Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | En Saga, a symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.9 | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Kullervo, Op.7 |
Performers
| Johanna Rusanen | Soprano |
| Waltteri Torikka | Baritone |
| Polytech Choir | |
| BBC Symphony Chorus (men's voices) | |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Sakari Oramo | Conductor |
Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibelius’s most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid – part cantata, part symphony, part suite – is a vivid work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one.
Tickets from £7.50 - £38.
