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On Thurs 28 Sept 2017, violinist Pekka Kuusisto joins Finnish folk singer, Ilona Korhonen, to present a unique, modern perspective on runo-song, an ancient storytelling tradition from Finland. The Philharmonia Orchestra\\u2019s Digital team travelled to Finland to get a preview of what to expect. Ilona sings a story about the origins of the kantele, a traditional Finnish stringed instrument often used to accompany runo-song.

Lyrics:

I was a slave in Estonia.

I received only barley as my wage

And took the barley to Sweden to sow.

I did not stay to see how it grew,

But after five or six weeks

I returned.

There was a deer in my field,

which I took home and fed and cared for.

I took its horns and took them to the blacksmith

and asked him to make a kantele.

He did. But the kantele was not finished.

It was lacking one string.

HEAR PEKKA AND ILONA LIVE:\\xa0https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1946

Thurs 28 Sept, 2017, 9:45pm

Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London

Free entry, no booking necessary.

Also join us for our season opening concert, featuring music by contemporary Icelandic composers\\xa0Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Dan\\xedel Bjarnason, and Sibelius\\u2019s 6th\\xa0and 7th\\xa0symphonies, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Pekka Kuusisto performs the UK premiere of Dan\\xedel Bjarnason\\u2019s Violin Concerto. Book here:\\xa0https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1712/london/royal_festival_hall/28_september_2017/esa-pekka_salonen_sibelius

Philharmonia Orchestra\\u2019s Opening Weekend:\\xa0https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/date/2017/09/28

These events are part of Nordic Music Days at London\\u2019s Southbank Centre:https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/nordic-music-days