As a young musician, Sibelius had his heart set on becoming a professional violinist. He once said: “My tragedy was that I wanted to be a celebrated violinist at any price. I hated pen and ink.

With this fine account of the First Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra complete their Sibelius cycle for Decca—and triumphantly, too! The Karelia suite is the most common ...

Neeme Järvi’s first Sibelius cycle appeared some 20 years ago, when it was well received. Then BIS significantly trumped it with their Lahti/Vänskä recordings from 1997, which are so much more freshly ...

Ahead of two January dates with the SCO, the violin virtuoso talks to David Kettle about life on the road, the importance of ...

It was impossible to tell where they might have come from. They all acted like winners. Two months later in Disney Hall, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted the Colburn Orchestra in a fiery yet eloquent ...

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Sibelius and Dvorak, and violinist Rachel Podger and recorder player Lucie Horsch headline a celebration of the Baroque from LSO St Luke's.

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius' Symphony No. 2, celebrated for epitomising the composer's mastery in creating an epic soundscape. including This program was published 1 month ago.