Organization

Conductor

Emilia Hoving

Instrumentalist

Cellist

Zlatomir Fung

Cello

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra

Sibelius’ Second Symphony

Bristol

United Kingdom

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

Public

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46

Cello Concerto No. 1, op. 33

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

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Grieg, Saint-Säens and Sibelius at his sunniest: timeless melodies loved the world over.

Sibelius thought of his Second Symphony as a great river flowing to the sea, others have heard a musical portrait of a nation waking to freedom. From pastoral beginnings to a soul-stirring finish, it is music of elemental power, spring-like freshness and truly epic grandeur.

Our Finnish guest conductor, Emilia Hoving (something of a Sibelius expert), takes us on Sibelius’s journey today, and the unforgettable tunes of Grieg’s ever-popular music from Peer Gynt.

In between, expect elegance, ardour and a very French kind of romance, as International Tchaikovsky Competition For Young Musicians winner – and RPO Artist-in-Residence – Zlatomir Fung returns to play Saint-Saëns’s dashing First Cello Concerto. You’ll believe a cello can fly.

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Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble