Philharmonia Orchestra: Ashkenazy Conducts Sibelius
Sibelius’ Karelia Suite was one of his first great successes, using music written for a patriotic pageant in a region of Finland close to the Russian border. Glazunov’s passionately lyrical and undeservedly overlooked Violin Concerto dates from 1904, a period when the composer was at the height of his creative powers. Sibelius’ second symphony was written largely in Italy and inhabits a very different musical world from the northern darkness of his first. The sense of renewal and exploration con
7.45pm start.
Tickets between £10 and £39.
The Anvil and The Forge, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7QR
Sat 13 Jun 2015