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French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère unearths beauty in Nielsen’s concerto and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta impress in two settings of Pan’s antics at the French May Festival.

Per Nørgård’s Eighth Symphony is the unusual opener in a programme of magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis and John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall. 

Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a ZaterdagMatinee programme designed to celebrate Finnish Independence Day. 

The pure and clean sound universe of Sibelius shines as Osmo Vänskä visits Disney Hall for the weekend. 

The grand finale of the Oslo Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle at the Wiener Konzerthaus ends with a grand finale – the famous Swan Hymn of the Fifth Symphony.

Alpesh Chauhan presides over stylish accounts of Grieg and Sibelius and gives solid reasons why we should hear more performances of Sibelius' Third Symphony.  

In this second of Oramo's farewell concerts, the RSPO play Sibelius' Third and Fourth Symphonies; Anu Komsi sings a compelling Luonnotar.

Saraste’s mastery in Sibelius is hardly a surprise, and neither is the calibre of the orchestra Sibelius himself often visited to conduct.

Like Sibelius, Florent Schmitt was another composer of great longevity. This concert saw an opportunity to hear his Symphony No. 2 paired with Sibelius' Symphony No. 3, with two piano pieces by Ravel and Franck in the middle.

Sakari Oramo returned to Symphony Hall to lead Sibelius' Symphony no. 3 in C major and Busoni’s rarely performed, grandiose Concerto in C for Piano, Orchestra and Men’s Chorus with Kirill Gerstein.

A Carnegie Hall Sibelius concert under Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra brought a big American sound to the Finnish composer's symphonies, with great virtuosity and verve from violin soloist Hilary Hahn.

Being a chamber orchestra doesn't stop Royal Northern Sinfonia and guest conductor-performer Christian Lindberg from tackling Wagner and Sibelius. 

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra tackle two elusive Sibelius symphonies and a new work by Michael Finnissy in a packed programme at the Proms.

Beautifully shaped performances of Nielsen and Sibelius scores, along with André Watts joining Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra in the Brahms Second Piano Concerto.

The Berlin Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle embodied engagement with the music of two contrasting Sibelius symphonies, and were joined by Leonadis Kavakos for the same composer's shimmering Violin Concerto.

This concert was a triumph of smart programming, combining the third symphonies of Sibelius and Lutosławski, as well as works for soprano and orchestra by these composers – both modernists in their own ways. It was also an ambitious showcase for British soprano Lucy Crowe, who sparkled in every sense (her striking peacock-green dress, finished with gleaming gems, never threatened to upstage her).

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

What I have experienced multiple times with Tapiola Sinfonietta and with Pekka Kuusisto, and today with both, is that no matter how high your expectations are, these players will always outperform them.

On Friday morning here in the United States, 27 individuals lost their lives in a tragic mass shooting. I would like to preface this review by expressing my sincere condolences for all affected by the tragedy.At the same time on Friday morning, the New York Philharmonic performed a lovely if conventional concert under the baton of David Zinman (replacing Daniel Harding, who was ill).

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.

Manchester audiences are lucky; every year the Bridgewater Hall presents a staggering array of music that could rival any concert hall between Earth and Pluto.

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.

À Bozar, le Belgian National Orchestra et le chef Antony Hermus impressionnent autant dans le classicisme de Schubert que dans l'irréductible étrangeté de Sibelius.

Radu Lupu nous donne une version désincarnée et décevante du 3ème concerto de Beethoven. Un pianiste qui n'est ce soir-là pas à la hauteur de l'orchestre de Paris, dirigé par Paavo Jârvi.

Le Centre de Musique Krystof Penderecki de Luslawiceen (Pologne) accueillait le Lahti Symphony Orchestra parti en tournée avec un programme entièrement finnois : Jean Sibelius et Jaakko Kuusisto.