A cosmopolitan of Finnish organ artistry, Pétur Sakari, will perform both grand masterpieces of 20th-century organ literature and improvisations in his concert.

Pétur Sakari, started playing the organ before his feet could even reach the pedalboard. Sakari played his debut concert at the age of 13. A few years later, he was invited to Paris by the Notre Dame Titular Organist Olivier Latry to give a concert on the cathedral organ.

In the first half of the concert, Sakari takes on the heroic masterpieces of 20th-century French organ music. Among them, Robert Schumann’s music is heard on the organ. After the interval, the orchestral power and rhythmic drive of the Musiikkitalo organ return to the fore. The evening ends with improvisation, the ultimate skill for organists. Sakari has proved to be an unbeatable hero even in this demanding art.

Marcel Dupré: Prélude et Fugue en Si Marjut, Op. 7 No. 1

Robert Schumann: Vier Skizzen Für den Pedalflügel, Op. 58 (arr. Pétur Sakari)

Maurice Duruflé: Suite, Op. 5

Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (arr. L. Robilliard)

Thierry Escaich: Cinq versets sur la séquence des Pacques «Victimae paschali»

Pétur Sakari: Improvisation

Musiikkitalo

3.2.2026

19.00-21.00

Tickets 12,50-38€