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Michael Christie; Kevin Newbury; Finnish National Opera; Victoria "Vita" Tzykun; Paul Carey; Japhy Weideman; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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New at the Zurich helm, Paavo Järvi points north
Paavo Järvi launches his tenure as Chief Conductor of Zurich’s fine Tonhalle Orchestra with works by Arvo Pärt and Jean Sibelius.
Waterworld: firm musical foundations in Pelléas et Mélisande
Marco Arturo Marelli's 2012 production lacks mystery but puts a fine Golaud centre stage, while Esa-Pekka Salonen ensures superior musical values in the pit.
Rouvali brings Kullervo to Gothenburg
Sibelius' Kalevala-inspired epic is given the full treatment by the Orphei Drängar choir and the Gothenburg Symphony in Santtu-Matias Rouvali's inaugural concert as Chief Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony.
Kullervo at the Savonlinna Festival
Kari Heiskanen's questionable production of Sallinen's bleak opera is revived with a superb cast under the nuanced baton of Hannu Lintu.
A Finnish Epic with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Continuing with Sibelius, the Sydney Symphony presented another Finnish epic in their latest concert, this time Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony. However, first of all we were treated to a Ravel masterpiece, his Piano Concerto in D for the left hand.This concerto was commissioned by the pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right arm in World War I.