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6 Jan 2018, Barbican, London
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season A feast from Finland: Sibelius Symphonies No. 2 & 7

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
A feast from Finland: Sibelius Symphonies No. 2 & 7
19:30 Sat 6 Jan 2018 Barbican, London
A feast from Finland. Two powerful pieces for soprano and orchestra join a two of Sibelius’s symphonies, works of very different natures
A feast from Finland. Two powerful pieces for soprano and orchestra join a two of Sibelius’s symphonies, works of very different natures

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Twenty-five years separate Sibelius’s Second and Seventh symphonies, but that hardly hints at the growth in his musical style - No 2 rich and romantic; No 7 a powerful study, in one movement, of organic musical growth. Both form part of Sakari Ormao’s ongoing Sibelius symphony cycle.

Luonnotar from mid-way between the two is a magical creation-story for soprano and orchestra and finds Anu Komsi the soloist in a work premiered in Gloucester no less! Aarre Merikanto’s Ekho (1922), a perfect, beautiful work makes an ideal partner to Luonnotar – and Komsi is a superb exponent of this vocally taxing score having already made a magnificent recording of the piece.