Work: Symphony no. 2, "The Four Temperaments", Op.16

The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester paired Tchaikovsky and Nielsen for their Hamburg International Music Festival concert. 

Viktoria Mullova is dazzling in Sibelius' Violin Concerto but the audience of Sage Gateshead fail to make their mark when asked to sing along to Finlandia. 

An eclectic programme from this Swedish orchestra which gave sharply defined performances in repertoire that, at first glance, had seemingly little in common.