In our exploration of the seven Sibelius symphonies, the Symphony No. 4 is the darkest and most turbulent. Sibelius had broken away from his romantic mood and let dark thoughts pervade this work.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Minnesotans have not played a properly organised concert since last October, thanks to an increasingly entrenched ...

The story of Jean Sibelius's 8th Symphony. Featuring extracts from new musical fragments performed exclusively for the programme. One morning in 1945, the composer took the pages of a symphony that ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The homes of composers have long fascinated me, and Sibelius’s log villa, Ainola, more than most. Named after his ...

MANITOWOC – The Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra has unveiled the lineup for its 75th season. Concerts will be at the Capitol Civic Centre (913 S. Eighth St., Manitowoc ...

Finzi's Violin Concerto might be called a one-movement wonder. The opening Allegro meanders tediously on mediocre material, so much so that Finzi himself wanted it discarded. The final movement, ...

The Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra's 75th season includes four concerts at the Capitol Civic Centre. The season opens Oct. 4 with Sibelius & Mozart, featuring pianists Diana Shapiro and Stanislava ...