Season concert

Island of Songs

Thursday

02.10.2025 18.30

Madetoja Hall

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Performers

André de Ridder conductor
Katherine Manley soprano
Owen Pallett
Oulu Sinfonia

Concert program

Tuomas Kettunen: fall, into the ocean
Hans Abrahamsen: Let Me Tell You, for Soprano and Orchestra

Owen Pallett: Songs from the album “Island”, for Vocalist and Orchestra
Intro
Fire-Mare
Lewis Gets Fucked Into Space
-> (iv)
In Darkness

Capricious, majestic, cosmic – the art of Canadian composer Owen Pallett defies definition but strikes a chord deep within. Known for his role as the violinist of Arcade Fire, Pallett brings to Oulu selections from the critically acclaimed album Island, where pop, folk and indie fuse into a boundary-breaking ritual.

Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen’s Let Me Tell You, written in 2013 for the Berlin Philharmonic, has travelled the globe from London and Paris to Boston and Cleveland. Soprano Katherine Manley on her debut with Oulu Sinfonia will take you to a harrowing journey into the suffering of Hamlet’s beloved Ophelia.

In co-operation with: Ostrobothnian Contemporary Music Festival 2025

Head start at Restaurant Preludi at 18.00. Discussion of the forthcoming concert.

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Duration about 1 h 30 min (incl. intermission)

Tickets 29 € normal / 24 € pensioner / 16 € student, unemployed, child (3–17 yrs)
Free entry to the concert for Kaikukortti holders (limited amount, must be purchased in advance from Oulu10 service point).

Prices include service fee. Order fee 3 €/order when bought from Ticketmaster shops or 1,50 €/order when bought from Ticketmaster online shop will be added, excluding tickets purchased at Oulu Sinfonia ticket booth and Kaikukortti tickets.

Owen Pallett.Katherine Manley.

Interview with the Artist: Island of Songs Combines Contemporary Classical Music with Indie