All Sibelius articles
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: Ilze Klava (viola) Bergen Philharmonic/Edward Gardner
Andrew Mellor watches the performance at the Grieghallen Bergen, Norway, on 3 February 2021
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Johan Dalene: Nordic Rhapsody
Twenty-year-old artist’s second album looks north for inspiration
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Concert review: Augustin Hadelich (violin) Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck
Andrew Mellor hears the performance at Copenhagen’s DR Concert Hall on 27 November 2020
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Book review: Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto
Robin Stowell reviews a comprehensive guide to one of the most important and popular concertos of the 20th century
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Emmanuel Tjeknavorian: Sibelius, Tjeknavorian
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian: Sibelius, Tjeknavorian The Strad Issue : July 2020 Description : Violinist plays his father’s concerto, a valuable addition to the repertoire Musicians : Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (violin) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/Pablo González Works : Loris Tjeknavorian: Violin Concerto. Sibelius: Violin Concerto ...
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The World Is (Y)Ours. Clyne, Sibelius, Fujikura, Rautavaara, Ullén etc
Exciting modern cello music with not-so-secret links to Bach
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So Many Stars: Sonatinas for Violin and Piano by Berkeley, Françaix, Frances-Hoad, Sibelius, Crosse and Alwyn
Fenella Humphreys employs her customary imaginative flair and luminous palette of tone colours
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Leonidas Kavakos on his ever-deepening relationship with the Sibelius Concerto
In this article from January 2016, a quarter century after the Greek violinist made his pioneering recording of the Sibelius Concerto alongside its original version, he talks to Andrew Mellor about his relationship with the work
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Schubert: String Quartet no.14 in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’, Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor op.56 ‘Voces intimae’
The Strad Issue: March 2017 Description: Two soul-searching quartets played with warmth and vitality Musicians: Ehnes Quartet Composer: Schubert, Sibelius Catalogue number: ONYX 4163 The Ehnes Quartet’s shared philosophy of sound and blend, plus its unanimity of pacing and purpose, especially ...
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Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Orchestra Sinfonica Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano in January 2015. The violinist speaks about her long association with the work in The Strad’s October 2016 issue – download on desktop computer ...
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Viktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto
Viktoria Mullova performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest in April 2016. Watch: Violinist Viktoria Mullova gives winning performance at the 1980 Sibelius Competition
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Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons in May 2015. Read: ‘Extremes of constant vibrato or none at all do not solve musical problems,’ says violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter Watch: Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter films her performance with ...
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Debussy: Violin Sonata. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor op.82. Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor. Sibelius: Berceuse op.79 no.6
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Grand, romantic takes on three Romantic sonatas Musicians: James Ehnes (violin) ; Andrew Armstrong (piano) Composer: Britten, Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams Catalogue number: ONYX 4159 Ehnes and Armstrong’s account of Debussy’s Sonata is eloquent and multicoloured, ...
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Violinist Ayana Tsuji gives winning Sibelius performance at Montreal Music Competition
18-year-old Japanese violinist Ayana Tsuji gives her winning performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto at the 2016 Montreal International Music Competition with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Read: Violinist Ayana Tsuji wins Montreal International Music Competition
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Grieg: String Quartet in G minor op.27. Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor op.56 ‘Voces intimae’. Thommessen: Felix Remix
The Strad Issue: May 2016 Description: A Norwegian ensemble gets right inside Grieg’s singular String Quartet Musicians: EngegŠrd Quartet Composer: Grieg; Sibelius; Thommessen It’s good to hear Grieg’s utterly individual string quartet played by an ensemble that has an equally distinctive sound – in this case, the ...
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Kaipainen: String Quartet no.7 op.98 ‘Batsheba’. Sibelius: String Quartet op.56 ‘Voces intimae’. Tiensuu: Rack
The Strad Issue: March 2016 Description: Intimacy and Expressionism in a trio of Finnish string quartet works Musicians: Kamus Quartet Composer: Kaipainen; Sibelius; Tiensuu Much of the intensity in the late Jouni Kaipainen’s Seventh String Quartet is apparently rooted in the ‘steamy’ love affair of King David ...
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‘I’m exhausted by the time I reach the Sibelius third movement,’ says violinist Leonidas Kavakos
25 years after his pioneering recording, the Greek musician speaks about his relationship with the concerto in The Strad’s January 2016 issue
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Nielsen: Violin Concerto. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor; Two Serenades
The Strad Issue: December 2015 Description: Exceptional playing, if a little muted, in concertos by two anniversarians Musicians: Baiba Skride (violin) Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra/Santtu-Matias Rouvali Composer: Nielsen, Sibelius Sibelius’s Violin Concerto offers a great variety of interpretative possibilities (see this month’s article), and in this release ...
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The Strad January 2016 issue is out now
Leonidas Kavakos speaks about his ever-deepening relationship with the Sibelius Violin Concerto
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Leonidas Kavakos performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Leonidas Kavakos performs the third movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in February 2015. Kavakos talks about his ever-deepening relationship with the Sibelius Concerto in The Strad's January 2016 issue - out Friday. Read: Leonidas Kavakos on ...
