Kymi Brass opening concert: Kymi Sinfonietta – Let the brasses sing

Conductor: Tuomas Pirilä

Soloist: Jukka Harju, French horn

Giuseppe Verdi: Overture from the opera ’Aida’ (Kouvola)

Gioachino Rossini: Overture from the opera ’The Barber of Seville’

Richard Strauss: Cornet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Brass instruments take the spotlight in this captivatingly joyful concert, which is also part of the Kymi Brass event in Kouvola. The concert’s arc extends from operatic melodies to the joy of a symphony. Jukka Harju is one of the leading names among Finnish horn players, and his interpretation of Richard Strauss’s late, cheerful Second Horn Concerto brings to life the virtuosity and singing power of this magnificent instrument. The energy also flows freely at the end of the concert – every movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony pulsates with life and light.