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The Arts Intel Report

A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Sakari Oramo and Janine Jansen with Sibelius's Violin Concerto

Janine Jansen.

June 16–18, 2022
Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Of Janine Jansen, the conductor Paavo Järvi has said, “She plays like she is. She’s a person of genuine warmth, genuine feeling, genuine expression. There’s nothing fake, nothing manufactured or prepared. The expression feels like it’s happening now and it’s honest. It’s like a child.” To complement Jansen’s interpretation of Sibelius’s lone essay in the concerto genre, Sakari Oramo is dusting off a far-less-known Nordic beauty: the Danish composer Rued Langgaard’s rapturous Symphony No. 1, “Cliffside Pastoral,” introduced by this very orchestra in 1913. —Matthew Gurewitsch

Photo: Marco Borggreve