Concertgebouw Orchestra Essentials: Sibelius

Date & Time

Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 21:00

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

The Essentials series introduces you to the masterpieces you will be happy to know, performed by the world-famous Concertgebouw Orchestra and complete with a lively introduction by the incomparable Thomas Vanderveken. At Essentials we welcome a new generation of music lovers, and the concerts typically have a pleasant informal atmosphere.Grand, epic, mysterious: Jean Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony is an enigma. ‘It was as if God the Father was throwing pieces of mosaic from the edge of heaven and asking me to... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali	Conductor
Thomas Vanderveken	Presentation

Program

Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82

Jean Sibelius

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