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The Philharmonic at the Library: The Juliet Letters — Tue 24 Nov, Oulunkylän kirjasto | Mukaan

The Philharmonic at the Library: The Juliet LettersTue 24 Nov · 18:00 · Oulunkylän kirjasto

Tue 24 Nov 18:00 – 19:00

The Philharmonic at the Library: The Juliet Letters

Name: The Philharmonic at the Library: The Juliet Letters
Start: 2026-11-24T16:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-24T17:00:00.000Z
Location: Oulunkylän kirjasto

Oulunkylän kirjasto

Tue 24 Nov

Live music

Starts18:00until 19:00 · lasts 1 h

PriceFree

VenueOulunkylän kirjasto

Event page · City of Helsinki

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DateTue 24 Nov

CategoryLive music

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The Juliet Letters Petteri Poijärvi, vocals Kari Olamaa, violin Teija Kivinen, violin Tiila Kangas, viola Saara Särkimäki, cello Elvis Costello: “The Juliet Letters”, songs for string quartet and voice Romeo and Juliet has inspired countless artists. Elvis Costello's song sequence for string quartet and voice inspired by letters sent to Juliet. The Juliet Letters is a work by British rock musician and songwriter Elvis Costello in collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet. Costello himself has described the composition as “a song sequence for string quartet and voice”. The piece consists of songs representing fictional letters to Juliet Capulet from Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet. The Philharmonic at the Library Chamber music comes to Helsinki libraries as the The Philharmonic at the Library tour, organised jointly by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Helsinki City Library, begins on 2 November. The tour features 12 free concerts in libraries across Helsinki.