RSO & Marc Albrecht & Marianna Bednarska

Marc Albrecht, conductor Marianna Bednarska, percussion Béla Bartók: Dance Suite Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums – four poems for percussion and orchestra (Finnish premiere) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Late‑evening chamber music: Tuuli Talvitie, violin Martta Wahlberg, viola Tuomas Lehto, cello Andrew Norman: The Companion Guide to Rome In music, the journey is often as exciting as the destination. Béla Bartók celebrates Budapest’s birthday with a dance carnival. Another Hungarian, Peter Eötvös, puts percussionists in the role of poets in the magical Speaking Drums work, which now receives its Finnish premiere under conductor Marc Albrecht and spectacular percussionist Marianna Bednarska.