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Lasse Hirvi: piano<\/em><\/div>\n
Jani Saaranen: trumpet<\/em><\/div>\n
Kalle Ker\u00e4nen: saxophone<\/em><\/div>\n
Aaro Laitinen: keyboards<\/em><\/div>\n
Johannes Lintunen: guitars<\/em><\/div>\n
Hanna Turunen: bass<\/em><\/div>\n
Hannu Lepp\u00e4nen: drums<\/em><\/div>\n
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Pianist-conductor Lasse Hirvi<\/strong> put together a successful tribute concert for the 2025 Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Festival in honour of Stevie Wonder's<\/strong> 75th birthday. The concert was a great success at the festival, and as a follow-up to it, the Masterpiece Orchestra<\/strong>, led by conductor Lasse Hirvi, put together a concert ensemble of Elton John's<\/strong> music.<\/p>\n

Elton John has enriched the world's pop and rock music with his countless classic songs since the late 1960s. His career spans over seven decades, and his records have sold over 450 million copies.<\/p>\n

The Masterpiece Orchestra, led by Lasse Hirvi, with brilliant soloists Antti <\/strong>Kleemola<\/strong> to Emma Balbatsu<\/strong> conjured up a swinging tribute to this pop music giant. During the evening, you will hear Elton John's most beloved hits seasoned with authentic flair!<\/p>\n

Antti Kleemola<\/strong> is a long-time songwriter, singer, and band instructor. He has composed a large number of songs for countless top artists and played in several bands, as well as releasing several of his own albums. He also participated in the Finnish Eurovision final.<\/p>\n

Emma Balbatsu<\/strong> is a strong, versatile singer and vocal pedagogue from Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4. She has, among other things, led the party band Gringo<\/strong> for a long time and performed a concert ensemble of Adele's<\/strong> music called \"A Night of Adele\".<\/p>\n

Lasse Hirvi<\/strong> has been a long-time pianist and conductor. He has worked as a professional pianist since 1979, performing in a wide range of musical genres. He served as the conductor for the Helsinki City Theatre from 1989 to 2014, and has been the conductor for the Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 City Theatre since 2014. He has performed with countless Finland's top artists in various settings, including his own song clubs, concerts, and gigs.<\/p>\n

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Lasse Hirvi. Photo: Anna Tuulia Iivari<\/p>\n

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Photo: Laura Nurmi<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lasse Hirvi: piano Jani Saaranen: trumpetti Kalle Ker\u00e4nen: saksofonit Aaro Laitinen: kosketinsoittimet Johannes Lintunen: kitarat Hanna Turunen: basso Hannu Lepp\u00e4nen: rummut   Pianisti-kapellimestari Lasse Hirvi kokosi 2025 Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n Kes\u00e4 -festivaaleille Stevie Wonderin 75-vuotisjuhlan kunniaksi menestyksekk\u00e4\u00e4n tribuuttikonsertin. Konsertti oli festivaaleilla suuri yleis\u00f6menestys ja jatkoksi sille kapellimestari Lasse Hirven luotsaama Masterpiece Orchestra kokosi konserttikokonaisuuden Elton Johnin musiikista. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[549],"product_tag":[],"ticket_category":[550],"class_list":{"0":"post-12371","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-liput","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-variable","14":"has-default-attributes"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/12371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=12371"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=12371"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=12371"},{"taxonomy":"ticket_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ticket_category?post=12371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}