Steven Hillinger | conductor

Few composers paint landscapes in sound as eloquently as the fervent Finnish nationalist Sibelius, whose distinctive orchestration and stirring melodies are nothing short of breathtaking. Also from the Nordic region comes Grieg’s incidental music to Ibsen’s folkloric verse play, Peer Gynt, while Mythic, by Russian-born Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, refers to “the mental image [the composer] had of musically entering into a large, mythical cave”.

Kats-Chernin – Mythic
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No.1
Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor