London Philharmonic Orchestra: Towards the Horizon

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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)	The Oceanides symphonic poem for orchestra, (Aallottaret) Op.73
Walton, William (1902-1983)	Violin Concerto in B minor
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Symphony no. 6 in D minor, Op.104
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105

Performers

Osmo Vänskä	Conductor
Tasmin Little	Violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä: Sibelius Symphony Cycle

'Other composers mix colourful cocktails,' said Jean Sibelius. 'I serve pure cold water.' Not that there's anything cool about the luminous Mediterranean seascape of The Oceanides – or for that matter, Walton's glittering Italian fantasy of a violin concerto, played on this occasion by Tasmin Little. But there's no mistaking the purity and freshness of the Finnish landscape as evoked in Sibelius's Sixth Symphony – it's some of the most serenly beautiful music he ever wrote. Finally, Osmo Vänskä reaches the climax of his LPO Sibelius Cycle with the monumental Seventh Symphony: a life's work, brought to completion in a single mighty gesture.

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Whole in one: Sibelius’ Seventh

Matthew Rye, 24th November

Cast in a single span lasting little more than 20 minutes, Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony is a miracle of compression and defies conventional analysis.

Water-sprites, tarantulas and icy landscapes

Alexander Hall, 29th October

The final pair of Sibelius symphonies is memorably performed by the LPO under Osmo Vänskä, with Tasmin Little as the authoritative soloist in Walton's violin concerto.

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