On this day, Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor premiered in 1905 | His original version in 1903 took on significant changes with cuts and changes in harmony and orchestration | Eager to unveil the new version, the first performance was given by Czech violinist and concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, Karel Halíř, with Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Court Orchestra | In this clip, violinist Christian Ferras performs Sibelius' Violin Concerto with conductor Zubin Mehta and the Orche

Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony has been described as his love letter to nature. What do you see when listening to this piece? Here is an excerpt of the Orchestra performing the third movement of this exquisite piece, recorded during last year’s concerts with Professor Brian Cox. You can experience the full symphony live in July when acclaimed Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska leads the Sydney Symphony in an enchanting program of Finnish music. 🎟️ sydsymph.com/44ARY6P 📽️ Barking Mad Productions & Apo

On this day in 1919, Jean Sibelius conducted the first performance of the final version of his Symphony No. 5 in E flat major. The Finnish government commissioned Sibelius to write the symphony in honor of his 50th birthday, 8 December 1915, which had been declared a national holiday. "It is a great masterpiece, and what makes it so, of course, is the extraordinarily original mind of Sibelius; one of the most inventive and personal people in the history of music. So personal as to be almost priv

9K views · 530 reactions | Sibelius: Finlandia, performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Mariss Jansons. https://youtu.be/qOSaT6U4e-8 | The World Music | Facebook