Sibelius & Nielsen by Fagerlund, Sibelius, Nielsen, og. 14 mar. 2024, Noiztik (2024/2024), Zuzendaria Dima Slobodeniouk, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, United States

The swelling ocean pounds rocky cliffs in this concert of Scandinavian greats. Ning Feng, a “wonderful player with a creamy, easy tone and an emotional honesty” (Washington Post), makes his long-awaited Seattle Symphony debut playing Sibelius’ ethereal Violin Concerto. Danish composer Carl Nielsen believed that music is life, and the will of life is “inextinguishable.” This idea inspired his rich and urgently expressive Fourth Symphony.