Venice's forgotten treasure
A rare salterio for the first time in Finland
Albinoni–Vivaldi–Ubaldi–Lombardini–Brescianello
Franziska Fleischanderl, salterio and leader
Irma Niskanen, violin and leader
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
PROGRAMME (in Finnish and in Swedish)
1st violin: Irma Niskanen
2nd violin: Aira Maria Lehtipuu
3rd violin: Kaisa Ruotsalainen (Brescianello)
Viola: Tuula Riisalo, Kaisa Ruotsalainen (Albinoni)
Cello: Jussi Seppänen
Double bass: Petri Ainali
Harpsichord and organ: Anna-Maaria Oramo
Theorbo and baroque guitar: Eero Palviainen
Franziska Fleischanderl and Irma Niskanen, programme planning
Franziska Fleischanderl is the most prominent soloist, researcher and ambassador of the salterio, a rare Baroque string instrument. The Austrian musician's journey with the salterio began in Venice, where she purchased the 18th-century instrument and transported it to the mainland and into the hearts of audiences by gondola.
Now, FiBO's concert will also take us to 18th-century Venice, led by Fleischanderl and artistic designer, violinist Irma Niskanen. The programme features a selection of the beloved music of Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) arranged for the enchantingly sounding salterio.
The salterio is an Italian Baroque version of the dulcimer string instrument, which can be played with small hammers, fingers, or a plectrum. It was used both as a solo instrument and in basso continuo. Florido Ubaldi, the most famous virtuoso of the instrument in the first half of the 18th century, performs a colorful symphony for salterio and continuo.
The programme also includes music for string ensemble. In addition to the Venetian favorite Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751), the early and significant string quartet of Maddalena Laura Lombardini (1745–1818) will be heard. Lombardini, a composer, violinist and singer, was known as Madame Sirmen. She was born and died in Venice, but also made her career in London, Paris and at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg.
A video on FiBO’s Facebook page offers a taste of the salterio’s sound in Vivaldi’s Concerto (RV 220).
Duration: 1 h 45 min (incl. intermission)
FiBO's artistic designer Irma Niskanen will introduce the concert on February 14th from 5–5.30 pm.
NOTE: We are expanding the use of the digital hand-held programme in the Residency Series at the House of Nobility, but we are not giving up on paper hand-held programmes completely. The digital programme can be found on the concert website no later than the week of the concert. If you want a paper programme, you can buy it in advance at a lower price (3 €) when purchasing a ticket. The programme is available at the House of Nobility under the name. If purchased on site, the hand-held programme costs six euros.
PORVOO
Tickets 25/18* €: Lippupiste's points of purchase and lippu.fi
* discount groups
HELSINKI
Tickets 15/29/37/52 € (price according to the seat) including handling costs + 1,5 € delivery fee per order: Ticketmaster's points of purchase and ticketmaster.fi
Student tickets at the door 10 € (if tickets are still available)
Series tickets for the residency series of the House of Nobility 74/94 € (price according to seat) including handling costs + 1,5 € delivery fee per order: Ticketmaster's points of purchase and ticketmaster.fi. Series tickets can be purchased until the series' first concert (February 14). Note! When you buy online, the system offers its best seat. If you want to choose a specific seat, it is possible at Ticketmaster's points of purchase.
Group offers and ticket inquieries: lippu@fibo.fi
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The House of Nobility is not fully accessible. There are steps at the entrance, and access from the lobby to the assembly hall, which serves as a concert venue on the second floor, is via stairs.
The accessible entrance is located at Hallituskatu 2 B. The doorman will open the door upon request. Please call him when you are at the door at +358 50 395 2349.
An accessible restroom is available on the second floor, next to the concert café area.