Name: Sibelius's Fifth Symphony
Start: 2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Severance Hall

Organization

Conductor

Franz Welser-Möst

Instrumentalist

Peter Otto

Orchestra

Cleveland Orchestra

Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

Cleveland

United States

Severance Hall

Mandel Concert Hall

Public

Concert

Anna-Maria Gkouni

Approved

Inspired by the isolated grandeur of his native Finland, Sibelius's Fifth Symphony was a love letter to the natural world around him.

Behind the Music | Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

ADÈS The Exterminating Angel Symphony*
WALTON Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major
Walton was recuperating in Italy after surgery, and this concerto is clearly inspired by the sights and sounds of the countryside: the idyllic sunny vistas, bel canto opera and Italian popular song, as well as Latin volatility.

Sibelius also was influenced by the natural world around him, and the Fifth is evocative of the grandeur and isolation of his native Finland. In the finale, the sweeping “swan hymn” was inspired by his observance of a formation of sixteen swans flying overhead. “One of my greatest experiences! Lord God, that beauty! They circled over me for a long time. Disappeared into the solar haze like a gleaming, silver ribbon…”

*Not included on March 11

English

Forestillingkreditter (Ensemble & produksjonsteam )

Instrumentering

Ensemble