Heroes and Heroines

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.