Jane Jones tells how Sibelius went from sunny Italy to freezing Finland. In February 1901, Sibelius is relaxing, enjoying a holiday in Italy after a string of successful conducting jobs across Europe.

As a symphonic composer, Sibelius must be up there as one of the greenest; he was the biggest recycler in the business. His views on the way a symphony should be a sealed unit, generating all its ...

South Florida Symphony Orchestra will continue its Masterworks season with performances featuring Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 ...

The Columbus Symphony performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Sibelius Symphony no. 2 and Arvo Pärt's Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, Friday and Saturday night at 8 in the Ohio Theater. My pre ...

South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO) continues its 28th spirited Masterworks season of “Juxtapositions” with a new ...

The symphonic repertoire is full of music that evokes aquatic environments, from Handel’s “Water Music” to Debussy’s “La Mer” and John Luther Adams’ “Become Ocean.” The Seattle Symphony’s current ...

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Sculpture Of composer Jean Sibelius at the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki, Finland. This is the 150th anniversary year of the birth of Finland's greatest composer, so I bet we'll be hearing a lot of ...

The third volume of Inkinen’s Sibelius cycle with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra boasts the same sure interpretative instincts, warm-hearted playing and excellent sound as its predecessors.

In Symphony No. 2, Finland’s finest composer, Jean Sibelius, leads us on a journey from a pastoral opening to an uplifting hymn of rejoicing. You’ll also enjoy the wistful and spirited violin concerto ...

Scandinavia reigns supreme as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra welcomes the return of internationally renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä to lead the compelling Second Symphony of his compatriot Jean ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Part of Sibelius' Symphony No. 8? (Photo by Markus Jokela, Helsingen Sanomat) It's one of the heartbreakers of classical music: ...