Gunnar Idenstam

Many Finnish organ music fans are familiar with the Swedish organist Gunnar Idenstam, since he has given several concerts in Finland. To celebrate the Music Centre organ’s first anniversary, Idenstam will perform a set that represents the organist himself very well. Nothing is sacred to this hyper-improviser who draws from folk music. The concert starts with a boundary-breaking soundtrack suite, in which familiar melodies await to be recognised. After this, Idenstam will premiere his composition that was awarded with the Lahti Organ Festival’s special prize in the International Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition. The concert culminates in arrangements of Bruckner’s eight symphony and Ravel’s Boléro. This New Year’s Day will not lack fireworks!