On this day, Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor premiered in 1905 | His original version in 1903 took on significant changes with cuts and changes in harmony and orchestration | Eager to unveil the new version, the first performance was given by Czech violinist and concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, Karel Halíř, with Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Court Orchestra | In this clip, violinist Christian Ferras performs Sibelius' Violin Concerto with conductor Zubin Mehta and the Orche

This volume concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies performed by the Göteborgs Symfoniker under Santtu-Matias Rouvali. This series has already won numerous awards around the world and reaches its climax here with two of Sibelius’ greatest symphonies. → Discover 'Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7, The Tempest', out now: lnk.to/SibeliusSymphoniesNos6_7FA | Alpha Classics

Sibelius: Finlandia, performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Mariss Jansons. https://youtu.be/qOSaT6U4e-8 | The World Music