{"id":2185006,"date":"2025-12-03T03:54:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2185006"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:54:45","slug":"moomin-soundtrack-performed-by-a-live-orchestra-new-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/moomin-soundtrack-performed-by-a-live-orchestra-new-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Moomin soundtrack performed by a live orchestra \u2013 new concerts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Moomin music of Sumio Shiratori has been the definitive soundtrack for Moomin fans around the world since the 1990s. For the first time ever, Moomin music will be performed by a large orchestra in a full evening concert in the magnificent surroundings of the Helsinki Music Centre. The concerts in Helsinki sold out in minutes, and many Moomin fans were left without tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur inbox was filled with requests to organise more concerts and to perform elsewhere in Finland,\u201d says <\/span><b>Heikki Ranta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, artistic director of the concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spring 2026, the orchestra will tour Finland, performing in Turku, Lappeenranta, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Lahti, and Tampere. Ticket sales for the spring concerts will begin on Monday, September 8, at 9:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s great that we can now take these concerts around Finland and offer Moomin fans the opportunity to experience this musical event together. <strong>Taimi Tornikoski<\/strong> and <strong>Tuittu Koskinen\u2019s<\/strong> arrangements bring out all the nuances of Shiratori\u2019s compositions in a way that everyone should hear,\u201d says concert producer <strong>Seppo Kivim\u00e4ki<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original voice actors of the Finnish version of the Moomin animation series will also take to the stage at the spring concerts. <strong>Timo Torikka<\/strong>, who played Snufkin, will host the concerts in Tampere and Lahti. <strong>Eero Ahre<\/strong>, who played Sniff in the series, will host the concerts in Turku, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, and Lappeenranta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concert dates:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.2. Logomo, Turku<br \/><\/span>Pe 6.3. Lappeenranta-sali<br \/>La 7.3. Paviljonki, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<br \/>La 14.3. Sibeliustalo, Lahti<br \/>La 21.3. Tampere-talo (two concerts)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ticket sales for spring concerts begin on September 8 at 9 a.m. at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lippu.fi\/artist\/muumimusiikkia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lippu.fi<\/a> (Tampere, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Turku, Lappeenranta) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.fi\/event\/muumimusiikkia-tv-sarjasta-muumilaakson-tarinoita-lippuja\/1512104207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TicketMaster<\/a> (Lahti).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Moomin soundtrack performed by young professionals<\/h2>\n<p>The orchestra consists of over 20 young professionals, who all have a special place for the Moomins in their hearts. The legendary pieces will be performed as brand-new arrangements by Tuittu Koskinen and Taimi Tornikoski, rich in sound and deeply respectful to the originals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Moomins have been a big part of my childhood and it has always been nice to return to the stories of the characters. If I had been told as a child that I would one day be the conductor of such a show, I certainly wouldn\u2019t have believed it. I\u2019m really excited about this project,\u201d says <strong>Sini Korhonen<\/strong>, conductor of the concerts. She studies wind orchestra conducting at the Sibelius Academy at the University of the Arts Helsinki.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163394\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-960x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-740x1110.jpg 740w, https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-520x780.jpg 520w, https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/assets.moomin.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muumimusiikkia_ryhmakuva.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heikki Ranta, Tuittu Koskinen, Taimi Tornikoski and Seppo Kivim\u00e4ki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.moomin.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moomin music of Sumio Shiratori has been the definitive soundtrack for Moomin fans around the world since the 1990s. 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