En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Symphonie no. 1 en mi mineur, Op.39

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Paris

15 avril 2024

Le fascinant parcours de Mikko Franck dans son intégrale Sibelius

Par Jean-Pierre Rousseau

Toulouse

Joseph Swensen invoque la Finlande de Sibelius à la Halle aux Grains

Par Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 18 octobre 2019

L'Orchestre National du Capitole, le chef américain Joseph Swensen et la violoniste Ye-Eun Choi ont défendu avec brio deux œuvres majeures du compositeur nordique.

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Toulouse

20 oct. 2019

Joseph Swensen invoque la Finlande de Sibelius à la Halle aux Grains

Par Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer

Montpellier

L’Orchestre bien Tampere de Santtu-Matias Rouvali à Montpellier

Par Tristan Labouret, 25 juillet 2019

Chouchou du public montpelliérain, Santtu-Matias Rouvali mène le passionnant Orchestre Philharmonique de Tampere, invité à conclure en apothéose le Festival de Radio France.

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Montpellier

28 juil. 2019

L’Orchestre bien Tampere de Santtu-Matias Rouvali à Montpellier

Par Tristan Labouret

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Cleveland

Santtu-Matias Rouvali journeys across the Baltic in Cleveland Orchestra debut

Par Sam Jacobson, 23 novembre 2024

Santtu-Matias Rouvali unexpectedly debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra, offering an early Sibelius symphony and a Tchaikovsky concerto with Stefan Jackiw.

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Cleveland

25 nov. 2024

Rouvali journeys across the Baltic in Cleveland Orchestra debut

Par Sam Jacobson

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Unpersuasive Nordic Soundscapes from Salonen and the Philharmonia

Par David Karlin, 10 novembre 2024

After an indifferent start, the Philharmonia finally come to life in the last movement of Sibelius’ First Symphony. Lawrence Power shows his viola class.

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Londres

11 nov. 2024

Unpersuasive Nordic Soundscapes from the Philharmonia

Par David Karlin

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Rotterdam

The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Par Clare Varney, 07 novembre 2024

Truls Mørk joins Tarmo Peltokoski and the Rotterdam Phil for a deeply emotional reading of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no. 2.

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Rotterdam

08 nov. 2024

The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Par Clare Varney

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MacMillan’s new Concerto for Orchestra kicks off Antonio Pappano’s LSO tenure in style

Par David Karlin, 11 septembre 2024

The Scottish composer's newest composition is en exuberant romp, providing a perfect showcase for the orchestra's qualities.

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Londres

12 sept. 2024

MacMillan’s new concerto kicks off Pappano’s LSO tenure

Par David Karlin

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Outstanding Sibelius from the Hallé and Kristiina Poska at the Bridgewater Hall

Par Peter Connors, 24 mars 2024

After an atmospheric Four Sea Interludes Jess Gillam gives a dazzling account of John Harle's Briggflatts.

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Manchester

25 mars 2024

Outstanding Sibelius from the Hallé and Kristiina Poska

Par Peter Connors

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The BBCCO thrills in an evening of Sibelius and his Swedish neighbours

Par Susannah Moody, 17 mars 2024

A study of landscapes, freedom and love from the Anna-Maria Helsing and BBC Concert Orchestra, plus the world premiere of a Trinidadian concerto for orchestra.

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Londres

20 mars 2024

BBCCO thrills in an evening of Sibelius and his Swedish neighbours

Par Susannah Moody

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San Francisco

Finnish footprints in San Francisco: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Sibelius

Par Lois Silverstein, 14 mars 2024

As the news breaks that Esa-Pekka Salonen will be leaving at the end of his San Francisco Symphony tenure, he conducts the music of his fellow Finn, Jean Sibelius.

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San Francisco

15 mars 2024

Finnish footprints in San Francisco: Salonen conducts Sibelius

Par Lois Silverstein

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Musical passports issued by Oramo, Frang and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Par Alexander Hall, 20 janvier 2024

Each of the three pieces by Andrew Norman, Stravinsky and Sibelius had an unlocking principle at its heart. Sakari Oramo, his soloist Vilde Frang and his BBC players proved powerful advocates.

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Londres

21 janv. 2024

Musical passports issued by Oramo, Frang and the BBCSO

Par Alexander Hall

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Barcelona

Crisis y deseos detrás de la partitura. Sibelius, Neuwirth y Walton por la OBC

Par Maria Sánchez, 29 octobre 2023

Tres obras que forman un programa centrado y pensado para sentir las inquietudes de estos tres compositores.

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Barcelona

29 oct. 2023

Sibelius, Neuwirth y Walton por la Orquestra de Barcelona

Par Maria Sánchez

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Edimbourg

Superb Sibelius from the RSNO and Kristiina Poska in Edinburgh

Par Simon Thompson, 27 octobre 2023

A Sibelius symphony where everything worked, and a high-sugar treat from Rachel Barton Pine.

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Edimbourg

29 oct. 2023

Superb Sibelius from the RSNO and Kristiina Poska in Edinburgh

Par Simon Thompson

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North Bethesda

David Danzmayr showcases the Baltimore Symphony’s virtuosity

Par Phillip Nones, 22 octobre 2023

David Danzmayr delivers epic storytelling in Sibelius' First Symphony, while soprano Christine Goerke heightens the drama with powerful Barber and Menotti heroines.

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North Bethesda

22 oct. 2023

David Danzmayr showcases the Baltimore Symphony’s virtuosity

Par Phillip Nones

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Lyrical virtuosity from Ehnes, with majestic Sibelius from Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic

Par Nick Boston, 03 août 2023

A disconcerting and expectation-defying premiere from Barry, followed by lyrical and virtuosic Walton from James Ehnes, ending with a majestic rendition of Sibelius' Symphony No. 1 by Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic.

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Londres

04 août 2023

Lyrical virtuosity, majestic Sibelius from the BBC Phil

Par Nick Boston

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Liverpool

Andrew Manze excels in Sibelius and Mozart

Par Leighton Jones, 23 mars 2023

Bookending a new harpsichord concerto from Gavin Bryars for the renowned virtuoso Mahan Esfahani, two underrated symphonies are given highly commendable performances in Liverpool.

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Liverpool

25 mars 2023

Andrew Manze excels in Sibelius and Mozart

Par Leighton Jones

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Eloquent Elgar and searing Sibelius from Stasevska, Gabetta and the BBCSO

Par Alexander Hall, 21 octobre 2022

A concerto and a symphony both in the key of E minor make an interesting pairing in this BBC Symphony Orchestra concert, whereas the phantasmagoria of stage lighting and two new works add very little.

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Londres

22 oct. 2022

Eloquent Elgar and searing Sibelius from Stasevska and Gabetta

Par Alexander Hall

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Vienne

Sibelius in Vienna: Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic at the Konzerthaus

Par Mark Pullinger, 21 mai 2022

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.

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Vienne

21 mai 2022

Sibelius in Vienna: Mäkelä and the Oslo Phil at the Konzerthaus

Par Mark Pullinger

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Lost worlds: Silvestrov and Sibelius with Saraste and the LPO

Par Alexander Hall, 16 mars 2022

Two powerful symphonic statements by a Ukrainian and a Finnish composer flanking a calm and courtly concerto by Mozart: Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, together with the American pianist Richard Goode.

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Londres

17 mars 2022

Lost worlds: Silvestrov and Sibelius with Saraste and the LPO

Par Alexander Hall

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Seattle

Life under Covid: Ruth Reinhardt and the Seattle Symphony premiere Ellen Reid's new work

Par Philippa Kiraly, 03 février 2022

Ellen Reid’s evocation of life under Covid restrictions captures its essence: boredom, frustration and seemingly endless continuance.

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Seattle

04 févr. 2022

The essence of life under Covid: Ellen Reid premiere in Seattle

Par Philippa Kiraly

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Montreal

Inon Barnatan in spectacular Tchaikovsky with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Par Ian Cochrane, 11 décembre 2021

OSM Music Director Designate Rafael Payare elicits some gorgeous music-making in Tchikovsky and Sibelius.

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Montreal

13 déc. 2021

Inon Barnatan in spectacular Tchaikovsky with the OSM

Par Ian Cochrane

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Rome

Pappano's sizzling Sibelius provides the highlight at the Santa Cecilia

Par Elena Luporini, 25 novembre 2021

After a bumpy first half, Pappano turns the evening into a memorable one by delivering an outstanding rendition of the Finn's First Symphony.

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Rome

26 nov. 2021

Sizzling Sibelius provides the highlight at the Santa Cecilia

Par Elena Luporini

Stockholm

Curtain up on a Grand Finale: Sibelius and Oramo in Stockholm

Par Roy Westbrook, 19 mai 2021

The finale’s thrilling ardour was not diminished in the empty hall, as we approached the triumphant ending that Sibelius, despite being armed with bass drum, cymbal and triangle, omitted to write.

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Stockholm

20 mai 2021

Curtain up on a Grand Finale: Sibelius and Oramo in Stockholm

Par Roy Westbrook

Cinematic Sibelius from Enrique Mazzola and the London Philharmonic

Par Mark Pullinger, 31 mars 2021

In widescreen and under dramatic lighting, the London Philharmonic Orchestra gives gripping performances of music by Missy Mazzoli and Sibelius.

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Londres

31 mars 2021

Cinematic Sibelius from Enrique Mazzola and the LPO

Par Mark Pullinger

Klaus Mäkelä conducts freshly minted Sibelius with the Oslo Philharmonic

Par David Smythe, 08 décembre 2020

Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic celebrate Sibelius’ 155th anniversary in a programme containing lively Kodály, dreamy Debussy and ethereal Gupta.

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Villes inconnues ou diverses

09 déc. 2020

Klaus Mäkelä conducts freshly minted Sibelius in Oslo

Par David Smythe

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Rouvali y la Philharmonia entusiasman en el Festival de Música de Canarias

Par Francisco Martínez Ramos, 10 janvier 2020

El 36 Festival Internacional de Música de Canarias ha comenzado de manera brillante con un concierto protagonizado por la Philharmonia Orchestra bajo la dirección de Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

12 janv. 2020

Rouvali y la Philharmonia entusiasman en el Festival de Canarias

Par Francisco Martínez Ramos

München

Romantische Klanggemälde: Widmann, Bruch & Sibelius mit den Münchner Philharmonikern

Par David Renke, 10 novembre 2019

Unter der Leitung von Valery Gergiev sowie Solistin Janine Jansen beeindrucken die Münchner mit einem filmisch anmutenden Programm.

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München

11 nov. 2019

Münchner Philharmoniker zeichnen romantische Klanggemälde

Par David Renke

Prom 17: Viennese whirls and Finnish chills from Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian RSO

Par Mark Pullinger, 31 juillet 2019

When Mariss Jansons was forced to withdraw from his orchestra's tour, the BRSO couldn't have found a better step-in than Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Londres

01 août 2019

Prom 17: Viennese whirls and Finnish chills from the BRSO

Par Mark Pullinger

France 2 – 0 Finland: an uneven match under Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia

Par Mark Pullinger, 24 janvier 2019

Maurice Ravel met Jean Sibelius at the Royal Festival Hall for a programme to which each composer contributed a waltz, but the musical terrain was anything but a level playing field.

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Londres

25 janv. 2019

France 2 – 0 Finland: Rouvali and the Philharmonia

Par Mark Pullinger

Birmingham

Matinee enchantment from Grosvenor, Sinaisky and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Par Nick John Whittle, 25 octobre 2018

This afternoon Vassily Sinaisky was in charge of the CBSO for a matinee performance which began with Wagner’s overture, ended with a Sibelius symphony and had siphoned between them an ever-popular piano concerto by Mozart.

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Birmingham

27 oct. 2018

Matinee enchantment from Grosvenor, Sinaisky and the CBSO

Par Nick John Whittle

Golden glow in Sir Andrew Davis' Sibelius 1 with the BBC Philharmonic

Par Rohan Shotton, 27 janvier 2018

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar, Rachmaninov and Sibelius with pianist Kathryn Stott.

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Manchester

29 janv. 2018

Golden glow in Sir Andrew Davis' Sibelius 1 with the BBC Philharmonic

Par Rohan Shotton

New York

Balancing longueurs and invention: the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Par Edward Sava-Segal, 08 décembre 2017

Three works performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin included few novel musical ideas relative to their lengths.

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New York

11 déc. 2017

Balancing longueurs and invention

Par Edward Sava-Segal

Celebrating Finnish nationhood with the BBCSO and Oramo

Par Alexander Hall, 06 décembre 2017

An all-Sibelius programme given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, featuring a UK première, an instrumental rarity and the First Symphony.

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Londres

07 déc. 2017

Celebrating Finnish nationhood

Par Alexander Hall

Birmingham

Alina Ibragimova's Brahms thrills Symphony Hall

Par Clive Peacock, 08 mai 2017

Alina Ibragimove reigns supreme in Symphony Hall with Brahms' Violin Concerto as Ulster Orchestra srtuggle to find the depth of emotion Sibelius deserves in Symphony No 1

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Birmingham

09 mai 2017

Alina Ibragimova's Brahms thrills Symphony Hall

Par Clive Peacock

Berlin

Winding voices: Jansons places the clarinet centre stage in Berlin

Par Hugo Shirley, 27 avril 2017

Thrilling performances of Sibelius and Bartók at the Philharmonie overshadow lightweight Weber from Andreas Ottensamer.

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Berlin

29 avril 2017

Winding voices: Jansons places the clarinet centre stage

Par Hugo Shirley

Vänskä turns the heat up for a new Sibelius series with the LPO

Par David Truslove, 19 octobre 2016

Gripping Sibelius and Britten open a further exploration of the mighty Finn with a compelling performance from violinist Simone Lamsma.

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Londres

21 oct. 2016

Hot Sibelius from Vänskä and the LPO

Par David Truslove

Cleveland

A hot evening in Ohio: The Cleveland Orchestra with a blazing Sibelius Symphony no. 1

Par Timothy Robson, 23 juillet 2016

Jean-Yves Thibaudet was a stylish soloist in Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Guest conductor Jahja Ling also led precise, elegant performances of Stravinsky’s Four Norwegian Moods.

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Cleveland

25 juil. 2016

A hot evening in Ohio

Par Timothy Robson

New York

The Big Bang Theory: Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä Goes Big on Sibelius Symphonies

Par Courtney Smith, 03 mars 2016

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.

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New York

05 mars 2016

The Big Bang Theory: Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä Goes Big on Sibelius Symphonies

Par Courtney Smith

Prom 40 Sibelius shaken, not stirred: BBCSSO and Dausgaard essay music of national identity

Par Alexander Hall, 15 août 2015

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard open a cycle of symphonies by one of this year's birthday boys at the Proms, Jean Sibelius, prefaced by a signature work.

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Londres

16 août 2015

Prom 40 Sibelius shaken, not stirred

Par Alexander Hall

Oslo

Music where words end: The Oslo Philharmonic play Hellstenius, Nielsen and Sibelius

Par Aksel Tollåli, 09 avril 2015

The Oslo Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko, and violinist James Ehnes give a dazzling performance of Nielsen's Violin Concerto, but fall flat in a strangely brutal performance of Sibelius' Symphony no. 1.

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Oslo

13 avril 2015

Music where words end: The Oslo Phil

Par Aksel Tollåli

Dazzling Prokofiev from Kozhukhin and the Hallé

Par Peter Connors, 26 mars 2015

The Hallé was on top form in Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Sibelius with inspiring conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens, dazzling pianist Denis Kozhukhin and superb orchestral soloists.

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Manchester

28 mars 2015

Dazzling Prokofiev from Kozhukhin and the Hallé

Par Peter Connors

Seattle

Thomas Dausgaard embarks on Sibelius cycle in Seattle

Par Thomas May, 12 mars 2015

Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Dausgaard's thrills-to-the-max approach for Sibelius' first two symphonies promises an adventure-filled complete cycle at Seattle Symphony's festival celebrating the legendary Finnish composer.

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Seattle

14 mars 2015

Dausgaard embarks on Sibelius cycle in Seattle

Par Thomas May

Powerhouse Sibelius launches Berlin residency at The Barbican

Par Mark Pullinger, 10 février 2015

Of all the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius in 2015, the Berlin Philharmonic’s Barbican residency must rank pretty high, with all seven symphonies in three concerts on successive days.

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Londres

11 févr. 2015

Powerhouse Sibelius launches Berlin residency

Par Mark Pullinger

San Diego

Lortie glistens in Saint-Saëns’ “Egyptian” Concerto

Par Erica Miner, 15 novembre 2014

There’s always a reason to celebrate Sibelius. The addition of French works to San Diego Symphony’s offerings this weekend provided a panoply of tastes to the musical palate.

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San Diego

16 nov. 2014

Lortie glistens in Saint-Saëns’ “Egyptian” Concerto

Par Erica Miner

The BBC Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle begins with 1 and 5

Par Rohan Shotton, 06 juin 2013

John Storgårds began his week-long survey of all seven Sibelius symphonies with mixed success, presenting an excellent account of no. 1 alongside an inconsistent no. 5 at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.Throughout the evening, Storgårds showed a keenness for capricious tempo fluctuations and remarkably heavy brass and timpani. This worked better in the first than the fifth.

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Manchester

10 juin 2013

The BBC Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle begins with 1 and 5

Par Rohan Shotton

Bristol

Paavo Järvi, Lisa Batiashvili and the Philharmonia Orchestra at Colston Hall

Par Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 03 avril 2013

What a night. The conductor, Paavo Järvi, made the evening’s performance riveting, with a modest yet heartfelt performance. There were no egos on the stage, just unpretentious and pure classical music. The programme was three works long: two symphonies either side of a violin concerto.

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Bristol

04 avril 2013

Paavo Järvi, Lisa Batiashvili and the Philharmonia Orchestra at Colston Hall

Par Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

New York

Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic: Sibelius Symphonies

Par Amanda Keil, 02 mars 2012

Throngs of the well-dressed faithful came for their periodic worship of the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on Friday night. Lorin Maazel led the players in a backwards tour of three Sibelius symphonies, beginning with the single-movement Seventh, moving on to the inimitable Fifth, and ending with the more traditional First.

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