Sibelius Symphony No. 2

July 8, 2026, 8:00 pm

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Third Coast Percussion poses with percussion instruments and mallets in front of a yellow-green background
Third Coast Percussion (Photo: Saverio Truglia)

Conductor Laureate Carlos Kalmar returns for Sibelius’s majestic Symphony No. 2, an emblem of Finnish nationalism written at a time of cultural and linguistic suppression. Christopher Theofanidis’s Drum Circle makes its Chicago premiere, featuring the virtuosic musicians of Third Coast Percussion.

Playlist


Christopher Theofanidis: Drum Circles

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2