The Glasshouse

Sakari Oramo conductor
Nicola Benedetti violin
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Victoria Borisova-Ollas Open Ground
Bruch Violin Concerto No.1
Sibelius Symphony No.2

There’s something refreshing about the Scandinavian way of making music. Some say that Sibelius’ Second Symphony draws its strength from the rivers and forests of his native Finland. Others hear it as the epic drama of a nation awakening to freedom. But either way, you’ll never hear it played with more conviction than by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under its Finnish chief conductor Sakari Oramo, on this rare UK tour. What else would you expect from a concert that begins with Victoria Borisova-Ollas’ orchestral earthquake Open Ground, and features the UK’s favourite violinist Nicola Benedetti in the world’s favourite violin concerto?