Name: Haydn Cello Concerto
Start: 2026-05-08T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-08T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Kleinhans Music Hall

Rune Bergmann, conductor
Sterling Elliott, cello
SIBELIUS Finlandia
HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
GRIEG Symphonic Dances
The stirring orchestration of Sibelius’ patriotic Finlandia counters Haydn’s high-spirited and dramatic Cello Concerto No. 1, which remained undiscovered for two centuries until its chance 1961 find at the Czech National Library. Fittingly, Grieg’s four charming Symphonic Dances, inspired by Norwegian folk, also played a key role in formalizing Norway’s own national identity.