Wildly popular a century ago as an icon of Finnish nationalism in a late-Romantic vein, Jean Sibelius was largely dismissed by music aficionados after World War II as something of a conservative ...

More than 1,000 people gathered in the bright sunshine on the steps of Helsinki Cathedral to sing the Finlandia hymn, one of the most popular compositions of composer Jean Sibelius, whose 150th ...

Composer Jean Sibelius is a hero to all Finns, most Englishmen and many Americans. His music is heavy enough to sound profound—something like the work of a rural and obstinate Brahms. It seemed ...

In his native Finland, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) has always been much more than “just” a great composer. He was the country’s first modern hero: To find an American equivalent, we might liken him to ...

Sculpture Of composer Jean Sibelius at the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki, Finland. This is the 150th anniversary year of the birth of Finland's greatest composer, so I bet we'll be hearing a lot of ...

For me, there is always something slightly mournful about the first real hints of Autumn here in Central Ohio, usually felt near the end of September. No surprise there about the timing, but still, ...

It’s a bit startling to realize that Jean Sibelius has been dead for only 50 years, for he is a figure who seems like part of a deeper past. To put it in stark perspective, he was born in the year ...

Chatting about the weather may be small talk, but music about the weather in Finland is anything but boring. Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was deeply moved by the changing seasons and their effect on ...

In a major undertaking carried out by the University of Helsinki, the complete works of Jean Sibelius are being published in a thoroughly studied and re-examined edition. After decades of expectations ...

As a symphonic composer, Sibelius must be up there as one of the greenest; he was the biggest recycler in the business. His views on the way a symphony should be a sealed unit, generating all its ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), and it will surprise few that celebrations are scheduled to continue year-round in his homeland and ...

An AI judge was trialled at the final of the Sibelius Violin Competition. Diana Adamyan of Armenia was given top marks by the AI. The actual winner of the competition, Inmo Yang of South Korea, was ...