Composer Jean Sibelius is a hero to all Finns, most Englishmen and many Americans. His music is heavy enough to sound profound—something like the work of a rural and obstinate Brahms. It seemed ...

ON December 8, 1940, Jean Sibelius completed three quarters of a century. A small nation, but one vividly conscious of its racial antiquity, still close to the soil and possessing an authentic ...

Learning to read Finnish in school enabled Jean Sibelius to appreciate the great Finnish epic known as the Kalevala. The stories stayed with him from his youth, and as an adult he wrote a set of four ...

On April 15, 2025, at 7:30 PM, New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall will host the U.S. premiere of Jean Sibelius' The Maiden in the Tower. This landmark event, part of NEC's prestigious Faculty ...

Canadian violinist James Ehnes soloed on Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. This one’s from the heart.

We're in Bucharest for a concert performance by the Romanian Symphony Orchestra. Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam leads the orchestra in unofficial national anthem of Finland, "Finlandia" by Jean ...

For the sesquicentennial of the composer's birth, Michael Steinberg introduces his proud and sometimes mysterious music, confirming his reputation... Finland's Finest: The Seven Symphonies Of Jean ...

Join Boston University music professor Jeremy Yudkin as he previews the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Aug. 17 program at Tanglewood. The concert opens with "Threnody: In Memory of Jean Sibelius" by ...

Jean Sibelius is perhaps Finland’s best-known composer. Great talents rarely arise from nowhere, though. Who preceded him? Bernhard Henrik Crusell was Finland’s leading composer at the turn of the ...