Artistic director

Sibafest 2012 – Foster and free!

Sibafest is a feast of music fostered and freed at the very moment by the excellent and innovative musicians at Sibelius Academy.

If you still have not visited the Helsinki Music Centre, now is the time!Explore the building and visit the abundance of concerts in its acoustically versatile halls. With all concerts under one roof, nothing could be easier than listening to more than one concert during one visit.

We have baroque music for the organ, cross-artistic productions and premières, sparkling accordion tunes from France, songs by Sibelius, murder ballads, tango sentimental, ultimate world music from Finland, and a traditional Children's Saturday.The Restaurant offers Opera Spaghetti, and the festival will wind up with a heavy load of genuine Finnish blues.

Music can't be explained.
It must be felt and heard.
Music will arouse emotions, inexplicable.

Open your senses, sharpen your ears, and join us!As the artistic director, that is what I am going to do: hop on the music train headed for all that I know and love and anything I have not tried yet–all at the same time!

Maria Kalaniemi, artistic director, Sibafest 2012