Conductor Ruth Reinhardt is a graduate of the famous Juilliard School in New York. She has demonstrated her prowess as an interpreter of Antonín Dvořák's fifth symphony and been acclaimed for her lively and well-crafted performances (San Francisco Chronicle). Jennah Vainio based her commissioned work on The Pauper Girl’s Lullaby by Robert Kajanus with the life story of her orphaned grandmother in mind.
JENNAH VAINIO
Sylvia’s Lullaby, Helsinki Variations (world premiere)
