Rusk Chamber Music in Jakobstad 2026
– International creativity at the darkest time of the year

17-21.11.2026

Festival Theme: A Sparkling Future – Young & Immortal
Artistic Directors: Anna-Maria Helsing & Vertavo

21.11.2026, 18.00, Closing concert: ”Young & Immortal”
Schauman Hall
Tickets: 30€ / 25€ / 10€ / 5€, with S-card 28€ / 23€ / 8€ / 3€

New in 2026: You can now buy a climate ticket to all our concerts, where 1 € of the ticket price will be donated directly to The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation for buying primeval forest in Vörå: https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/suojelualue/wikskog/ . The Climate ticket is part of the festival’s ongoing climate work and one step on the path towards gaining an ecocertificate via Ekokompassi. You can read more about Ekokompassi here: Briefly in English https://ekokompassi.fi/

Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor
Vaasa City Orchestra
Vivo Symphony Orchestra
Senja Rummukainen, cello

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): Cello concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 104, B.191 (1894–95) 40’
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale: Allegro moderato

INTERMISSION

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943): Symphony No.2 in E minor, op.27 (1906–08) 60’
I. Largo – Allegro moderato
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro vivace

The Rusk concert pass costs 90 € (a total of 4 paid concerts). The concert pass entitles you entry to Rusk concerts in the Schauman Hall: Opening concert – Songs My Mother Taught Me 18.11., Unending Theme 19.11., Music for After Us 20.11., Closing concert: Young & Immortal