Hark! now we hear it: One of the world’s largest concert hall organs inaugurated in Helsinki
Hark! now we hear it: One of the world’s largest concert hall organs inaugurated in Helsinki
One of the world’s largest concert hall organs was inaugurated in the main concert hall of the Music Centre in Helsinki at the New Year. Organist Jan Lehtola has been curating the process from the first beginnings of the project to the final test performances. He has seen to it that the wishes of the headline donor, composer Kaija Saariaho, were implemented in the best possible way. So what was the process like, from planning to finally playing this grand instrument?
