Work: Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70

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Composer	Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Period	Early 20th century
Year	1915
Work type	Orchestral

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StockholmLessons in love

Berwaldhallen, Sep 17, 18

Ravel, Sibelius, Chin, Benjamin

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sir George Benjamin; Bertrand Chamayou; Barbara Hannigan

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Victoria Hall, Thu 8 Oct at 19:30

Saariaho, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Eva Ollikainen; Anu Komsi; Lionel Cottet

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Harpa Concert Hall: Eldborg - Main Hall, Thu 11 Feb at 19:30

Crumb, Debussy, Sibelius, Sigfúsdóttir, Scriabin

Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan; Fabiana Piccioli; Bertrand Chamayou; Rafael Adobas Bayog

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Iolanta paired with Luonnotar in dramatic Helsinki double bill

Nina Bezu (Iolanta) and Edgaras Montvidas (Vaudémont) © Emma Suominen

No’a L. bat Miri, 15 May

In Helsinki, Antony McDonald pairs Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with a staged version of Sibelius’ tone poem Luonnotar, brilliantly voiced by soprano Silja Aalto.

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Osmo Vänskä conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © Jonathan Ferro

Simon Cummings, 19 Nov

Soprano Helena Juntunen does her best in Sibelius’ songs but finds little support from Osmo Vänskä and the CBSO.

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Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra © Milagro Elstak

Clare Varney, 02 Oct

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts Persian music centre stage with the Dutch premiere of Tehran-based composer Golfam Khayam's I am a tale not to be told.

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