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Afternoon on 3: Sibelius and the Sibelius Academy

Afternoon Concert: Sibelius and the Sibelius Academy: Episode 1

Episode 1

Sibelius and the Sibelius Academy

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Sibelius and the Sibelius Academy, Episode 1

Including works by Sibelius, Chausson and Rautavaara, plus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto.

With Louise Fryer. Including Sibelius: Karelia Suite. Chausson: Poeme de l'amour et de la mer. Rautavaara: Isle of Bliss. Sibelius: Symphony No 1. Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Featuring performances by graduates of the Sibelius Academy - the famous music university in the composer's native Finland - and works by Sibelius himself.

Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Chausson: Poeme de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu (conductor)

2.45pm
Rautavaara: Isle of Bliss
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Arild Remmereit (conductor)

3.00pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor)
Paavali Jumppanen (piano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu (conductor)

Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39
Tampere Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

ANON (arr. Palmgren): En alskling ut i varlden jag har
ANON (arr. Rainer Holmgard): Var ar vagens mal
Camilla Nylund (soprano)
Finnish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto
Jean-Luc Votano (clarinet)
Liege Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Arming (conductor)

Afternoon Concert: Sibelius and the Sibelius Academy

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Series of performances by graduates of the Sibelius Academy, and works by Sibelius himself

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