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Sat 22 Sep 7:00pm at Symphony Hall
The second instalment in Sakari Oramo’s Sibelius cycle consists of the final three works which set the seal on the composer’s reputation as arguably the greatest symphonist of the 20th century. From the popular Fifth, with its exhilarating forward momentum and shattering final chords, via the cooler Sixth which the composer described as ‘pure spring water’, to the spacious trombone solos and concentrated beauties of the single-movement Seventh, these works chart a journey towards perfection that has been the envy of composers ever since. The concert begins with one of his best-loved works.
“â¦[Symphony No. 6] sounds so natural and sensitive⦠this orchestra is also quick to catch the composer’s innermost thoughts.”
Finnish Music Quarterly 4/2003, on Oramo/CBSO/Sibelius Cycle, Erato label
5.45pm FREE Pre-concert talk
£39, £36.50, £31.50, £27.50, £23, £20, £16.50, £13, £9.50
Sakari Oramo conductor
Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
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