Jean Sibelius

...events in Sydney's musical calendar. Sergei Prokofiev is now the fourth composer to be given the festival treatment following Sibelius (2004), Rachmaninov (2007) and Elgar (2008). Aside from the occasionally dissatisfying...

In this article: Sergei Prokofiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Boris Belkin, Sydney Symphony, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninov

...classical concert season with a vengeance Friday at Bass Hall. Miguel Harth-Bedoya led mature and mesmerizing performances of Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Brahms' Symphony No. 1. The soloist in the Sibelius was Midori, who exerted a...

In this article: Symphony No. 1, Rafael Leonardo Junchaya, and Bela Bartok

...stand against Finnish nationalism. Audiences in his homeland considered Sibelius' symphony, which became known as "The Symphony of Independence," to be an artistic reproach to the Russian government. The sweeping final movement has all the...

In this article: Bela Bartok, Buddhism, Nationalism, Latin America, and Kansas City Symphony

...violinist Karen Gomyo and conductor candidate Arthur Post. The program included the Violin Concerto by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky and the Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius. The orchestra is "auditioning" five guest conductors for the post...

In this article: Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, All rights reserved, Symphony No. 2, Fifth Symphony, University of Arkansas, and Ludwig van Beethoven

...The Tempest, debuted to critical acclaim. It is a high-resolution recording of two sets of incidental music to Shakespeare's The Tempest, by Sir Arthur Sullivan and Jean Sibelius. The Kansas City Symphony has previously recorded...

In this article: Kansas City Symphony, Benjamin Britten, Michael Stern, David Frost, The Tempest, Peter Grimes, Grammy Award, and Naxos

5 questions with violinist Midori When violinist Midori plays Sibelius' Violin Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra next weekend, she'll likely dazzle with precise and poetic playing. Those concerts at Bass Hall, which also feature...

In this article: E mail, Symphony No. 1, University of Southern California, and Fort Worth

...time. Disappeared into the solar haze like a silver ribbon." October 6, 2009 - If one work could be said to characterize Sibelius' mature style, it is the Fifth Symphony. The first movement grows organically, from nebulous beginnings and...

In this article: Colin Davis, Fifth Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra, God, Ether, and Silver