CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT

A winter journey through the music and landscapes of northern Europe.

Royal Northern Sinfonia brings together haunting Nordic folk melodies and music for strings, travelling from the atmospheric beauty of Sibelius to Grieg’s much-loved music for Peer Gynt.

Inspired by age-old traditions and mixing familiar masterpieces with discoveries and traditional Scandinavian melodies, this is music full of atmosphere and warmth, made for a winter’s night and heard in the flickering glow of candlelight.

Jean Sibelius Rakastava The Path of His Beloved
Trad. arr Danish String Quartet Staedelil
Mieczysław Karłowicz Serenade for Strings
Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces: At The Cradle
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin Naja’s Waltz
Trad. Arr Danish String Quartet Hur Var Du I Aftes Så Sildig
Trad. arr Danish String Quartet The Dromer
Jean Sibelius Valse Triste
INTERVAL
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt: Death of Ase
Edvard Grieg Two Norwegian Melodies: II The Cow Keeper’s Tune and Country Dance
Jean Sibelius Andante festivo
Einojuhani Rautavaara The Fiddlers
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin Shore
Trad. Arr Danish String Quartet Polska from Dorotea
Trad. arr Danish String Quartet Now Found Is the Fairest of Roses
Kilar Orawa

Sibelius · Grieg · Karłowicz · Rautavaara · Scandinavian folk music

Glögg and pepparkakor available in the interval

“There’s no better chamber orchestra in Britain” – The Guardian ★★★★★