Serene. Haunting. Soulful.
Music from the North: Sibelius, Adès & Rautavaara
Thomas Adès and Johan Dalene
Thursday 23 October 2025 • 7pm
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 4 (35 mins)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Deux Sérénades (14 mins)
Interval
Thomas Adès
The Origin of the Harp (for chamber orchestra) (9 mins)
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 6 (29 mins)
Thomas Adès conductor
Johan Dalene violin
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 9.05pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).
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The Concert
Thomas Adès leads us through Sibelius’ Finland and conjures magical images in his own evocation of a Celtic legend.
The Music
Icy restraint, subtle beauty and soulful warmth combine in two of Sibelius’ lesser-performed symphonies. The Fourth’s austerity and playfulness meet the shimmering Sixth, whose opening contains some of the composer’s most beautiful music.
In between, Adès conducts his own short chamber work, its bubbling soundscapes inspired by a Celtic tale of love, loss and the power of music.
Unfinished at his death in 2016 but completed by composer Kalevi Aho, Rautavaara’s Deux Sérénades are ravishing, and redolent of Sibelius at his richest.
The Performers
The LSO and Adès continue their Sibelian journey, and Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene joins for Rautavaara’s poignant Serenades.
While other composers are serving up cocktails of every colour, I’m giving my audiences pure cold water.
Jean Sibelius on his Sixth Symphony
More to Explore
Sibelius: a Guide to the Symphonies
From folk-songs to Finnish nationalism, Andrew Mellor explores the symphonies of Jean Sibelius.
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