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Fact file
| Year of birth | 1865 |
| Year of death | 1957 |
| Nationality | Finland |
| Period | Early 20th century |
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TokyoMikael Loponen / Janne Mertanen
Chopin, Sibelius
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Mikael Loponen; Janne Mertanen
LondonSibelius’s Second
Turnage, Britten, Sibelius
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Guy Johnston
LondonIlya Gringolts / Lawrence Power / Nicolas Altstaedt
Rihm, Byrd, Kurtág, Alwyn, Purcell, Haubenstock-Ramati, Boccherini, Webern, Veress, Sibelius, Bach, Kodály
Ilya Gringolts; Lawrence Power; Nicolas Altstaedt
Monte-CarloJuraj Valčuha – Sayaka Shoji
Bernstein, Sibelius, Prokofiev
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Juraj Valčuha; Sayaka Shoji
LenoxEsa-Pekka Salonen conducts Wagner, Sibelius, and Beethoven with Yefim Bronfman
Wagner, Sibelius, Beethoven
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Yefim Bronfman
La Roque d'AnthéronAlexander Malofeev
Schubert, Grieg, Sibelius, Scriabin, Lourié, Rachmaninov
Alexander Malofeev, Piano
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Spanning the ages from Dowland to Strauss at the BBC Proms
Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic are persuasive in Also sprach Zarathustra, less so in Sibelius. Thomas Dunford soothes with Dowland and Purcell.
Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s French May
French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère unearths beauty in Nielsen’s concerto and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta impress in two settings of Pan’s antics at the French May Festival.
Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale
Ensemble 360 and soprano Claire Booth test to the limits the definition of ‘chamber music’ in this richly orchestral closing concert of the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.
Iolanta paired with Luonnotar in dramatic Helsinki double bill
In Helsinki, Antony McDonald pairs Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with a staged version of Sibelius’ tone poem Luonnotar, brilliantly voiced by soprano Silja Aalto.
Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw
Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.
Saariaho’s Notes on Light receives its Berlin premiere
Sakari Oramo and Annsi Karttunen bring Northern lights and folklore to the Philharmonie, closing on a touch of Czech optimism with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.
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Sibelius' Symphony no. 7 in C major
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
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LSO on Stage: Sibelius' The Oceanides
London Symphony Orchestra
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Sibelius Symphony no. 3
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
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Wiklund and Sibelius
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sibelius Symphony No. 3
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
List of works
6 Impromptus for Piano, Op.5Andante festivoArioso for soprano and string orchestra, Op.3Barden (The Bard), symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.64Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar's Feast), suite for orchestra, Op.51En Saga, a symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.9Etude for piano, Op.76 no.2Finlandia hymn, Op.113 no.12Finlandia, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.26Five pieces for piano "The Trees", Op.75Five pieces for violin and piano, Op.81Four pieces for violin and piano, Op.115Humoresque no. 1 in D minor, Op.87 no.1Humoresque no. 5 in E flat major, Op.89 no. 3Humoresque no. 6 in G minor, Op.89 no.4Karelia Suite for orchestra, Op.11King Christian II, Suite for orchestra, Op.27Kullervo, Op.7Lemminkäinen Suite (Four legends) for orchestra, Op.22Lemminkäinen's Return, Op.22 no.4Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70Night Ride and Sunrise, Op.55Pelléas and Mélisande, suite for orchestra, Op.46Piano quintet in G minor,Pohjola's Daughter, Op.49Six Humoresques, Op. 87/89Sonatina for violin and piano, Op.80Songs: selectionString Trio in G minorString quartet in A 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. 6 in D minor, Op.104Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105Tapiola, Op.112The Oceanides symphonic poem for orchestra, (Aallottaret) Op.73The Swan of Tuonela, Op.22 no.2Two pieces for violin or cello and orchestra, Op.77Valse triste, Op.44 no.1 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 no.4