New commission for Lara Poe

Lara Poe has been commissioned by the Naantali Music Festival and the Oulu and Lahti Symphony Orchestras to write a new work for orchestra. It will be performed at three venues and premiered in Oulu on Europe Day, 9 May 2026 (Oulu is the 2026 European Capital of Culture). Naantali will follow on 6 June and later Lahti.
Lara Poe is a young composer whose music has attracted exceptional international attention in the past few years. The Finnish RSO focused on her works in the 2024/25 season and her Songs from the Countryside was heard at the Proms in 2024.