Sibafest: Take a peek behind the scenes of the Symphony Orchestra

What happens in the orchestra before the first notes are played?

How does a student prepare for a period in the orchestra? How does playing in an orchestra differ from playing alone? What does the student get out of the orchestra project? How can the orchestra be coached? How does a university orchestra compare to a professional orchestra? What is the backstage of the Musiikkitalo concert hall like?

You’ll get answers to at least these questions, get to visit the back stage and listen to a moment of rehearsal when the orchestra’s musician, coach and producer talk about the work of the Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra. Meeting in the lower foyer.

Further information: Janne Ikäheimo, janne.ikaheimo@uniarts.fi

Sibafest 26–27 Jan 2024

On 26–27 Jan, the main event of Sibelius Academy’s Sibafest will fill out the Helsinki Music Centre. The festival kicks off a year packed with a thousand concerts. At Sibafest, you can follow the rehearsals for the Marriage of Figaro, try out the organ, peek behind the scenes of the symphony orchestra and participate in a techno concert and panel discussions.

Now taking place for the tenth time, Sibafest is the biennial main event of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The event presents the Academy’s internationally top-quality concert activities. The main parts are played by the Sibelius Academy’s own students and teachers and well as the audience themselves – both together and separately.

Read more about Sibafest.

Time

27.1.2024 at 10:45 – 11:30
27.1.2024 at 12:00 – 12:45

Location

Helsinki Music Centre’s Ground Foyer

Mannerheimintie 13a

00100 Helsinki

Helsinki Music Centre

Tickets

Free admission

Location on map

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