THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS | FRSO

7:00pm, Fri, 5 Apr 2024

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Performance
    Start time: 7:00pm
    Venue: Concert Hall, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland
    Description: THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS | FRSO

    THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS

    Friday 5 April at 7pm
    Concert Hall, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki

    ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38

    RADION SINFONIAORKESTERI (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO))
    NICHOLAS COLLON conductor
    CHRISTINE RICE mezzo
    JOHN FINDON tenor
    RODERICK WILLIAMS baritone
    HELSINGIN KAMARIKUORO (Helsinki Chamber Choir)
    MUSIIKKITALON KUORO (Helsinki Music Centre Choir)
    DOMINANTE
    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY CHORUS

    Alumni of the COLLEGE CHOIRS of CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

    Following their performance at Ely Cathedral on 9 March, the Cambridge University Symphony Chorus join forces with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki choirs under esteemed conductor Nicholas Collon (a Cambridge alumnus), in this star-studded performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. Soloists Christine Rice mezzo, John Findon tenor and Roderick Williams baritone bring this poignant text to life, capturing the essence of faith, mortality, and spiritual awakening.

    For further information and to purchase tickets online, please visit the Musiikkitalo website.

    1 April: please note that tenor Allan Clayton has had to withdraw due to illness. He will be replaced by John Findon.