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SIBELIUS SYMPHONIES
Kissin and Stephen Hough. In March
2018 the Orchestra toured Spain and
Germany with cellist Sol Gabetta to great
acclaim— venues included Madrid’s
Auditorio Nacional de Música, the Berlin
Philharmonie and Kölner Philharmonie —
and on Independence Day (December 6,
2017) a special concert featuring
world premieres by esteemed national
composers Magnus Lindberg and Lotta
Wennäkoski was held to celebrate
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