Leonidas Kavakos in Shostakovitch’s Violin Concerto No. 2

At the Finnish Institute, French and Finnish chamber music intertwines with the correspondence between Siri Derkert and Valle Rosenberg. Görel Crona and Johan Fagerrud give voice to their letters, while Henrik Naimark Meyers, Astrid Lindell and Thomas Rudberg perform works by Sibelius and Ravel.

The sixth and final part of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Artist-in-Residence also concludes the 2025/2026 season at the Swedish Radio Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen.

The Baltic Sea Festival 2026 opens with premieres and pulse! Andres Orozco-Estrada debuts as Chief Conductor, Hillborg’s Hell Mountain has its Swedish premiere, and Molly Kien’s new work receives its world premiere. Soprano Malin Byström sparkles in Alma Mahler’s songs before the evening culminates in Stravinsky’s iconic The Rite of Spring.