Järvi is very good on the ‘what’ in Sibelius, though not as good as Vänskä; Barbirolli is fantastic on the ‘what for’. Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 5 ...

A lot can happen. Also on the bill, touring soloist Midori performs the Sibelius violin concerto. “Strauss had been contemplating an Alpine piece for a long time, and after the death of his ...

But through the latter Sibelius is finding his voice ... An uber-auspicious debut. Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 6 Symphony No. 7 ...

Toby Jones tells how an act of creative destruction freed Sibelius - Finland’s most celebrated artist - from decades of torment, as he tried to finish his doomed Eighth Symphony. Show more Toby ...

The concert started with Jean Sibelius’s mighty yet enigmatic tone poem Tapiola. Sibelius described the work to his publisher: “Wide-spread they stand, the Northland's dusky forests ...

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the Z.E.N. Trio in Belfast and Francesca Dego playing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. Show more Linton Stephens ...