RUSSIAN VERSION

Hannu Niemelä

Baritone

Performances with the RNO

January 2011

In Russia

26 Wed

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Moscow

Russia

Location

Program

Sibelius
Kullervo
Conductor:

Mikhail Pletnev

Guest Artists:

Hannu Niemelä, Baritone

Tuija Knihtilä, Mezzo-soprano

Popov Academy of Choral Arts Choir, Alexei Petrov, artistic director

2010-2011 Season

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