UMO Club: Focus Guillermo Klein (ARG/US) feat. Lage Lund (NO)

Sat 17.10.2026
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18:00 Showtime
Duration 75 min, no intermission
Musiikkitalo, Black Box, Helsinki
Conductor Guillermo Klein
Please note: The venue has a club setting arrangement, which means that most of the capasity is standing. There is also a very limited number of unnumbered seats in the venue. No age limit.
Standard 44 € Retiree 36 € Students, Children, Unemployed, Military Personnel 20 € The ticket price includes the cloakroom fee. Tickets from the Music Centre’s web store and phone service, as well as during the opening hours of the ticket sales customer service point. The phone service (tel. 0600 411 101, price per call 0,99 e/min + standard network rate) is open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. The box office at the Music Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 1pm to 6pm, and one hour before a concert. Tickets are available online at www.musiikkitalo.fi around the clock.
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OCTOBER UMO CLUB: NEW CONDUCTOR AND PROGRAMME, SAME SOLIST!

Conductor-composer-pianist Christian Elsässer’s guest appearance with UMO has been cancelled. The Argentine-born composer, pianist, and conductor Guillermo Klein – who worked as UMO’s Artistic Partner from 2020 to 2021 – will step in as the replacement conductor.

For this concert Klein curates a program of his own music, highlighting UMO’s own soloists alongside the Norwegian guitar virtuoso Lage Lund, who is making his debut as a soloist with this orchestra. Klein also arranges two of Lund’s compositions for this special ensemble.

What is the UMO Club? The UMO Club is a different way to experience UMO. The intimate space of the Black Box brings the musicians closer to the audience and the audience closer to the music. The atmosphere is more relaxed, more intimate, and closer to a club gig than a traditional concert.

Please note: The venue is configured as a club, meaning that most of the venue is standing room. In addition, there is a very limited number of unnumbered seats in the hall. The duration is about 75 minutes, without interval. No age limit.

The composer, pianist and conductor Guillermo Klein (b. 1969) was born in Buenos Aires in Argentina. He studied in the United States and is currently based in New York. Klein is a global jazz persona with a versatile musical background, ranging from classical education to rock and a degree in jazz, complemented by Latino influences. Klein has worked with several large orchestras, including hr-Bigband and the Metropole Orchestra. He also leads his own group, Los Guachos.

Lage Lund (b. 1977) is recognized as one of the most esteemed jazz guitarists and composers of his generation. Originally from Norway and now based in New York City, Lund is known for a distinctive technique that is always at the service of the music. He rose to international prominence after winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 2005. Since then, he has been a creative force in the genre, releasing several critically acclaimed albums and collaborating with jazz luminaries such as Maria Schneider and Melissa Aldana. Lund’s adventurous music is both timeless and uncompromisingly modern. www.lagelund.com

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra: great achievements and mastery in jazz since 1975! Throughout the decades, UMO has been at the forefront of Finnish jazz. This multi-award-winning ensemble – recipient of the Yrjö and Emma awards and a Grammy nominee – has shared the stage with international jazz legends as well as the brightest stars of the Finnish music scene. With a distinguished discography of over 60 albums, Helsinki’s own “jazz city orchestra” performs across Finland, reaching 35,000 listeners through more than 100 concerts annually. At the heart of UMO is a commitment to new music. The orchestra’s versatile repertoire fearlessly pushes boundaries, from jazz and soulful grooves to classical fusion. www.umohelsinki.fi

Helsinki Music Centre is a concert and event venue in the centre of Helsinki that’s open to all. Every year, we host more than 1,000 events from classical, jazz and folk music concerts to corporate gatherings and private celebrations. More than half of all our public events are offered free of cost, as we want culture to be accessible to all. The Music Centre building also remains open to visitors outside of performance hours. Why not pop in for a cup of coffee, to check out our brilliant array of art exhibitions and our fantastic resident artworks or even just to take a look – the architecture itself is worth a visit. The resident organisations at the Music Centre are the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy. www.musiikkitalo.fi