The Virtual Orchestra: Sibelius 360 Goes To Sibelius’ Hometown

8-12 December 2018

Experience the third movement of Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony like never before: through virtual reality headsets and headphones.

The City of Hämeenlinna invites you into the heart of the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Find out what it feels like to be inside one of the world’s greatest orchestras. As you turn your head, the 3D audio and video allow you to fully experience the nuances of each instrumental section, with sound so detailed you will even hear the score pages turning! Be transported onto the platform in the centre of the orchestra as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, conducts a performance of Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony. The Virtual Orchestra is produced by the Philharmonia Orchestra in collaboration with Inition and Southbank Centre and was conceived by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Verkatehdas Cultural Centre, Hämeenlinna

Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony was premiered in Helsinki to great acclaim by Sibelius himself on 8 December 1915, his 50th birthday.  On December 8, 2018, The Virtual Orchestra: Sibelius 360 installation will be opened to the public as part of birthday celebration events of the great composer in Hämeenlinna, where he spent his childhood and youth.

Official partners: The City of Hämeenlinna and MiklagårdArts

Concept, Direction of behalf of MiklagårdArts: Ceyda Berk-Söderblom