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The WSO’s week-long Nordic Festival is dedicated to celebrating the music of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden and features two of Iceland’s leading musicians: violinist Sigrun Edvaldsdottir and pianist Vikingur Olafsson. Composers highlighted include Sibelius, Kjartan Sveinsson, Kenley Kristofferson, Grieg, Nielsen and much more.

Sigrun Plays Sibelius: Nordic Festival Opener

October 24, 2014 8:00 PM
Centennial Concert Hall 
555 Main St 
Winnipeg, MB

Sibelius: Finlandia
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
Kjartan Sveinsson: Credo
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major

Alexander Mickelthwate - conductor

Sigrun Edvaldsdottir - violin
Prairie Voices,
Vic Pankratz - director

Jean Sibelius created music that was extraordinarily fluid, epic in character and wonderfully individual. No more so than in his Violin Concerto, regarded among the finest concertos of its kind. The Seventh Symphony ranks with the greatest of Sibelius’ output, while Finlandia has long been an audience favorite for its hearty Finnish nationalism. Former Sigur Rós keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson’s Credo is a serene work that will feature the superb singers of Manitoba’s own Prairie Voices.