Name: Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Start: 2024-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Roy Thomson Hall

Organization

Conductor

Osmo Vänskä

Instrumentalist

Johannes Moser

Cello

Orchestra

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Toronto

Canada

Roy Thomson Hall

Public

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46

Cello Concerto

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Approved

Sibelius Symphony No. 2: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46 Grieg (+2 More)

Scandinavia reigns supreme as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra welcomes the return of internationally renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä to lead the compelling Second Symphony of his compatriot Jean Sibelius. Completed in 1902 during an uncertain Russian domination of Finland, the piece became an uplifting interpretation of nationalistic identity, with sweeping majesty that elicits the adventurous landscape from which it sprang. Opening the performance is the jovial and familiar Peer Gynt Suite of Edvard Grieg, which was created at the request of Norway’s literary giant, Henrik Ibsen, as incidental music to his play of the same name. Finally, German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser joins for the North American Première of a new cello concerto, written for him by one of Europe’s leading composers, Detlev Glanert, and co-commissioned by the TSO.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble