To most people Sibelius is the composer of Finlandia and the Karelia Suite; to others he is one of the great symphony composers; to the people of Finland he is these things and a national hero. While ...

There’s something extraordinarily satisfying about embarking upon Sibelius’s entire symphonic journey in a single one-day sitting. The evolution and refining of language and expression, the ...

Per Nørgård’s Eighth Symphony is the unusual opener in a programme of magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis and John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall.

Toby Jones tells how an act of creative destruction freed Sibelius - Finland’s most celebrated artist - from decades of torment, as he tried to finish his doomed Eighth Symphony. Show more Toby ...

THE BASICS: THE TEMPEST, the play by Shakespeare, directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti for the Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC), in collaboration with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO ...

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the Z.E.N. Trio in Belfast and Francesca Dego playing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. Show more Linton Stephens ...

I attended my first morning concert by the San Diego Symphony on Friday, February 28. The concert started at 11 am, and I was happy to have the day free in order to attend. I’ve reached an age ...

Richard Strauss wrote music that described things – people, ideas, stories – from Till Eulenspiegel the merry prankster to Salome the seductive dancer to the awesome sunrise of Also Spake ...

The Korea Times' annual Spring Concert resonated through Seoul Arts Center Sunday, showcasing a captivating reinterpretation ...

But the Sibelius 5 that followed proved that Rouvali — making a long-anticipated Chicago Symphony debut after impressing peer orchestras — ought to be just as fêted on CSO calendars.

Is Nielsen the new Sibelius? Over Osmo Vänskä’s 19 seasons as Minnesota Orchestra music director, the orchestra became internationally renowned for its interpretations of music by Vänskä's ...