| León, Tania (b. 1943) | Stride (UK première) | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.25 | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.43 |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Dima Slobodeniouk | Conductor |
| Beatrice Rana | Piano |
Few sonic experiences are more invigorating than Sibelius’s Second Symphony.
Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 is a musical journey that begins amidst the sounds of nature and ends in a surge of triumph. But first, we hear Tania León’s Stride, with a heroine at the centre ‘who did not take “no” for an answer’ – making it a wonderfully appropriate upbeat to the headlong energy of Mendelssohn’s First Piano Concerto, played by the dazzling Beatrice Rana.
* Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Sibelius’s Lemminkäinen Suite has been replaced with Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2.