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Prom 58: Sibelius – Kullervo

Part of the Proms 2015 Series

Add to my Calendar 29-08-2015 19:30 29-08-2015 21:30 36 Prom 58: Sibelius – Kullervo Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibelius’s most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Jean Sibelius – En Saga, Op.9
~ Interval ~
Jean Sibelius – Kullervo

Performers

Sakari Oramo – Conductor
 Johanna Rusanen-Kartano – soprano
 Waltteri Torikka – baritone

BBC Symphony Orchestra
 Polytech Choir
 BBC Symphony Chorus

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Programme Note

Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibelius’s most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one.

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