Jean Sibelius

The Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at the Olympia Theater (59 Akadimias, oly.gr) with a symphonic repertoire titled "Sea." Emmanuelle Bertrand, a globally renowned French cellist, will perform English composer Edward Elgar's poignant Cello Concerto, while the program will conclude with Finnish composer Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 3.

The second concert of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra (IDSO) Denizbank Concert will take place tonight at Atatürk Cultural Center. South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon will perform works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, as well as the violin concerto of Jean Sibelius, the founder of Finnish symphonic music at the concert, to be conducted by Rengim Gökmen.

George Enescu International Festival Executive Director Mihai Constantinescu highlighted on Friday that all the moments for the public at this edition are very beautiful, very interesting and include everything a festival of this size should include.

The Children's Choir of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) won the grand prix at the 8th International Sibelius Festival in Finland. The radio choir became an uncontested winner in the category "Children's Choirs" with singers up to the age of 16.

The prestigious Berliner Philharmoniker’s European Concert will take place at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis) on Labour Day (May 1), with Greek star violinist Leonidas Kavakos as the soloist, the Philharmonic announced on Thursday.