About this concert
Klaus Mäkelä has a deep connection with Sibelius, who single-handedly put Finland on the classical music map. At one time, Sibelius himself had wanted to become a violinist. Although that dream failed to materialise, it did result in a violin concerto that leaves no listener unmoved. The solo part is so perfectly crafted that it seems to speak directly to each of us as individuals. Lisa Batiashvili has been one of our most popular guest soloists for the last twenty-five years, and for good reason! Be there when she throws herself wholeheartedly into Sibelius’s enigmatic Violin Concerto.
Passions ran high in Hector Berlioz’s life. Indeed, he turned his obsessive infatuation for an actress into a musical vision, the artist descending into a series of increasingly strange dreams, culminating in a maniacal nightmare. The work would become a huge success, and has remained so for 200 years. The Symphonie fantastique is not only groundbreaking, but also irresistible.
The Symphonie fantastique is not only groundbreaking, but also irresistible.
