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12.7.2026 15:00 – 16:00

Concert, Mirjam Helin Academy

Melartin Hall, Savonlinna

Scenes for a Sunday Afternoon

Where: Melartin Hall, Savonlinna Music Institute, Sotilaspojankatu 1, Savonlinna
When: Sun 12 July 2026 at 15:00

SiSingers from the Mirjam Helin Academy and Savonlinna Music Academy perform ensemble pieces and arias.

On stage: Emma Karsten, Martin Iivarinen, Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno, Johannes Pessi, Tuomas Pääkkönen and Marjaana Ritanen.

Kirill Kozlovski, piano

Free admission. You are warmly welcome!

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