIUS Pelléas and Mélisande
STRAUSS Horn Concerto No 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 4 in B flat
Programme 2:
BARBER Adagio
SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for Piano and Trumpet
WINTER Concertino for Clarinet and Cello
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 7 in A