London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sibelius, Mozart and Nielsen

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius: Symphony No. 3
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Nielsen: Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice

Osmo Vänskä: conductor
Christian Tetzlaff: violin

Carl Nielsen’s symphonic journey ends with a truly fascinating and enchanting creation, one of the strangest orchestral works ever born and a piece whose piquant flourishes and mischievous parps enshroud the composer’s strong-held musical beliefs. Nielsen’s tapestry of folly and despair could well be his own Mahlerian glimpse of mortality. Then again, it could simply be a beguiling slice of musical entertainment. Osmo Vänskä decides, and brings with him a thrilling concerto by Mozart and an ever-refreshing symphony by Sibelius – who once leant over to Nielsen and whispered the words, ‘I don’t even reach your ankles.