The ongoing Sibelius discography project has received another update. To download the latest version (free) click here: Sibelius_Discography_20180208 . For more information on the discography project and recent releases click here to visit our Discography & Recordings page.
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New Year Quiz 2018 (with link to solution)
Our New Year Quiz 2018 is a Sibelius-themed word square.
Hidden in the grid are 34 ‘answers’ – names, work titles, places etc.
Words can run in any direction, also backwards and diagonally.
How many can you find?
Click here to download the wordsquare as a pdf file
Solution now published: click here!
New! JSW Music for String Orchestra Review
January 2018 Magazine in production
Our January 2018 magazine is being printed and will be sent out to subscribers within a few days.
Click here for more information about this and previous issues of our magazine.
Discography updated 11 December 2017
The ongoing Sibelius discography project has received another update. To download the latest version (free) click here: Sibelius_Discography_2017-12-11. For more information on the discography project and recent releases see our Discography & Recordings page.
Lahti Sibelius Festival 2018
Programmes and artists – including a guest orchestra and conductor – have been announced for the 2018 Lahti Sibelius Festival.
For more information about the music and about Sibelius One’s group visit to the festival, click here.
Finland 100
Sibelius One congratulates the Republic of Finland on its centenary, 6 December 2017.
Dedicated to Sibelius
At the initiative of Sibelius One members Doug Whittet and Rob Ebbers, a list is being compiled of musical works dedicated to Jean Sibelius.
The current list is shown below. If you know of additions or other relevant information, please contact Doug Whittet by e-mail (click here).
The list will be updated periodically as new information becomes available.
To download the list as an Excel document, click here.
| Composer | Work | Year | Recording | Comment |
| Bax, Arnold | Symphony No. 5 | 1932 | London Philharmonic Orchestra / Raymond Leppard (Lyrita) | |
| Busoni, Ferruccio | Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 34a | 1905 | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Neeme Järvi (Chandos) | 4 movements each with different dedicatee (1st to JS) |
| Constant, Marius | Hämeenlinna: An Imaginary Landscape | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
| Englund, Einar | Ciacona | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
| Josephs, Wilfred | In the North | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
| Melartin, Erkki | The Melancholy Garden (for piano), Op. 54 | 1908 | Izumi Tateno (Ondine) | |
| Merikanto, Aarre | Theme, Variations & Fugue for orchestra | 1915 | None? | No commercial recording? |
| Musgrave, Thea | Song of the Enchanter | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
| Nørgård, Per | Aftonland (Songs from Evening Land) | 1956 | Helene Gjerris et al. (Dacapo) | |
| Picker, Tobias | Séance | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
| Rak, Štěpán | Elegy for solo guitar | 1987 | Štěpán Rak (Nimbus) | |
| Ruders, Poul | Tundra | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
| Söderlind, Ragnar | Symphony No. 8 (Sibelius in memoriam) | 2005 | Tchaikovsky Grand Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev (YouTube concert recording) | Quotes from Surusoitto; no commercial recording |
| Stenhammar, Wilhelm | String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 25 | 1907 | Stenhammar Quartet (BIS) | |
| Tüür, Erkki-Sven | Searching for Roots | 1990 | Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (Virgin) | |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Symphony No. 5 in D major | 1943 | Over 30 available! | |
| Yuasa, Joji | The Midnight Sun | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) |
Lahti Sibelius Festival 2017 Review
The Eighteenth International Lahti Sibelius Festival coincided with the centenary year of Finland’s political independence. In a previous year forty percent of tickets were sold to non-Finnish patrons, so its claim of international status is well justified. As usual concert tickets and hotel accommodation had been arranged at a special price for Sibelius One members. Click here to read the full review by Geoff Hayes.
Discography updated 30 Oct 2017
The ongoing Sibelius discography project has received another update. To download the latest version (free) click here: Sibelius Discography_20171030. For more information on the discography project and recent releases see our Discography & Recordings page.