The Sibelius Forum, a discussion forum about the life and works of Jean Sibelius, was created by the Czech conductor Michael Roháč (a.k.a. ‘Kurkikohtaus’) in 2006 and now has more than 150 registered members. The forum is a place where people who really love Sibelius can enthusiastically exchange ideas about Sibelius and his music, help each other, encourage each other and first and foremost express their love and admiration for this great composer with honesty and integrity. Thanks to the high level of expertise and interest of the forum’s members, discussions are on-topic, informative and highly professional. Through his own performances of Sibelius music, Michael Roháč realized that there are people out there who really want to talk about and experience Sibelius. Not because it is a fad or snobbish fashion, but because his music communicates something to them, something profound, something stirring, something that moves the liquid-core of their being. He writes: ‘I found that through the sharing of Sibelius’ music with others, the joy and profundity of my own Sibelius experience was deeper and much more meaningful than all those years of secretive jealousy. And I realized that there were probably many more people out there like me.’ Sibelius One is proud to be associated with and to support the Sibelius Forum. http://sibelius.forumup.com
