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Finnish national anthem

Sibelius, Finlandia & the cry of freedom

November 6, 2017November 5, 2017 by admin

      Jean Sibelius’ tone-poem, Finlandia, wasn’t supposed to be the program headliner one recent Saturday night at the San Francisco Symphony. The main draw was the Sibelius Violin Concerto, gracefully and sensitively rendered by Latvian violinist Baiba Skride, with Finnish guest conductor Osmö Vänskä leading the orchestra. Vänskä, music director of the Minnesota … Read moreSibelius, Finlandia & the cry of freedom

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