Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Lahti, Finland, the country's ninth largest city by population, boasts a world-renowned symphony, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti). Beginning under the leadership of conductor Osmo Vänskä and through an attractive contract with BIS, the Lahti Symphony has won acclaim for its performances of music by Baltic composers Sibelius, Joonas Kokkonen, and Kalevi Aho, among others. In addition to its symphonic, operatic, and recorded performances, the Lahti Symphony presents a range of programming for children and youth, all of it created to foster musical development. In 2...