Finnish composer Jean Sibelius wrote seven fine symphonies over the course of about 25 years. This evening on Symphony @ 7, I'll have his first foray into the genre with Symphony No. 1 in E minor. But ...

Sibelius’s mighty Finlandia is a triumphant celebration of the ancient beauty of Finland and the proud independence of her people. "It is as if the Almighty had thrown down pieces of a mosaic from ...

As a young musician, Sibelius had his heart set on becoming a professional violinist. He once said: “My tragedy was that I wanted to be a celebrated violinist at any price. I hated pen and ink. My ...

To round out our complete set of Sibelius symphonies, the Finnish Radio Symphony plays No. 7. It's a taut, rigorously beautiful 20 minutes of music. Sakari Oramo conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony, ...

Jean Sibelius, born 150 years ago on Dec. 8, 1865, was the first Finnish composer to reach an international audience, but his popularity began at home. In the late 1890s, Finland was a part of the ...

Born in southern Finland in 1865, Jean Sibelius’ music helped to define Finnish national identity for many in the 19th and 20th centuries, as the country struggled for independence against the Russian ...

Stephen Johnson explores Sibelius's Seventh Symphony, the composer's last work in the form. Show more Stephen Johnson scales the heights of Sibelius's seventh symphony, the culmination of the composer ...