Sibbe Live!: Johan Helmich Roman

Katriina Rainio, violin
Hanne Lund, violin
Carolina Bjon, cello
Julia Tamminen, organ & harpsichord

Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758), often referred to as the “Handel of Sweden,” was one of the most important Swedish Baroque composers and a central figure in the country’s musical life during his time.

One of Roman’s best-known works is Drottningholm Music, composed for the wedding of Swedish Crown Prince Adolf Fredrik and Prussian Princess Lovisa Ulrika in August 1744. Roman also left behind a substantial body of work, including symphonies, sonatas, motets, and psalms.

The Sibelius Museum holds a 1700s copy of Roman’s Ten Trio Sonatas, nine of which have survived. This concert presents a selection of these sonatas performed on period instruments by early music specialists from Turku.

Before the concert, Roman scholar Andreas Edlund from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm will deepen our understanding of “the father of Swedish music.” The exact time of the lecture will be announced later.