Mother’s Day Concert
Äidin sydän – The Lauttasaari Music Festival’s Mother’s Day Concert
Sunday May 11th 2025 at 16
Lauttasaari Church
The Lauttasaari Music Festival celebrates Mother’s Day with the Äidin sydän (Mother’s Heart) concert, featuring some of Finland’s top artists. The most beautiful chamber music of spring will be performed by soprano Emma Kajander, winner of the Lappeenranta Singing Competition, jazz saxophonist Jukka Perko, baritone Esa Ruuttunen, and leading Finnish chamber musicians, cellist Marko Ylönen and clarinetist Tuulia Ylönen.
The diverse program of the concert includes solo songs by Jean Sibelius and Oskar Merikanto, as well as other beloved chamber music pieces, from Armas Järnefelt’s Berceuse to Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise. The concert culminates in an Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras, composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos for eight cellos and soprano.
Tickets
Tickets for Mother’s Day Concert are sold at Ticketmaster and at Erkkeri (Lauttasaarentie 28, Helsinki).
Tickets also available at the door, subject to availability.
The regular ticket price is 30 €
Discounted tickets are available for
Pensioners: Tickets 25 €
Students and under 18-year-olds: Tickets 15 €
Children under 7 years old: Free admission.
We cannot reimburse sold tickets.
Programme
Solo
Jukka Perko, saxophone
Ernest Bloch (1880–1959): Prière (1924)
David Popper (1843–1913): Elfentanz op. 36 (1881)
Ruusu-Talvikki Heikkilä, cello, and Liisa Malmivaara, piano
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957): Våren flyktar hastigt (1890), lyrics J. L. Runeberg
J. Sibelius: Illalle (1898), lyrics A. V. Forsman, trans. A. J. Boruttau
Esa Ruuttunen, baritone, and Risto Lauriala, piano
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Pavane op. 50 (1887)
Lauri Ratia, trumpet, and Risto Lauriala, piano
J. Sibelius: Den första kyssen (1900), lyrics J. L. Runeberg
J. Sibelius: Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (1901), lyrics J. L. Runeberg
Emma Kajander, soprano, and Risto Lauriala, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Vocalise (1915)
Tuulia Ylönen, clarinet, and Hiski Wallenius, organ
Oskar Merikanto (1868–1925): Elämälle (1916), lyrics E. V. Knape, trans. Jussi Snellman
Esa Ruuttunen, baritone, and Risto Lauriala, piano
O. Merikanto: Onnelliset (1898), lyrics Aleksis Kivi
Emma Kajander, soprano, Esa Ruuttunen, baritone, and Risto Lauriala, piano
Solo
Jukka Perko, saxophone
Armas Järnefelt (1869–1958): Berceuse (1904)
Marko Ylönen, cello, and Hiski Wallenius, organ
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): F-A-E Scherzo (1853)
Aino Mattila, violin, and Liisa Malmivaara, piano
Estonian folk tune: Äidin sydän, arr. Matti Makkonen (2025)
Cello trio: Marko Ylönen, Anders Adlercreutz and Seppo Kimanen, and Risto Lauriala, piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959): Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5, Aria (1938), lyrics Ruth Valadares Correa
Emma Kajander, soprano, and cello octet: Marko Ylönen, Hannu Kiiski, Leevi Pelli, Seppo Kimanen, Iiris Piri, Anders Adlercreutz, Jan Lindgren, Oona Koivukangas
Pre-order concert refreshments!
Would you like a slice of Mother’s Day cake and some bubbly? Or perhaps coffee and tea? You can pre-order your concert refreshments using the form below, and we’ll have them ready for you to enjoy after the concert. Notice! The Church Café only serves with pre-orders.
The last day to place an order is April 30. Orders are binding and will be invoiced in advance.