Due to high demand, Olavi 360° receives an additional concert on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
If you’ve already seen Olavi Uusivirta at his unrestrained club gigs, on the big festival stages and in stylish concert halls, it’s time to come and experience this 360-degree spectacle!
The music of Olavi Uusivirta will sound bigger than ever before on the concert hall stage of the Music Centre, as his usually four members strong band is expanded into a giant ensemble featuring several dozen musicians.
Olavi Uusivirta is joined by three orchestras: the Chamber Orchestra Avanti, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra. The core of the concert is Olavi Uusivirta and his well-known hits, reimagined from different angles, spun a full 360 degrees and infused with elements of Baroque, jazz and contemporary music. The music is arranged by among othersSanna Salmenkallio, Timo Hietala, Marzi Nyman, Arttu Takalo and Tapio Viitasaari. The orchestras are conducted by Eero Lehtimäki.
This concert brings together extremes from the minimalist to the maximalist and from darkness to light.
Ticket sales for the additional concert start on Wednesday, October 23rd at 12 am at the Music Centre’s box office, online and by telephone (tel. 0600 411 101, open weekdays from 9am to 3pm, price 0.99 €/min + call charge). The box office at the Music Centre is open on weekdays from 1pm to 6pm as well as one hour before the concert. The online ticket shop is open 24/7 at www.musiikkitalo.fi. The concert duration is 2.5 hours, including an intermission. No age limit.
The concert is part of the Chamber Orchestra Avanti, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra’s joint concert series AUF, produced in cooperation with the Music Centre. The top orchestras representing different genres invite listeners to explore a diverse range of musical delicacies.
The Chamber Orchestra Avanti was founded by musicians and conductors and manages almost every kind of music with all kinds of instruments. avantimusic.fi
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra performs many different kinds of music, from jazz to soul and classical music, blending the old and the new in surprising ways. umohelsinki.fi
The Finnish Baroque Orchestra (FiBO) is known for its masterful performances, bold and innovative approaches as well as creative programming. fibo.fi
Eero Lehtimäki (b. 1989) is an innovative and versatile conductor whose goal is to take the audience with him into new musical worlds. He has studied under several top international conductors and graduated from both the Sibelius Academy and Aalto University. eerolehtimaki.com
Photo: Aleksandra Lemke