大象传媒

In the Nordic lands, midsummer has an atmosphere that鈥檚 all its own. Seas are as blue as the skies, and elemental landscapes come alive with greenery and colourful flowers. And of course, the sun never quite sets; it shines at midnight, and casts an enchanted glow over the dreams and festivities of a culture as ancient as Europe itself.

Tonight the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra, under its Finnish chief conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, comes together with the Iceland Philharmonic Choir (which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year) to bring some of that midsummer magic to the Aldeburgh Festival.

Classics by Mendelssohn, Grieg and Nielsen as well as Hugo Alfv茅n鈥檚 gloriously catchy Swedish Rhapsody sit alongside some wonderful discoveries, as our Icelandic guests spin a garland of song from Iceland, Denmark and Finland. Expect to be charmed, surprised and thoroughly entertained.

This very special edition of Friday Night Is Music Night will be recorded for broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3 on Friday 20 June.