Renowned Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, “whose rare gift is to become rather than perform the music he plays” (The Guardian), leads this program. The program opens with a work by one of Kuusisto’s countrymen, Finnish guitarist and composer Kalle Kalima, and continues with Peteris Vasks' Vox amoris (“Voice of love”), a powerfully evocative love story told through the expressive voices of the solo violin and orchestra. The concert closes with Haydn’s final symphony.