Ashkenazy Sibelius Series

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Finlandia, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.26
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Lemminkäinen Suite (Four legends) for orchestra, Op.22

Performers

Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy	Conductor
Vadim Repin	Violin

Vladimir Ashkenazy opens his landmark Sibelius series, marking the composer's 150th anniversary.

Sibelius was initially determined to become a world-class violinist and even got as far as an audition with the Vienna Philharmonic. Had he succeeded, some of finest orchestral music of the 20th century may never have been written. The most immediate outcome was the glorious Violin Concerto, composed for the virtuoso which Sibelius never became.

6pm at Royal Festival Hall - Pre-concert recital. Recital by a winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund. Free

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The story of Finlandia

Danny Riley, 4th December

Celebrating 100 years of Finnish independence, we look at the story of Sibelius's Finlandia.

Nordic twin peaks: the violin concertos of Nielsen and Sibelius

Kevin W Ng, 28th January

An analysis of the Violin Concertos by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen as we celebrate their 150th anniversaries.

Promising start to Ashkenazy’s Sibelius series

David Truslove, 22nd March

Two repertoire works and the lesser known Lemminkäinen Suite made for an attractive all-Sibelius programme

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