When two cultural figures, organ artist Ville Urponen and journalist Risto Nordell, join forces, it results in a concert that touches on different anniversaries and takes on a journey among birds, memories, and experiences. During his long career, Ville Urponen has performed extensively around the world and is especially known for his Bach interpretations. Risto Nordell is the Finnish Broadcasting Company’s music and cultural journalist, whose most popular radio programme is Riston Valinta (”Risto’s Choice”). The purpose of his life is music – and the older, the better.
Summer Evening with Urponen, Nordell, Birds, and a Little Bit of Madness
Ville Urponen and Risto Nordell
Time
- 9.8.2025 19:00
Duration
- 2 h, incl. intermission
Tickets
- 12,50–38 €

Ville Urponen, organ
Risto Nordell, host
Arvo Pärt:
Trivium
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
12 Variazioni sulla Follia di Spagna
Günter Raphael:
Passacaglia on a Finnish Chorale
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau:
Rappel des oiseaux & Le Poule
Jean Sibelius:
Scene with cranes (arr. Ville Urponen)
John Granlund:
Passacaglia