Jazz Finland Live

Pekka Toivonen (b. 1979) is a Finnish composer, pianist and producer refusing to stick with any yet defined sound of music. Pekka Toivonen Piano Week will spread around the churches of the metropolitan area . All the concerts are unique and featuring a surprise soloist.

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In one of UMO’s most interesting concerts this season we will plunge into the world of film music – be prepared for iconic tunes that will make you cry, laugh and be stirred inside!

Concert Blue Notes on Silver Screen comprises well-known and beloved score themes and nostalgic big band music from the 50s to today. The dazzling jazz singer Aili Ikonen will join UMO as a soloist and the concert will be conducted by Kirmo Lintinen.

The programme will be composed of music from many film genres – animation to horror and hardboiled action – including numbers from such films as Anatomy of A Murder, Touch of Evil, The Pink Panther and The Incredibles. The concert will feature pieces from the repertories of Duke Ellington, Raymond Scott, Henry Mancini and Monty Norman, among others. Duration approx. 2 hours with intermission.

Tickets 17,50 € / 11 €, family ticket 22,50 € from Ticketmaster and in Mäntsälä at the municipal's service point and Kipa book store. Series ticket to 3 AUF-concerts 43 € / 28 €. 

The concert in Mäntsälä is a part of Chamber Orchestra Avanti!’s, UMO’s and Finnish Baroque Orchestra’s joint tour ‘AUF’ in Eastern Uusimaa. Tickets for Avanti´s concert are sold here and for FiBO´s concert here. A ticket covering all of the three AUF concerts is sold here.

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