In La Jolla/San Diego: Finnish folk poetry tells a story of the first time the kantele zither was played. The sound was so beautiful that everybody started to cry. When their tears touched the water of the ocean, they turned into pearls. A native of Finland and past FFN Performer of the Year Merja Soria performs the […]
FFN Lecturer of the Year Peter MacKeith traces the emergence, development and ongoing vitality of Finnish identity through a century of significant architecture and design. Coffee reception follows. In Newton.
Finnish Symphonic Metal band NIGHTWISH appears at the Aragon Ballroom, featuring songs never played live before with several of their hits. nightwish.com
Seattle celebrates Finland's epic poem, the Kalevala.
As part of Composer Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Esa-Pekka Salonen's brand-new orchestral work conducted by Dudamel – what a joy to anticipate! Shostakovich’s most popular symphony will follow Varèse’s musical […]
As part of Composer Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Esa-Pekka Salonen's brand-new orchestral work conducted by Dudamel – what a joy to anticipate! Shostakovich’s most popular symphony will follow Varèse’s musical vision of an imagined New York City.
As part of Composer Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Esa-Pekka Salonen's brand-new orchestral work conducted by Dudamel – what a joy to anticipate! Shostakovich’s most popular symphony will follow Varèse’s musical vision of an imagined New York City.
The Utah Symphony performs Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 and works by Nielsen and Grieg.
Learn this traditional art with Elaine Moe: