Finnish composer Jean Sibelius incorporated Finland's main folk legend, the Kalevala, into his music. The Karelia region was in the Russian-occupied part of Finland, and it's also the setting of many ...

It wasn’t so long ago that the conventional wisdom had smugly relegated Sibelius (1865-1957) to the status of provincial nationalist, or worse, last-of-the-line wheezing remnant of the defunct ...

The third volume of Inkinen’s Sibelius cycle with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra boasts the same sure interpretative instincts, warm-hearted playing and excellent sound as its predecessors.

I was on Irondequoit Drive in Rochester, N.Y., driving an old MG-TD in September 1957 when I heard the news of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ death at age 91 and had to pull over. If a boyhood ...

Jean Sibelius’s Karelia Suite pulses with the spirit of Finnish pride. Inspired by the rugged landscapes and folklore of Karelia—a region central to Finland’s cultural identity—the music is bold, ...

Favourites by Sibelius and Schubert, a haunted house by Boccherini, and a lesser-known Bruch Violin Concerto are the highlights of tonight's Concert. Our Concert starts tonight with Sibelius' Karelia ...

Katherine Lacy is one of the country’s most exciting clarinettists, having held principal positions with several UK orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also in great demand ...

On Saturday, 24 January, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ahmed El-Saedi will dedicate its programme to the Finnish composer Johan Julius Christian Sibelius Celebrating the 150th anniversary ...

We open the hour with music by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays the first movement from his Karelia Suite, Op. 11. Yoel Levi is the conductor. The Atlanta Symphony is ...

The myths and melodies of the disputed region of Karelia - so important to Finnish identity, proved fertile inspiration for Sibelius. Listen to the rhythms and tunes in the third movement, a direct ...