Voice · Kantele · Guzheng

Between forests,
poetry & strings.

Music rooted in nature. Finnish and Chinese poetry, the shimmering strings of kantele and guzheng, and a voice that brings them together.

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BARBORA XU · SINGER & COMPOSER

Barbora Xu holding her guzheng in the forest — Photography · Jussi Vierimaa

You’re invited

Let the forest come to you.

Join Barbora Xu for an immersive concert. Find your date below and come share a moment of music.

A glimpse of the concert

Step into the forest.
Before the music begins.

Watch the Caisa concert teaser from Barbora Xu.

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Your invitationSaturday, 31 October 2026

Old Forest Echoes — immersive indoor forest concert

Cultural Centre Caisa, Helsinki

18:30Introduction by forest expert Milla Aalto
19:00–20:00Immersive concert · Barbora Xu

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Your invitationSunday, 1 November 2026

Old Forest Echoes — immersive indoor forest concert

Cultural Centre Caisa, Helsinki

13:00–13:45Workshop for families
14:00–15:00Forest expert introduction & concert
15:15–16:00Workshop for all audiences

Free workshops included with the concert.

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In the words of Songlines

“A work of luminous artistry”

Charlie Cawood · Songlines ★★★★ ↗

The artist

Rooted in nature.
Open to the world.

Czech singer and multi-instrumentalist Barbora Xu accompanies her voice with zithers from China and Finland: guzheng and kantele. Her music brings together local poetry, traditional playing techniques and her own compositions.

Her work is deeply inspired by nature: the calmness, fragility and softness of forest light and soundscapes, and the fullness of the human voice and handmade instruments combined.

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