Organization

Turku Music Festival

Conductor

Petri Sakari

Singer

Baritone

Thomas Florio

Clarinet

Hanna Hujanen

Flûte

Kerttu Aalto- Setälä

violin

Essi Höglund

cello

Senja Rummukainen

Piccolo

Percussion

Jerry Piipponen

Pianist

Eveliina Kytömäki

Harpsichord

Dulcimer

Uli Kontu- Korhonen

Eight Songs For A Mad King

Turku

Finland

Eight Songs For A Mad King: Concert

Public

Concert

Approved

Originally planned for 2020, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' cult work "Eight Songs for a Mad King" will finally be heard in Turku on Friday, August 19. at 7 pm in the Sigyn hall. The role of the king is interpreted by the American baritone Thomas Florio. The libretto of the work is by Randolph Stown and it is based on the texts of King George III. The work is presented in English. In the beginning of the concert, music from the courts of kings will be heard, interpreted by Jukka Rautasalo, Heidi Peltoniemi and Eero Palviainen.
The acclaimed conductor Petri Sakari.

English

Vuodelle 2020 alun perin suunniteltu Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’n kulttiteos “Eight Songs for a Mad King” kuullaan vihdoin Turussa perjantaina 19.8. klo 19 Sigyn-salissa. Kuninkaan roolin tulkitsee amerikkalainen baritoni Thomas Florio. Teoksen libretto on Randolph Stown ja se perustuu kuningas Yrjö III:n teksteihin. Teos esitetään englanniksi. Konsertin alkupuolella kuullaan musiikkia kuninkaiden hoveista Jukka Rautasalon, Heidi Peltoniemen ja Eero Palviaisen tulkitsemana.
Kapellimestarina ylistetty Petri Sakari.

suomi

Eight Songs For A Mad King by Various, From (2022/2022), Conductor Petri Sakari

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