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Classical concerts and opera in Helsinki

74 performances in Helsinki on our calendars, from Wed 4 Nov 2026 to Fri 28 May 2027, at 1 hall. Most often on the programme: Cello Concerto No. 1 (2 performances) and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

The whole season74 performances

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November 2026

  1. Wed 4 Nov · 19:00Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 · Mahler: Symphony No. 9Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  2. Thu 5 Nov · 19:00Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 · Mahler: Symphony No. 9Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  3. Fri 6 Nov · 19:00Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  4. Fri 6 Nov · 21:00Arnold: Fantasy for BassoonHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  5. Sun 8 Nov · 15:00Shaw: Three EssaysHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  6. Wed 11 Nov · 19:00Beethoven: Coriolan · Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin · Mozart: Bella mia fiamma addioHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. Thu 12 Nov · 19:00Beethoven: Coriolan · Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin · Mozart: Bella mia fiamma addioHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  8. Fri 13 Nov · 19:00Wennäkoski: Verdigris · Britten: Piano Concerto · Sibelius: Symphony No. 1Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  9. Wed 18 Nov · 19:00Bruch: Scottish Fantasy · Kodály: Háry János · Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige StreicheHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  10. Fri 20 Nov · 19:00Stravinsky: Fireworks · Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto · Stravinsky: PetrushkaHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. Wed 25 Nov · 19:00Fagerlund: Organ Concerto 'Ad Spiram' · Bruckner: Symphony No. 6Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  12. Thu 26 Nov · 19:00Fagerlund: Organ Concerto 'Ad Spiram' · Bruckner: Symphony No. 6Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  13. Fri 27 Nov · 19:00Grieg: Piano Concerto · Bruckner: Symphony No. 9Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  14. Sat 28 Nov · 19:00Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals · Wagner: The Ring: An Orchestral AdventureHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Hong Kong Philharmonic

December 2026

  1. Sun 6 Dec · 15:00Sibelius: Violin ConcertoHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  2. Wed 9 Dec · 19:00Nielsen: Symphony No. 1Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  3. Thu 10 Dec · 19:00Nielsen: Symphony No. 1Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  4. Fri 11 Dec · 19:00Bartók: Dance Suite · Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 · Mahler: Piano QuartetHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  5. Sun 13 Dec · 15:00Bach: The Musical OfferingHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  6. Wed 16 Dec · 19:00Sibelius: Tapiola · Varèse: AmériquesHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  7. Thu 17 Dec · 19:00Sibelius: Tapiola · Varèse: AmériquesHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  8. Fri 18 Dec · 19:00Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacriHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

January 2027

  1. Wed 13 Jan · 19:00Korngold: Violin Concerto · Bruckner: Symphony No. 7Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Thu 14 Jan · 19:00Korngold: Violin Concerto · Bruckner: Symphony No. 7Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  3. Fri 15 Jan · 19:00Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 · Elgar: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  4. Wed 20 Jan · 19:00Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn · Beethoven: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  5. Thu 21 Jan · 19:00Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn · Beethoven: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  6. Fri 22 Jan · 19:00Adès: Violin ConcertoHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. Fri 22 Jan · 21:00Encounters Club – RáiduHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  8. Wed 27 Jan · 19:00Respighi: Pini di RomaHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. Thu 28 Jan · 19:00Respighi: Pini di RomaHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  10. Fri 29 Jan · 19:00Bach: Für deinen Thron tret ich hiermit · Hindemith: Trauermusik · Bach: Art of the FugueHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

February 2027

  1. Wed 3 Feb · 19:00King RogerHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  2. Thu 4 Feb · 19:00King RogerHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  3. Fri 12 Feb · 19:00Musica nova HelsinkiHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  4. Fri 19 Feb · 19:00Lim: A Sutured WorldHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  5. Sun 21 Feb · 15:00Chamber Music Concert: Hooked on BooksHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

March 2027

  1. Wed 3 Mar · 19:00Nielsen: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  2. Thu 4 Mar · 19:00Nielsen: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  3. Fri 5 Mar · 19:00Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 3Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  4. Wed 10 Mar · 19:00Gershwin: Piano Concerto · Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  5. Thu 11 Mar · 19:00Gershwin: Piano Concerto · Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  6. Fri 12 Mar · 19:00Bruckner: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  7. Sun 14 Mar · 15:00Chamber Music Concert: Kith and KinHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  8. Wed 17 Mar · 19:00Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2 · Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  9. Thu 18 Mar · 19:00Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2 · Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  10. Fri 19 Mar · 19:00Dvořák: Cello Concerto · Rachmaninoff: Symphonic DancesHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. Fri 19 Mar · 21:00Taffanel: Wind QuintetHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  12. Wed 24 Mar · 19:00Fauré: Pavane · Messiaen: L' Ascension · Fauré: RequiemHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  13. Fri 26 Mar · 15:00Beethoven: Missa SolemnisHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

April 2027

  1. Fri 2 Apr · 19:00Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio · Glière: Horn Concerto · Bartók: Concerto for OrchestraHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Wed 7 Apr · 19:00Beach: Piano ConcertoHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  3. Thu 8 Apr · 19:00Beach: Piano ConcertoHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  4. Fri 9 Apr · 19:00Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 · Poulenc: SinfoniettaHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  5. Wed 14 Apr · 19:00Franck: Le Chasseur maudit · Dutilleux: Symphony No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  6. Fri 16 Apr · 19:00Pépin: Les Eaux célestes · Ibert: Flute Concerto · Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous VoyageHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. Sun 18 Apr · 15:00Chamber Music Concert: The Morning News plus Comic ReliefHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  8. Wed 21 Apr · 19:00Ortiz: Clara · Schumann: Piano Concerto · Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. Thu 22 Apr · 19:00Ortiz: Clara · Schumann: Piano Concerto · Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  10. Fri 23 Apr · 19:00Dvořák: In Nature's Realm · Schumann: Symphony No. 1Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  11. Wed 28 Apr · 19:00Vivier: Orion · Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  12. Thu 29 Apr · 19:00Vivier: Orion · Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

May 2027

  1. Wed 5 May · 19:00Mozart: The Magic Flute · Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato · Haydn: Symphony No. 98Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Fri 7 May · 19:00Haydn: Symphony No. 70 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 · Ligeti: Trio for HornHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  3. Wed 12 May · 19:00Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict · Beethoven: Symphony No. 7Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  4. Thu 13 May · 19:00Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict · Beethoven: Symphony No. 7Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  5. Fri 14 May · 19:00Strauss: MetamorphosenHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  6. Fri 14 May · 21:00Milhaud: Suite for ViolinHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. Wed 19 May · 19:00Mahler: Symphony No. 5Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  8. Thu 20 May · 19:00Mahler: Symphony No. 5Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. Fri 21 May · 19:00Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Suk: SymphonyHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  10. Sun 23 May · 15:00Chamber Music Concert: Three VirtuosiHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  11. Wed 26 May · 19:00Strauss: Ein HeldenlebenHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  12. Fri 28 May · 19:00Janacek: Taras Bulba JW VI/15 · Janacek: Glagolitic MassHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The halls

Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo)74 performancesHelsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo)

Most played here

  1. Cello Concerto No. 1Franz Joseph Haydn2
  2. Symphony No. 9Gustav Mahler2
  3. Symphony No. 103Franz Joseph Haydn2
  4. CoriolanLudwig van Beethoven2
  5. Symphony No. 6Anton Bruckner2
  6. Organ Concerto 'Ad Spiram'Sebastian Fagerlund2
  7. Symphony No. 1Carl Nielsen2
  8. AmériquesEdgard Varèse2

Pictures via Wikimedia Commons · Helsinki: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0