Hymn For Orchestra by Saariaho, Bjarnason, D., Moussa, Brahms, Aπό (2024/2024), αγωγός Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Same Moussa, Pekka Kuusisto, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland

How many conductors does it take to open a concert season? All three members of the orchestra’s Artistic Leadership Team conduct Daníel Bjarnason's piece, which was inspired by the words of Yuri Gagarin admiring the beauty of the Earth through the window of his space capsule: “Let us preserve this beauty, not destroy it!” The same message is present in Composer-in-residence Samy Moussa’s overture, that is receiving its first performance in Europe.