Elts and Lamsma. Sibelius

PROGRAMME

Arvo Pärt
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

DESCRIPTION

This December, ERSO prepares to embark on a concert tour of Southern Europe to mark the Orchestra’s 99th birthday. Before the tour, a celebratory concert will take place in Tallinn, opening with Arvo Pärt’s timeless Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten. The spotlight of the evening will be on the music of Jean Sibelius. Renowned Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma will perform the composer’s Violin Concerto—a cornerstone of the violin repertoire known for its emotional depth and technical brilliance. The program concludes with Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2, composed in the Italian town of Rapallo. The influence of southern Italian light and landscape is unmistakably woven into the fabric of this majestic symphonic work.

PERFORMERS

SIMONE LAMSMA violin

ERSO

conductor OLARI ELTS