Norwegian Eldbjørg Hemsing is one of today's most exciting young violinists, taking his audiences by storm around the world. Hemsing's take on Aram Hatšaturjan's Violin Concerto has an exhilarating rhythm and vitality. 

Felix Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage lends its name to TPO's concert, which ends with Robert Schumann's Second Symphony. 

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Calm Sea

Thu 27.11. at 7 pm
Fri 28.11. at 6 pm
Concert Hall

Markus Stenz, conductor
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage op. 27 (duration 12') 
Aram Hatšaturjan: Violin Concerto in D minor (duration 36') 
Intermission 20'
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major op. 61 (duration 33') 

The wind and the waves it brings break the surface of the mirror-like sea in Mendelssohn's work, and the swift journey can begin. Mendelssohn was inspired by Goethe's poem of the same name about a calm sea and a prosperous voyage. Khachaturian's Violin Concerto has an exhilarating rhythm and vitality, leading the listener into the sounds of Armenian folk music. Soloist is Norwegian Eldbjørg Hemsing, one of the most exciting young violinists of the moment, who is taking audiences by storm around the world. Schumann's Second Symphony concludes the symphony series of the autumn season with a sumptuous finale.