Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibelius's most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid ? - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one. Finish time approx. 21:40

Cast/Performers

Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (soprano), Waltteri Torikka (baritone)

Creatives/Company

Company(s): Polytech Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus (men's voices), BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sakari Oramo