Celebrating Sibelius: I

The seven symphonies of Sibelius have been absolutely central to Sakari
Oramo’s ten seasons in Birmingham. His performances with the CBSO have been acclaimed around the world in concert and on CD, but it is more than seven years since Birmingham audiences have had a chance to hear a complete cycle. So, to open his final season as Music Director, and to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death (which falls today), here is another opportunity to hear these magnificent works, alongside some of Sibelius’s lesser-known music. We begin with a symphony that has a significant Birmingham history – the Fourth, which received its UK premiere at the last-ever Birmingham Triennial Festival in 1912. We also welcome a Finnish cellist to play the music that was the closest Sibelius came to writing a concerto for that instrument.

6.15pm FREE Pre-concert talk

£9.50, £13, £16.50, £20, £23, £27.50, £31.50, £36.50, £39

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