Latest News: Classical, Sibelius (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
Rumon Gamba conducts overtures from Finland 11th August 2023The Oulu Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor offer a treasure trove of rarely-recorded orchestral gems by Finnish composers contemporary with Sibelius.
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Recording of the Week,
Johan Dalene performs violin concertos by Nielsen & Sibelius 1st April 2022The Swedish violinist offers a characterful performance of Sibelius's concerto alongside a virtuosic account of the piece that swept him to victory at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition.
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Recording of the Week,
Sibelius from Edward Gardner, the Bergen Philharmonic, and Lise Davidsen 2nd July 2021The Norwegian soprano combines drama and delicacy in the tone-poem Luonnotar, whilst the Bergen string sound in Tapiola, Rakastava and Pelléas & Mélisande is a thing to marvel at.
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Video Interview,
Paavo Järvi on Sibelius 4th February 2019The Estonian conductor talks to Katherine about recording the first-ever complete set of Sibelius symphonies with a French orchestra during his tenure as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris.
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Interview,
Hannu Lintu on Sibelius 25th October 2017Katherine talks to the conductor about his new recording of Tapiola, En Saga & eight songs in new orchestrations by Aulis Sallinen.
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Interview,
Lisa Batiashvili on Sibelius and Tchaikovsky 10th January 2017Katherine talks to the Georgian violinist about her recording of two of the most popular Romantic concertos - a Presto Disc of the Year.
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Recording of the Week,
Gerald Finley sings Sibelius songs 30th December 2016Katherine listens to baritone Gerald Finley's collection of brooding, melancholy orchestral songs by Sibelius.
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Interview,
Osmo Vänskä on Sibelius 14th December 2016Katherine talks to the Finnish conductor about his second Sibelius cycle on BIS - the final instalment of which was a Presto Disc of the Year.
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Recording of the Week,
Lisa Batiashvili performs Violin Concertos by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius 18th November 2016James listens to the Georgian violinist's new double-bill of concertos, with the Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
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Recording of the Week,
Osmo Vänskä completes his cycle of Sibelius symphonies with the Minnesota Orchestra 29th July 2016James listens to the final volume of Osmo Vänskä's Sibelius cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, comprising Nos. 3, 6 and 7.
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Favourites,
Sibelius Presto's founder Maurice Millward chooses his favourite recordings.
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Recording of the Week,
Sibelius Symphonies from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra 6th November 2015James listens to Sibelius from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Andris Nelsons conducts Sibelius and Wagner 5th January 2015James listens to Andris Nelsons’s début recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Hilary Hahn plays Schoenberg and Sibelius 10th March 2008The American violinist’s ‘beautiful sound and technical brilliance’ make a strong impact in two twentieth-century concertos with the Swedish Radio Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.