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CA: Composer Salonen: Piano Concerto

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United States

Esa-Pekka Salonen knew he was writing his Piano Concerto for a pianist with monster technique; Yefim Bronfman premiered it and returns to display his mastery of Salonen's effusive and virtuosic […]

CA: Winter Sauna Fest

Finnish American Home Association Sonoma, CA, United States

Winter Sauna Fest and Tiny Tori Rummage Sale features food, music, sauna and swimming pool fun. (Sale is from 9 a.m.-noon)

CT: Laskiainen/Sledding Day

Finnish American Heritage Society Canterbury, Connecticut

Family fun in Canterbury! Sledding, indoor activities, and pea soup and breads.

CA: Composer Salonen: Piano Concerto

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United States

Esa-Pekka Salonen knew he was writing his Piano Concerto for a pianist with monster technique; Yefim Bronfman premiered it and returns to display his mastery of Salonen's effusive and virtuosic […]

CA: Composer Salonen: Violin Concerto

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United States

Leila Josefowicz, for whom Esa-Pekka Salonen wrote his Violin Concerto, returns for another blistering performance of this stunning work with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor Laureate Salonen also leads one […]

MI: Jews in Finland during World War II

Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills, MI, United States

Did you know that Finland mostly protected its Jewish population from the Holocaust, despite its alliance with Nazi Germany? Learn about Jews in in Finland before and during World War […]

Performer of the Year Nominations Due

Nominations are being accepted through February 15, 2018 for Finlandia Foundation National Performer of the Year for the period September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019. The program began in […]

MN: Laskiainen!

International Institute of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, United States

The Twin Cities celebrate Laskiainen, Finland's celebration marking seven weeks before Easter, the coming of spring and increasing day length. Pea soup is traditionally eaten as Finns believed eating heavy foods would […]

CA: Composer Salonen: Wing On Wing

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United States

As part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's celebration of Esa-Pekka Salonen the composer, we present the newly revised version of a work he originally composed for the opening of Walt […]

MI: Kalevala Day Brunch & Lecture

Finnish Cultural Center Farmington Hills, MI, United States

The Finnish Center in Farmington Hills will commemorate the Kalevala, the national epic for the Finns, with a very interesting presentation by one of the nation’s experts on Finland, Finnish […]