Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Kellen Gray conductor
Yibai Chen cello
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony builds slowly but surely and by the end, it’s all wide-open landscapes and shimmering layers of sound. Listen out its iconic closing chords. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto has everything - tender moments so quiet you could hear a pin drop, then huge crashing waves that fill the whole room
