Program
Eija Kankaanranta, kantele
Aaro Haavisto, shakuhachi
For the meditation you need your own yoga mat.
Tickets 60 | 42 | 40 | 22 €
Duration of the concert 1 h, no intemission
Duration of the meditation 20 min
Step into Turku Castle’s King’s Hall for an unforgettable journey of sound, where the most soulful tones of Finnish and Japanese music meet. Eija Kankaanranta and Aaro Haavisto’s concert will take you across eras and cultures, weaving you and the music into a continuum. In the King’s Hall, medieval Bridgettine music is interwoven with the Aunus Karelian kantele tradition, contemporary kantele music meets the traditional shakuhachi music of the Ueda ryū school and classical jiuta singing is given a kantele accompaniment.
The evening’s programme will be preceded by a kantele meditation – a moment of pause and inner peace. A short breathing exercise will lead you into meditation, where improvisation inspired by a composition by Juhani Nuorvala will soothe your mind. You can listen while sitting, lie down and relax or join in the playing yourself on the 5-string kantele. At the end of the meditation, you can enjoy Japanese tea to complete the experience for all the senses. Please note that there is a separate ticket for meditation.
Come and listen, experience and breathe music that connects the East and the West, the past and the present.
Artists
INFO
- Address: Linnankatu 80, 20100 Turku
- Public transport: Line 1.
- Accessibility: The accessible entrance is located in the West Tower at the harbour end of the castle. People with reduced mobility should be accompanied by an assistant. The castle is difficult to navigate, so please contact us if you have limited mobility.
- Parking: Roadside parking.
