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.

Music Director Leonard Slatkin leads the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the North American premiere of Ferran Cruixent's "Cyborg" (and yes, there is on-stage gadgetry involved!); the North American ...

The most notorious 'lost work' in classical music: rediscovered? Writer and broadcaster Peggy Reynolds tells the story of Jean Sibelius's infamous Eighth Symphony, with exclusive musical extracts.

The third part of The Philharmonic Orchestra’s complete cycle of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ seven symphonies was a bit of unfinished business left over from the Covid-19 pandemic. Having ...

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 ...

The school year will come to a musical end at the annual Spring Symphony concert. The UCLA Symphony will perform two symphonic and orchestral works at Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. The concert will ...

4 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere Two contemporary compositions provided the framework for the haunting, ebullient Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 by iconic Finnish composer ...

If one work could be said to characterize Jean Sibelius' mature style, it is the Fifth Symphony. The first movement grows organically, from nebulous beginnings and the majestic emergence of a theme of ...

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