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‼️ Gathering restrictions will change on Saturday, December 4th. 

‼️ Fri 3.12. concert at St. Lawrence Church Vantaa is not yet subject to restrictions, so it is not possible for us to check the Covid certificates of the audience.

‼️ Sat 4.12. concert at Temppeliaukio Church Helsinki: We will check the Covid certificate and ID of each guest at the entrance. Without an acceptable Covid certificate, it’s not possible to enter the concert. Please have both documents ready at the door, so that the entrance goes smoothly. You can present the Covid certificate either on the phone screen or on paper. More information about the Covid certificate: https://www.kanta.fi/en/covid-19-certificate

Rare and exciting Christmas treat: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s jazz arrangement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, The Nutcracker.

The Nutcracker counts among Tchaikovsky’s (1840–1893) most famous and acclaimed ballets. The piece draws upon E.T.A. Hoffman’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, set on Christmas night. The ballet was premiered in December 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, and in 1960 Ellington and Strayhorn arranged and recorded their own interpretation of the beloved piece.

The concert program is complemented by jazzy arrangements of Christmas classics.

Conductor: Ed Partyka.

Duration c. 75 min, no intermission.

Photo: Trumpeters Tero Saarti and Tomi Nikku by Olli Nurmi