Program
Jingjing Xu, mezzosoprano
Christopher Knopp, piano
SPIRITS
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828):
Die götter Griechen Land, D.677, text: Friedrich Von Schiller (1749–1832)
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828):
Ganymed, D. 544, text: Johann Von Goethe (1749–1828)
FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886):
Die Lorelei, S. 273, text: Heinrich Heine (1797–1865)
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856):
Waldesgespräch, Op. 39 No. 3, text: Joseph Eichendorff (1788–1838)
HUGO WOLF (1860–1903):
From the suite “Mörike Lieder”, text: Eduard Mörike (1804–1875)
Elfenlied, No. 16
Zur Warnung, No. 49
Der Genesene an die Hoffnung, No. 1
INTERMISSION
ESSENCES
MONGOLIALAINEN KANSANLAULU:
Khun Galuu (White Swan)
姜夔 JIANG KUI (1151–1221):
杏花天影 (Sky-shading apricot blossom)
时白林 SHI BAILIN (1927–2022):
女驸马: 民女名叫冯素珍 (A female prince consort: My name is Suzhen),
text: 陆洪非 Lu Hongfei (1923–2007)
罗忠镕 LOU ZHONGRONG (1924–2021):
秋之歌, text: 杜牧 Du Mu (803–852)
山行 (Mountain Trip)
南陵道中 (On the road to Nanling)
寄扬州韩绰判官 (To Hanchuo, the Yangzhou Magistrate)
JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957):
Souda souda, sinisorsa, JS. 180, text: August Valdemar Koskimies (1859–1929)
JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957):
From the suite “Six songs to words by Runeberg”, Op. 90,
text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877)
Norden, Op. 90 No. 1
Sommarnatten, Op. 90 No. 5
Tickets 42 | 40 | 22 €
Duration 1 H 30 MIN, 1 intermission
Jingjing Xu, winner of the 2024 International Mirjam Helin Competition, will perform at the Turku Music Festival together with Christopher Knopp!
Step into a concert where the music breathes the beauty and mysticism of centuries. Spirits and Essences weaves together humanity’s deepest emotions – longing, love, dreams and memories – through artfully chosen melodies.
Each tune and poem evokes images of mythical landscapes, heartbreaking love and the depths of the human mind. Chinese melodies evoke moonlit spring nights, ancient poems and ethereal beauty, while Finnish songs ignite the longing of a northern summer night and the grandeur of nature in the heart.
Music doesn’t just play – it lives and moves. This is an evening that leaves a mark.
Artists
INFO
- Address: Linnankatu 60, 20100 Turku
- Public transport: Lines 1 and 1B
- Accessibility: Accessible entrance through main entrance at Linnankatu.
- Parking: Roadside parking. Larger parking area ca. 300 metres away at Forum Marinum museum.
