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London
17:00 - 18:00

Old friends and hapless mavericks Ivan Smagghe and Nathan Gregory Wilkins present a fortnightly window into their ramshackle musical world. A show with absolutely no rules (as they'd only break them). We love the unmixable, old & new. We are oddballs and we love you.

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New York
17:00 - 18:00

Musician, writer and founding member of the groups Gastr del Sol, Bastro, and Squirrel Bait, selects an hour of music, featuring tracks from Okkyung Lee, Ishmael Reed, Rhodri Davies.

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 31 October 2021. Songs played include The Oceanides, Op.73 and Autumn Gardens (1999).

is an orchestra based in Helsinki, Finland. Its primary concert venue is the Finlandia Hall.

In 1882, with the backing of two wealthy businessmen, Robert Kajanus founded the orchestra as the Helsinki Orchestral Society and served as its chief conductor for 50 years. It was the first permanent orchestra in the Nordic countries. In 1914 it merged with its bitter rival the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra and acquired its present name. Until 1962, it also served as the orchestra for the Finnish National Opera.

Leif Segerstam was chief conductor of the orchestra from 1995 to 2007, and is now its chief conductor emeritus. John Storgårds became principal guest conductor of the orchestra in 2003, and took up the chief conductorship of the orchestra in the autumn of 2008, with an initial contract of 4 years.

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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 31 October 2021. Songs played include The Oceanides, Op.73 and Autumn Gardens (1999).

is an orchestra based in Helsinki, Finland. Its primary concert venue is the Finlandia Hall.

In 1882, with the backing of two wealthy businessmen, Robert Kajanus founded the orchestra as the Helsinki Orchestral Society and served as its chief conductor for 50 years. It was the first permanent orchestra in the Nordic countries. In 1914 it merged with its bitter rival the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra and acquired its present name. Until 1962, it also served as the orchestra for the Finnish National Opera.

Leif Segerstam was chief conductor of the orchestra from 1995 to 2007, and is now its chief conductor emeritus. John Storgårds became principal guest conductor of the orchestra in 2003, and took up the chief conductorship of the orchestra in the autumn of 2008, with an initial contract of 4 years.

Original source: Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

The Oceanides, Op.73
Sibelius, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund
His Master's Voice1988
Autumn Gardens (1999)
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ondine2000