London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk & Christian Tetzlaff

Sibelius' famous and infamous violin concerto
  • Wed 5 Feb ’25
    20:15
    Grote Zaal
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra with a Finnish twist: Dima Slobodeniouk, Lotta Wennäkoski and, of course, Sibelius. And although star violinist Christian Tetzlaff is not Finnish, his connection to Sibelius' famous and infamous Violin Concerto is all the stronger: "I think Sibelius did for his century what Beethoven did for his."

The Sibelius Violin Concerto is one of those high mountains that a violinist has to climb. Christian Tetzlaff has climbed it several times - and not without success.

Together with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Russian-Finnish conductor Dima Slobodeniouk, this is the perfect cast, with Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony as the perfect finale and Lotta Wennäkoski's Hava as a thrilling overture. 

photo exhibition NEIGHBOURS

Have you seen the NEIGHBOURS exhibition? In the foyer of the Great Hall you can see beautiful portraits of local residents - poor, rich, hip, young and old. A nice mix of tradition and modernity. Definitely worth a visit before or after the concert!

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concert themes and series:

"Who needs another recording of [the Sibelius concerto]? It turns out we all do, and this is it ... You wait for him to trip over his toes and go flying – but of course Tetzlaff emerges unscathed, even as his listeners are left breathless. An exhilarating new look at familiar music."

The Guardian ★★★★★

programme

Wennäkoski Hava | Sibelius violin concerto | Tsjaikovski  fifth symphony 

credits

London Philharmonic Orchestra | Dima Slobodeniouk conductor | Christian Tetzlaff violin