Philharmonia Orchestra: Salonen conducts Sibelius

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Salonen conducts Sibelius

Royal Festival Hall
Thu 30 Sep 2010 7:30pm

Esa-Pekka Salonen

conductor

Hélène Grimaud

piano

Sibelius

Finlandia

Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor

Sibelius

Lemminkäinen

Also this evening :

Music of Today: Colin Matthews

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the music of his compatriot Jean Sibelius in this concert. Sibelius’s tone poem Finlandia sets the soundworld with its nationalistic evocations of scenes from Finnish history; followed by Lemminkäinen, an orchestral suite based on the Finnish national epic poem, the Kalevala. The most famous movement describes The Swan of Tuonela with the cor anglais’ melody gliding over the musical water of the strings and woodwind; the other movements are equally evocative and atmospheric, moving from the ‘Land of the Dead’ to the hero’s exploits in battle. Between these, Beethoven's final piano concerto provides a flamboyant display of pianistic virtuosity.