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Fact file
| Year of birth | 1865 |
| Year of death | 1957 |
| Nationality | Finland |
| Period | Early 20th century |
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AmsterdamSibelius’ Violin Concerto with Daniel Lozakovich and Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’
Sibelius, Tchaikovsky
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra; Michael Sanderling; Daniel Lozakovich
ReykjavíkOur Classics
Smetana, Björk, Mozart, Eiríksson, Puccini, Stenhammar, Bach, Donizetti, Sibelius, Ísólfsson, Tchaikovsky
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daníel Bjarnason; Ásta Dóra Finnsdóttir; Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir; Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir; Elmar Gilbertsson
StockholmFate & Guilt
Tüür, Sibelius
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Orphei Drängar; Aphrodite Patoulidou; Peter Mattei; Asya Fateyeva
OsloDalia Stasevska / Veronika Eberle
Thorvaldsdottir, Sibelius, Mendelssohn
Oslo Philharmonic; Dalia Stasevska; Veronika Eberle
TokyoMeidensha presents The NHK Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky
NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo; Tadaaki Otaka; Sunao Goko
SendaiSendai Cultural Foundation 40th Anniversary
Sibelius, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky
NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo; Tadaaki Otaka; Sunao Goko
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Salonen and Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood
Wagner’s suspended longing, Sibelius’ continuous transformation and Beethoven’s expansive rhetoric unfold with clarity and purpose.
Beacons in the dark: Guy Johnston plays Britten at the BBC Proms
Cellist Guy Johnston joins Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony for a Prom journeying from humanity's darkest shadows to radiant optimism.
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.
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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 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