Experience the powerful journey from darkness to light by two Nordic composers who were touched by the warmth of the Mediterranean. Danish composer Carl Nielsen depicts the movement of the sun in his Helios Overture, while Jean Sibelius lets his Second Symphony move from darkness to triumph, rendering it a symbol of Finland’s fight for independence. Micah Wilkinson solos in the powerhouse Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto.

Sibelius’ Second Symphony

Canyon High School

Kahchun Wong and the Hallé first met in a thrilling performance of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony – see the magic that started their journey together.

Much of Shostakovich’s extraordinary output was profoundly marked by politics and the judgements of censors. His monumental Fifth Symphony, one of the greatest and most powerful of twentieth-century orchestral works was, supposedly, ‘A Soviet artist’s response to just criticism’. It is now known that this popular symphony was composed as a work of defiance so subtle that no-one realised at the time.

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Events

Upcoming events

10 - 13 Apr, 2025

The Hallé - Shostakovich's Symphony No.5 · The Bridgewater Hall

Past events

Nov 3, 2024

Sibelius’ Second Symphony · Mid-Texas Symphony

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