2 at the end of the first half, Cho’s anticipation more than paid off. But the Sibelius 5 that followed proved that Rouvali — making a long-anticipated Chicago Symphony debut after impressing ...

If sonic splendour were the sole criterion, Vladimir Ashkenazy’s Sibelius symphony cycle with the Philharmonia would win every prize ... Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 6 Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 7 ...

Recordings don’t capture the full dynamics that are at play in Sibelius’s music. The next piece was Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5. After the gnarled and tangled Northland, Enlightenment ...

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 ...