A free concert of Finnish folk songs, jazz tunes, waltzes, and tangos will be performed by the Pittsburgh Finns in honor of the future Finnish Room to be constructed at the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning. A reception will follow.
Finnish-American Society of the Midwest hosts a fun day of outdoor activities in the Chicago area (weather permitting).
In 1999, the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock created a new Finnish-American celebration of winter, Heikinpäivä. The celebration’s themes are taken from Finnish folk saying associated with […]
The first program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Composer Salonen concerts features beloved cellist Yo-Yo Ma giving the West Coast premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto. Our Conductor Laureate, completes the program with one of Beethoven’s most exciting symphonies.
The Icelandic Sagas tell of Norse voyages to Vinland around 1000 A.D. A site at the northern tip of Newfoundland was confirmed as a Norse site occupied around 1000 A.D. […]
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 […]
Winter Sauna Fest and Tiny Tori Rummage Sale features food, music, sauna and swimming pool fun. (Sale is from 9 a.m.-noon)
Family fun in Canterbury! Sledding, indoor activities, and pea soup and breads.
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 […]
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 […]