Estimated duration

1 h

Organizer

Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri

Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique must be experienced live, when the symphony orchestra shines, blazes and takes the listener with it.

Tomas Djupsjöbacka
conductor

Jennifer Higdon
blue cathedral

Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique

“What is this huge emotional storm, this intense suffering that is consuming me?” The 26-year-old Hector Berlioz was completely distraught with love while composing his Symphonie fantastique. The masterfully orchestrated work must be experienced live, when the symphony orchestra shines, blazes and takes the listener with it. “Cathedrals…a place of thought, growth, spiritual expression…serving as a symbolic doorway in to and out of this world.” Jennifer Higdon composed blue cathedral in memory of her late brother.