Artists
Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Sayaka Shōji – violin
Programme
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
— Interval —
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
The Philharmonia Orchestra, with their Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, bring a fantastic programme to Merano Festival this September.
Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto sees Sayaka Shoji take centre-stage as the soloist in this towering and virtuosic work, with Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 completing the programme. Filled with the unmistakeable sound of Sibelius’s Finnish homeland, lush, flowing melodies evoke green forests and icy landscapes in his best-loved symphony.