A special concert featuring two Finnish performers: Mikko Perkola on viola da gamba and Ere Lievonen on the Fokker organ. Together they let a gentle northern wind sweep through the Kleine Zaal of the Muziekgebouw with a unique combination of instruments tuned in meantone tuning. Premieres by, among others, the versatile Finnish composer Juhani Nuorvala make this concert a fresh musical event. Both gamba player Perkola and organist Lievonen are specialists in both early and contemporary music, which is reflected in the varied programme. Historical works and newly composed pieces flow effortlessly one after the other. As a counterpart in the programme, the Italian composer Lucio Garau (b. 1959) brings warm-blooded sounds with his latest work. About his premiere piece, Garau writes: “I am always astonished when I look at Nature; it seems to me so incredible that life forms from very different times live together. The composition is a sort of homage to Charles Darwin.”