As a symphonic composer, Sibelius must be up there as one of the greenest; he was the biggest recycler in the business. His views on the way a symphony should be a sealed unit, generating all its ...

Jane Jones tells how Sibelius went from sunny Italy to freezing Finland. In February 1901, Sibelius is relaxing, enjoying a holiday in Italy after a string of successful conducting jobs across Europe.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra will open its 28th Key West Masterworks season with an evening of music led by SFSO's award-winning music director and multi-generation Key West Conch native Sebrina ...

Sink into the cushioned seats at Victoria Convert Hall and let the Philharmonic Orchestra take you on the second part of the Sibelius Symphony Cycle, spotlighting both the familiar and unfamiliar ...

The third volume of Inkinen’s Sibelius cycle with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra boasts the same sure interpretative instincts, warm-hearted playing and excellent sound as its predecessors.

Join the Aspen Music Festival and School for a special recital you can watch LIVE at CPRClassical.org. Aspen livestreams are BACK for their 75th anniversary season. Throughout the summer, experience ...

Sculpture Of composer Jean Sibelius at the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki, Finland. This is the 150th anniversary year of the birth of Finland's greatest composer, so I bet we'll be hearing a lot of ...

In Symphony No. 2, Finland’s finest composer, Jean Sibelius, leads us on a journey from a pastoral opening to an uplifting hymn of rejoicing. You’ll also enjoy the wistful and spirited violin concerto ...

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The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius' Symphony No. 2, celebrated for epitomising the composer's mastery in creating an epic soundscape. ABC iview Home Watch all your favourite ABC ...

Scandinavia reigns supreme as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra welcomes the return of internationally renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä to lead the compelling Second Symphony of his compatriot Jean ...

Sibelius's popular second symphony, with its grandiose finale, was connected by some with the struggle for Finnish independence, even being dubbed the "Symphony of Independence," as it was written at ...