Prom 40: Sibelius 鈥� Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

15 Aug 2015, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sat 15 Aug 2015 Next Event

Proms 2015 Prom 40: Sibelius 鈥� Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

19:30 Sat 15 Aug 2015 Royal Albert Hall

The 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra celebrates Sibelius鈥檚 150th anniversary with a programme comprising his 'Finlandia' and Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.

Programme

- - Jean Sibelius
  - Finlandia(8 mins)
  - Symphony No. 1 in E minor(39 mins)
- - interval
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No. 2 in D major(39 mins)

Performers

91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard
conductor
conductor

Composers

Jean Sibelius

About this event

Celebrations for Sibelius鈥檚 150th anniversary continue with a complete symphony cycle, launched by the 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its new Chief Conductor Designate, Thomas Dausgaard. The First Symphony is prefaced by the nationalistic tone-poem Finlandia, its singing central melody composed with an ear to mass appeal as well as to political protest. The First Symphony is no apprentice work; although drawing on the legacy of Tchaikovsky and Brahms, Sibelius created something distinctively and evocatively Nordic. Still more sophisticated is the Second, often heard as a musical shout of grief and rage at Russian oppression.