Saturday, January 23 02pm
David Geffen Hall (NY Philharmonic)
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Once Upon a Time
Stories, poems, legends, tales of heroes and villains villains — they all come to life in music by great composers. Join the New York Philharmonic for a season of drama and whimsy that will inspire a lifelong love of symphonic music.
Myths and Legends
The music of Jean Sibelius so embodied the Finnish epic Kalevala as to inspire Finnish independence. Discover the sweeping sounds of Nordic myth as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’s birth.
Joshua Gersen conductor
Tuomas Hiltunen actor
Theodore Wiprud host
Tom Dulack scriptwriter and director
“Sibelius Lemminkäinen’s Return” from Lemminkäinen Suite
“Sibelius” Selections from En saga
Very Young Composers
Pyry Paunio Crossing the River Tuonela
Saevar Rodine Tyr and Fenrir
“Sibelius” Finlandia
For more information and tickets visit: http://nyphil.org/