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Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera @ Musiikkitalo

When
21.8.2025 – 5.5.2026
Where
Musiikkitalo
Genre
Concert
Price range
24,50–71,50 €
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tickets and performances

The concert series at Musiikkitalo will continue

The Orchestra of the FNO has enchanted audiences for more than 60 years. Since 2024, its concerts have also delighted listeners at Musiikkitalo.

The 2025–2026 season will feature a series of four concerts, with gems of orchestral music and vocal performances by leading names from around the world. The programme reflects the full variety of life and human emotions.

The concert series by The Orchestra of the FNO at Musiikkitalo is made possible by the financial support of Hannele and Henrik von Wendt.

Hannu Lintu, Conductor Photo: Marco Borggreve

”Night after night, the Orchestra of the FNO provides a colourful background to the performances of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. Our orchestra has an exceptional understanding of drama, and the audience can rest assured that the musical extension of the story is in good hands.

Now it’s time to get to know these musicians more intimately. We want to put a face to those waves of melody, which have until now only reached the audience from the orchestra pit. To this end, we have created an irresistible concert programme, in which international stars and exciting orchestral repertoire come together.”

– CHIEF CONDUCTOR HANNU LINTU

Nicole Car, photo Beyond the Media Image
Mika Kares, photo Maik Schulze
Russell Thomas, photo Fay Fox
Camilla Nylund, photo Shirley Suarez
Marina Prudenskaya, photo Tatjana Dachsel
Jere Hölttä
Samuli Takkula, photo Veikko Kähkönen
Helena Juntunen
Arttu Kataja, photo Tuomas Henttonen

The Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera

Finland’s largest orchestra

The Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera (FNO), the largest orchestra in Finland, comprises 111 musicians of 15 different nationalities. In addition to its principal task of performing in opera and ballet productions, it also holds its own regular concerts. The Orchestra of the FNO celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023.

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programme Season 2025–2026

Upcoming concerts

20.1.2026 Hannu Lintu and Nicole Car
Hector Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 7 “Song of the Night”

5.5.2026 Lawrence Renes, Pene Pati
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

Giuseppe Verdi: Overture and Alfredo’s aria from La Traviata, The Duke of Mantua’s aria from Rigoletto, ballet music from Act III and Macduff’s aria from Macbeth

Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo and Renato des Grieux’s aria from Manon Lescaut, Pinkerton’s aria from Madama Butterfly

Past concerts

21.8.2025 Hannu Lintu, Camilla Nylund, Mika Kares,
Marina Prudenskaya, Samuli Takkula, Jere Hölttä and Samuel Sakker
Magnus Lindberg: Seht die Sonne
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, II act

4.11.2025 The Chorus of the Finnish National Opera 80 years anniversary concert
Markus Stenz, Helena Juntunen, Arttu Kataja and the Chorus of the FNO
Johannes Brahms: Tragic overture op. 81
Alban Berg: Three Fragments from Wozzeck
Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

tickets and performances

Concert tickets are available in Musiikkitalo’s web shop.