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.

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 ...

Sibelius, Symphonies No. 3 in C (Opus 52) and No. 5 in E-flat (Opus 82), performed by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (EMI Classics 7243 5 55533 2 4): If anyone conducts Sibelius (or, ...

Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Mark Wigglesworth at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Nov. 4, 2023.(Scott Cantrell) With the Dallas Opera, ...

Coming at the end of the evening, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 cast a bright and somewhat unforgiving light on the other 20th-century symphony that had begun Thursday night’s Seattle Symphony program.

In 1935, a decade after Jean Sibelius published what would be the last of his works for orchestra, a poll organized by the New York Philharmonic found him not only more popular than the Three B’s — ...

It’s a good day when an audience receives the gift of hearing an unfamiliar but haunting work by an unfamiliar but brilliant composer. Add to that one of the most beautiful violin concertos ever ...

When the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo performed with the Spokane Symphony in 2014, they played Bach and Mendelssohn together on separate pianos. But, this time around, the married virtuosos will be ...

Conductor Stephen Mulligan has developed quite the reputation as a surrogate maestro. At the beginning of 2018, Mulligan was pressed into action in front of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to fill in ...

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