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Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO were at the top of their game, bringing a bracing breath of Scandi fresh air and clear light, on a dark December eveneing. 

Rouvali's Sibelius completely misses the mark, but his Shostakovich is thrilling and vibrant.

An auspicious opening to the Oslo Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle in Vienna, closing with an especially fine Seventh where the music seems to grow organically. 

In between the two symphonies, there was an extra Sibelius item, and this time it was a novelty.

Esa-Pekka Salonen pairs Sibelius' last two symphonies in his concert with the Orchestre de Paris

Mäkelä brought out the harmonic inventiveness and the unexpected lyrical character of the music. 

Storgårds, Helmchen and the Boston Symphony Orchestra impress with a programme inspired by nature.

Sakari Oramo led an inspired BBC Symphony Orchestra in cultured performances of Sibelius, while Lisa Batiashvili produced a monumental UK première of Anders Hillborg’s evocative Violin Concerto No.2.

In its opening concert of the season, the Philharmonia gave two of Sibelius' symphonies with two modern pieces by a pair of Iceland's finest young composers, which made for rewarding listening.

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.

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard took us on a Finnish journey in a haunting programme of Sibelius' last three symphonies. 

The Festival Director gives himself the onerous task of conducting four of the more elusive masterworks.

For the third and final leg of the Proms Sibelius symphony marathon, the baton was passed to Osmo Vänskä, with a change of orchestra from the BBC Scottish to the BBC Symphony.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta's refreshing reading of Sibelius' 6th Symphony in "Le French May"

Thomas Søndergård and the RSNO in an evening of minor key late symphonies separated by a dazzling clarinet concerto.

The Berliner Philharmoniker gives a fascinating account of the distinctive tonal colours, harmonic progressions and variations in tempi in Sibelius' last three symphonies.

Beyond what size does a chamber orchestra just become an orchestra? With 60 musicians involved in their Mahler 4 and Sibelius 6 program, the ACO was certainly stretching anyone’s definition of ‘chamber’.

Sibelius is an extraordinarily well represented composer in Manchester and, ever since Sir John Barbirolli’s conductorship of the Hallé, all his symphonies have been presented here many times by both native and visiting orchestras – even within the last decade a Sibelius symphony cycle has been undertaken by the Hallé, and tonight marks the third and final concert of the BBC Philharmonic’s 2013 Si

Ilan Volkov, a regular guest conductor with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, is a passionate advocate form contemporary and modern music. His programmes with his current orchestra, the Iceland Symphony, and his previous one, the BBC Scottish Symphony, often consist entirely of such works.

The Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic made their last appearance of this year’s Proms on Thursday night led by their newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor, John Storgårds.

Le chef finlandais se révèle un guide exaltant dans sa fascinante intégrale des symphonies de son compatriote, nous obligeant à oublier toutes nos habitudes d’écoute et nos références discographiques.

Au TCE, Sébastien Rouland et son Saarländisches Staatsorchester proposent une soirée élégante mais sans ardeur autour de Sibelius et Saint-Saëns, à peine pimentée par le piano du théâtral Simon Ghraichy.

Sous les lumières travaillées de la grande salle Pierre Boulez, Santtu-Matias Rouvali et l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France ont interprété Sibelius, Dessner et Tchaïkovski, en direct sur Philharmonie Live et Arte Concert.

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, bajo la batuta Michal Nesterowicz, ofreció un concierto muy especial el pasado jueves en el que el centro de atención cayó sobre la aterciopelada voz de la soprano ukraniana Olga Pasichnyk a través de un programa que nos llevó del s. XVIII al XX.

Monográfico finés por la Sinfónica de Galicia, Dima Slobodeniouk y Anssi Karttunen: conclusión del ciclo sinfónico de Sibelius y estreno español del Segundo concierto para violonchelo de Lindberg