All Sibelius articles
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ReviewBook review: The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music and Culture
Robin Stowell reviews Andrew Mellor’s account and analysis of music in the Nordic countries
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Johan Dalene: Nielsen, Sibelius
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: April 2022 Description: Two great Scandinavian violin concertos from a rising star Musicians: Johan Dalene (violin) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds Works: Nielsen: Violin Concerto op.33. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor op.47 Catalogue number: BIS BIS-2620 (HYBRID SACD) ...
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Fenella Humphreys: Sibelius
Rare outing for small-scale pieces that perhaps hint at Sibelius’s ‘lost’ Eighth
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Review round-up: BBC Proms 2021
Peter Quantrill attends the cream of the strings crop during this year’s Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall
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Concert review: Johan Dalene (violin) Julien Quentin (piano)
Charlotte Gardner visits the Verbier Festival in Switzerland to hear the performance at Verbier Church on 18 July 2021
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Fenella Humphreys: Sibelius, Josephson
A concerto with strength of spirit plus a heavenly journey postscript
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Live-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 Catalogue Number: BERLIN CLASSICS 030142BC Emmanuel Tjeknavorian won the ...
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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 or through The Strad App ...
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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 a head ...
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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
