CLASSICAL COLLECTION
Lintu Conducts Sibelius
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Hannu Lintu, conductor Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Jean Sibelius Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 |
I. |
Allegro moderato |
II. |
Andante con moto |
III. Rondo: Vivace |
INTERMISSION
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Kaija Saariaho Ciel d’ hiver( Winter Sky)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 In one movement
This performance is approximately 2 hours, and includes a 20-minute intermission.
OFFICIAL LODGING PARTNER:
Hannu Lintu
Hannu Lintu
“ Dynamic and sharp on the podium”( Bachtrack) and with an“ extreme clarity of purpose, every detail worth noting”( Los Angeles Times), Hannu Lintu maintains his reputation as one of the world’ s finest conductors. This season Lintu continues his tenures as Music Director of Orquestra Gulbenkian and Chief Conductor of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, proving himself a master of both symphonic and operatic repertoire, as well as beginning his tenures as Artistic Partner of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the International Sibelius Festival.
Last season also saw Lintu’ s appointment as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 2026 – 27. Other highlights include returns to the BBC, St. Louis, Toronto, Baltimore, and Detroit Symphonies.
Symphonic highlights of recent years have seen Lintu conduct the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Berliner Philharmoniker, The Cleveland Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra National de Radio France, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Berlin, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, London Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, St. Louis Symphony, and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
Lintu has made several recordings for Ondine, BIS Records, Naxos, Avie Records, and Hyperion Records. His often-gilded
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