Brahms in China and South Korea

WDR Sinfonieorchester tour with Brahms cycle
 
 
 
 
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BRAHMS/SIBELIUS – COLOGNE PHILHARMONIE, GERMANY

11 & 12 September 2015
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Leonidas Kavakos

“…an unexpected triumph; the audience went wild … Jukka-Pekka Saraste has made it his mission in life to make his compatriot more popular and virtually proselytised his musicians to this effect. The WDR Symphony Orchestra’s sound and playing culture was sensational”

15 September 2015
Kölner Stadtanzeiger

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BRAHMS/SIBELIUS – Wiesbaden Kurhaus, Germany

10 September 2015
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Leonidas Kavakos

“Saraste’s familiarity with the Lemminkäinen Suite op. 22 by Sibelius was evidenced by an abundance of sceneries unfolding with exquisite dynamics and tone colours, realised by the WDR Symphony Orchestra with great understanding of this fantastical subject. As ever, The Swan of Tuonela in particular made a lasting impression.”

12 September 2015
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

SIBELIUS FESTIVAL 2015

This year´s Sibelius Festival in Lahti features 5 Finnish conductors and 3 orchestras performing all the symphonies of Sibelius
 
 
 
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BRUCH/SIBELIUS – ALHAMBRA, GRANADA, SPAIN

3 July 2015
Orchestre De Paris, Renaud Capuçon

“A night of epic dimensions…Jukka-Pekka Saraste has the very essence of this superb symphonic creation imprinted on his DNA…”

4 July 2015
José Antonio Cantón, El Mundo

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WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER 2015/16 SEASON

San Sebastian, Salzburg and Shanghai: plans for home and abroad for the WDR Symphony next season
 
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WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER SPAIN TOUR AND SEASON CLOSE

Jukka-Pekka and the WDR Sinfonieorchester return to Spain for 5 concerts
 
 
 
 
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JUKKA-PEKKA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH THE WDR SYMPHONY

The WDR Symphony announces that Jukka-Pekka has signed a new agreement with the orchestra through 2018/19
 
 
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Axel Carpelan: mentor and spiritual ally of Sibelius

Axel

Axel Carpelan was a nobleman; a lonely individual who was too frail and weak to work. Yet he was very highly educated and was self-taught in the arts. He became acquainted with Sibelius, embarking on a friendship with the composer which involved not only being an admirer of his talent, but also intuitively seeing where he should be going and which choices he should make. He even offered his personal opinion on the different versions or solutions in the compositions which Sibelius presented to him.

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