A Scandinavian Spring - Grieg, Sibelius and Mahler : Classical Music Lecture

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In this episode Oliver Condy and Jonathan James discuss lyrical Grieg, virtuosic Sibelius and amorous Mahler,

This video discusses the pieces being performed by Oslo Philharmonic on Fri 11 Mar 2016 at Colston Hall, Bristol. Tickets are available from our website :

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The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra goes back to its roots for its Hall debut with lyrical Grieg, virtuosic Sibelius and amorous Mahler, under dynamic Music Director Vasily Petrenko.

Conductor - Vasily Petrenko
Violin - Henning Kraggerud

Grieg - Gangar from Lyric Suite
Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Mahler- Symphony No. 5

Jean Sibelius only composed one concerto, but it’s a corker! A great smouldering Leviathan of a piece crowned by a finale musicologist Donald Tovey famously likened to a ‘polonaise for polar bears’. Norway’s pre-eminent orchestra brings a gift from home in the shape of Grieg’s charming Lyric Suite, and Mahler makes a declaration of love in his emotional 5th Symphony, through the exquisite and enduringly popular Adagietto.

With links back to Grieg, and a golden era ushered in by Mariss Jansons, André Previn and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra maintains its enviable pedigree under Vasily Petrenko. To keep Sibelius’ Polar bears on their toes, Oslo native and Sibelius Prize winner Henning Kraggerud revisits a concerto his recording of which Gramophone hails as “Masterly…warm and powerful”.