Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's early life, the impact that the natural world in Finland had on him, and his time studying in Helsinki and Berlin. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's rise to prominence with his first big success Kullervo, countered shortly afterwards by both financial and marital problems. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Sibelius's musical triumphs and personal troubles before the outbreak of the First World War as his drinking spiralled out of control. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's years of enforced sobriety and his attempts to settle his mounting debts as the First World War loomed on the horizon. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's final years and the mysterious 'silence of Jarvenpaa'. Show more