BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Sibelius's Fifth Symphony with Principal Conductor Thomas Sondergard.

Live from the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

Sibelius: King Kristian II Suite
Nielsen: Flute Concerto

c. 8.20pm
Interval

c. 8.40pm
Sibelius: Finlandia
Sibelius Symphony No 5 in E flat

Matthew Featherstone (flute)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

Balancing Finnish fervour with music on a Danish theme, tonight's concert starts with a suite of light incidental pieces for a play about King Christian II and Sibelius's patriotic side comes to the fore with his most anthemic tone poem. The BBC NOW's principal flautist, Matthew Featherstone, continues the playful mood with Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto, and the Fifth Symphony of Finland's most celebrated composer concludes tonight's concert - Sibelius's paean to nature and the countryside of his homeland.