London Philharmonic Orchestra

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No.3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216
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Carl Nielsen: Symphony No.6 (Sinfonia semplice)

Carl Nielsen's symphonic career ends with a truly fascinating and enchanting creation, his Symphony No.6. The work is one of the strangest orchestral works ever born and a piece whose piquant flourishes and mischievous parps enshroud the composer's strong-held musical beliefs.

Nielsen's tapestry of folly and despair could well be his own Mahlerian glimpse of mortality. Then again, it could simply be a beguiling slice of musical entertainment.

Osmo Vänskä decides, and brings with him a thrilling concerto by Mozart and an ever-refreshing symphony by Sibelius - who once leant over to Nielsen and whispered the words, 'I don't even reach your ankles.'

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin