Larufest: Old and New from Finland

Helvi Leiviskä was a pioneer of Finnish chamber music, and her works form an important part of Finland’s 20th-century chamber music heritage. The piano quartet, composed in 1925–1926 and revised in 1935, deserves to be heard. 

Kaija Saariaho’s second string quartet, Terra Memoria, is, in the composer’s words, dedicated “to those who have passed.” The world premiere of Aulis Sallinen’s seventh string quartet “Abschied” crowns Larufest – The Lauttasaari Music Festival 2026.

Programme: 

Aulis Sallinen: String Quartet no. 7 “Abschied” / Premiere
Larufest Quartet

Helvi Leiviskä: Piano Quartet in A Major op. 1
Risto Lauriala, piano, Petteri Iivonen, violin, Alexander Gordon, viola, Marko Ylönen, cello

Kaija Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Erinys Quartet

After the concert, a panel discussion on the works and composers will be held in the parish hall. Panelists: Marianne Heikkilä, Pekka Hako, and Tuomas Sallinen.

Lauttasaari Church

14.6.2026

16.00-17.30

Tickets 15-30€

Larufest – Lauttasaari Music Festival, 7 & 11–14 June
Lauttasaari Church, Oodi Central Library and Restaurant Blue Peter