Performance on 3 - 27/11/2007

With Martin Handley. The Halle pays tribute to Sibelius in the 50th anniversary year of the composer's death in a programme that includes three of his finest tone-poems. As well as taking the fearsomely difficult solo vocal part in Luonnatar, leading Swedish soprano Hillevi Martinpelto also contributes some of Sibelius's orchestral songs. The concert also includes his final symphony, a single movement to sum up his life's work. Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) Halle Mark Elder (conductor) Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise; Orchestral Songs; Luonnotar; Symphony No 7 in C; Tapiola.