Riddarhuset 400 år: En saga

The Finnish Baroque Orchestra chamber ensemble performs works from the century of the House of Nobility’s construction, including music by Crusell and Sibelius.

The Swedish House of Nobility was founded in 1626, 400 years ago. The founding of the Finnish House of Nobility became a topical issue during Russian rule, and the neo-Gothic House of Nobility was completed in 1862.

The German cello virtuoso Bernhard Romberg (1767–1841) toured Europe as far as the Russian Empire. His symphonies were also performed in Helsinki at concerts of the Academic Music Society. 

Crusell (1775–1838) did his most important life’s work in Stockholm, but even in a letter he wrote to Johan Ludvig Runeberg later in life, he still saw himself as a Finn. He was still a member of the Royal Court Orchestra in Stockholm when Fredrik Pacius began his career as a violinist in the orchestra. 

Sibelius’s (1865–1957) En saga is one of the works from his early Symbolist period. Sibelius characterised the mysteriously enchanting work as profoundly Finnish.

Romberg–Crusell–Sibelius

Pauliina Fred, flute
Lorenzo Coppola, clarinet
FiBO Players

Irma Niskanen, programme planning

House of Nobility

17.9.2026

19.00-20.45, incl. intermission

Music journalist Risto Nordell will introduce the concert 18.00-18.30

Tickets 15-52€ from Ticketmaster