5th Symphony Concert

You can feel the vastness and harsh beauty of the country in his music. Jean Sibelius is considered the Finnish composer. His works were received with patriotic enthusiasm when Finland remembered its traditions. Sibelius conceived his second symphony on the Ligurian coast in the summer of 1901 and presented it to the public in Helsinki in March 1902. The melodies are reminiscent of Tchaikovsky and Slavic folk music. Cellist Bruno Philippe has per...