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| Composer | Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1907 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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MiddlesbroughSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Saint-Saëns
Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Sibelius
Royal Northern Sinfonia; Dinis Sousa; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
GatesheadSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Saint-Saëns
Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Sibelius
Royal Northern Sinfonia; Dinis Sousa; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
KendalSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Saint-Saëns
Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Sibelius
Royal Northern Sinfonia; Dinis Sousa; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s French May
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.
Magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius, intriguing Nørgård in Manchester
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.
Humanity wins: István Várdai plays Shostakovich at the Concertgebouw
Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a ZaterdagMatinee programme designed to celebrate Finnish Independence Day.
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StockholmSibelius Symphony no. 3
Sibelius: Symphony no. 3 in C major, Op.52
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo
StockholmSibelius Symphony No. 3
Moberg, Sibelius
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Emilia Hoving
DallasSibelius’ Symphony no. 3
Beethoven, Renié, Jarrett, Sibelius
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; John Storgårds; Emily Levin
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Sibelius’ Third and Fourth Symphonies: an exploration
Sibelius wrote to a friend: ‘after hearing my third symphony Rimsky-Korsakov shook his head and said: Why don’t you do it the usual way; you will see that the audience can neither follow nor understand this’. Such comments summarised much of the critical reaction to this symphony and also to the Fourth.