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Kullervo de Jean Sibelius : l'essence de l'épopée nationale finlandaise

By Gilles Lesur, 14 April 2015
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“Karajan disait de la musique de Sibelius qu'elle était hors du monde”
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Gilles Lesur
Gilles Lesur
Tombé à l’âge de 10 ans dans la musique grâce à une manécanterie il n’en est plus jamais ressorti. Quelques années après il rejoignait un grand chœur parisien tout juste fondé avant de réussir simultanément le concours de médecine. Depuis il mène de front ces deux passions !