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Gothenburg Concert Hall: Stora SalenGötaplatsen 8, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, 412 56, Sweden

Dates/times in Stockholm time zone

Programme

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali	Conductor
Valeriy Sokolov	Violin

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

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.

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Memorable Symphone fantastique, austere Sibelius from the GSO

David Karlin, 25th November

The precise control of Santu-Matthias Rouvali yields a reference Symphonie fantastique from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; the Sibelius Violin Concerto is less convincing.

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