Shostakovich's Last Symphony

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Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Karelia Suite for orchestra, Op.11
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op.38 no.1
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Hertig Magnus, Op.57 no.6
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 no.4
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Barden (The Bard), symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.64
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 15 in A major, Op.141

Performers

Helena Juntunen	Soprano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä	Conductor

Shostakovich and Sibelius from Osmo Vänskä, returning to the CBSO this century.

In the year The Beatles split, Shostakovich completed his final symphony – a farewell like no other, filled with laughter as well as tears and haunted by the ticking of time itself. Sounds remarkable? Wait until you hear it conducted by Osmo Vänskä: the climax of a concert that begins with the legends and fairytales of Jean Sibelius, sung by Finnish soprano Helena Juntunen.

Tickets: £26, £38, £50, £62

CBSO Members on-sale 8 May 10:00. General on-sale 21 May 10:00.

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Osmo Vänskä ruins Sibelius and Shostakovich in Birmingham

Simon Cummings, 19th November

Soprano Helena Juntunen does her best in Sibelius’ songs but finds little support from Osmo Vänskä and the CBSO.

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