Jean Sibelius
Finlandia (8 mins)
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in D minor (25 mins)
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 (44 mins)
Thomas Zehetmair
conductor/violin
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sibelius’s Second Symphony feels like good company from the start – music that’s amiable and warm spirited. Later on there are gorgeous, expansive musical vistas to be had and Sibelius ratchets up the drama as the piece
goes on, ending in blaze of glory and triumph. Mendelssohn’s ‘other’ violin concerto, composed when he was just 13, is a lively delight.
Concert lasts around 2 hours including a 20 minute interval.
FREE pre-concert chat about tonight’s concert at 6.30pm in the auditorium.