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Finnish mythology brought to life in Lahti as the Sibelius Festival opens

Pasi Hyökki, Hannu Lintu, Davóne Tines and Johanna Rusanen
© Sinfonia Lahti | Antti Sihlman
Hannu Lintu conducts the Sinfonia Lahti
© Sinfonia Lahti | Antti Sihlman
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“Lintu managing to squeeze every last drop of feeling out of their performance”
Reviewed at Sibelius Hall, Lahti on 28 August 2025
Mahler, Totenfeier
Sibelius, Kullervo, Op.7
Johanna Rusanen, Soprano
Davóne Tines, Bass-baritone
YL Male Voice Choir
Pasi Hyökki, Choirmaster / chorus director
Sinfonia Lahti
Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Sibelius Festival in Lahti opens with Swanwhite rarity
****1
Kamu closes Lahti's Sibelius 2015 Festival in style
****1
Plongée dans les fjörds finlandais
***11
Ticciati and the LPO deliver epic Sibelius plus lively Wennäkoski
****1
A concert of two choirs at Savonlinna
***11
Lintu, Kavakos and the SSO make the case for Shostakovich
*****
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