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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

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© Daniel Nyblin - Finnish Heritage Agency (CC BY 4.0)
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Year of birth1865
Year of death1957
NationalityFinland
PeriodEarly 20th century
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Sibelius 150: An anniversary playlist
For Sibelius's 150th anniversary in 2015, the Bachtrack team picked their favourites of his works for this playlist, from his symphonies to tone poems and the only surviving recording of him conducting his own music.
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NorrköpingSchumann & Sibelius

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Sigfúsdóttir, Schumann, Sibelius
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Chloé van Soeterstède; Jakob Koranyi

UrbanaUS Tour: Boris Giltburg plays Beethoven

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Berlioz, Beethoven, Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Boris Giltburg

CarmelUS Tour: Ray Chen plays Tchaikovsky

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Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Ray Chen

AmsterdamSibelius' Finlandia and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1

Het Concertgebouw
Sibelius, Tchaikovsky
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Unknown

LondonNorthern Lights and New World

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Sibelius, Svendsen, Dvořák
National Symphony Orchestra (UK); Rimma Sushanskaya; Mathilde Milwidsky

New York CityBudapest Festival Orchestra

Carnegie Hall Corporation
Pärt, Sibelius, Brahms
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer; Maxim Vengerov
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The Hallé brings Salonen, Grieg and Sibelius to Sheffield

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Dazzling young German pianist Julius Asal and stand-in conductor Duncan Ward breathe new life into the familiar in repertoire by Grieg and Sibelius.

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Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg

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A last-minute programme change doubles Batiashvili’s Tchaikovsky at the Elbphilharmonie, but repetition is transformed into fresh revelation. 

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Piquant Poulenc, solemn Sibelius at the Pittsburgh Symphony

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Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Pittsburgh for works by Finnish composers, and the Jussen brothers delight with Poulenc.
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Salonen and the LA Philharmonic take on the forces of nature

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Reflections of nature and humanity's place within it in Salonen's 2026 return
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Ligeti shines at Disney Hall under Gimeno's baton

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Renaud Capuçon adds a degree of theatricality to his Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 

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María Dueñas enlivens Philadelphia Orchestra's holiday weekend concert

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The Spanish-born, Vienna-based violinist performs Lalo's Symphonie espagnole for her subscription debut.
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List of works
Andante festivoBarden (The Bard), symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.64Berceuse for violin and piano, Op.79 no.6Danse caractéristique, Op.116 no.2Demanten på marssnön (The Diamond on the March Snow), Op.36 no.6En Saga, a symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.9En slända, Op.17 no.5Finlandia, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.26Five pieces for piano "The Trees", Op.75Five pieces for piano, Op.85Four pieces for violin or cello and piano, Op.78Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op.38 no.1Illalle, Op.17 no.6Im Feld ein Mädchen singt (A Maiden Yonder Sings), Op.50 no.3Karelia Suite for orchestra, Op.11Kullervo, Op.7Lemminkäinen Suite (Four legends) for orchestra, Op.22Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70Night Ride and Sunrise, Op.55Norden (The North), Op.90 no.1Piano quintet in G minor,Pohjola's Daughter, Op.49Rakastava (The Lover) for string orchestra, Op.14Scene with Cranes, Op.44 no.2 Snöfrid, improvisation for narrator, mixed-voice choir and orchestra, Op.29Soluppgång (Sunrise), Op.37 no.3String Trio in G minorString quartet in D minor "Voces intimae", Op.56Symphony no. 1 in E minor, Op.39Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.43Symphony no. 3 in C major, Op.52Symphony no. 4 in A minor, Op.63Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105Tapiola, Op.112The Oceanides symphonic poem for orchestra, (Aallottaret) Op.73The Swan of Tuonela, Op.22 no.2Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire) for baritone, male choir and orchestra, Op.32Valse triste, Op.44 no.1 Vapautettu kuningatar (The Liberated Queen), ballad for choir and orchestra, Op.48Var det en dröm (Was It a Dream?), Op.37 no.4Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47