In Jean Sibelius's house, about half an hour north of Helsinki and within sight of haunting Lake Tuusula, there is a massive green fireplace, the height of the dining room. Every brick has been ...

The prodigious young talent has an exclusive recording contract with Decca but his debut – a Sibelius symphony cycle – is frustratingly uneven The Finn Klaus Mäkelä is still only 26, but he has ...

On April 4, the BSO performed Outi Tarkiainen’s composition “Day Night Day,” followed by Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and ...

In a move that will expand its presence in the consumer education market, Avid Technology, has acquired Sibelius Software., a supplier of music education software, for approximately $23 million in ...

Sibelius’s mighty Finlandia is a triumphant celebration of the ancient beauty of Finland and the proud independence of her people. "It is as if the Almighty had thrown down pieces of a mosaic from ...

Market-leading rivals Sibelius 3.1, from Sibelius, and Finale 2004, from MakeMusic, remain the most full-featured, one-size-fits-all packages available for producing printed musical scores. Choosing ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of classical composer Jean Sibelius. Musician David Was says the composer's work was in danger of falling out of fashion, but is recently enjoying a ...

As a young musician, Sibelius had his heart set on becoming a professional violinist. He once said: “My tragedy was that I wanted to be a celebrated violinist at any price. I hated pen and ink. My ...

It’s a bit startling to realize that Jean Sibelius has been dead for only 50 years, for he is a figure who seems like part of a deeper past. To put it in stark perspective, he was born in the year ...

Sibelius software users have launched a petition asking Avid Technology to sell the music publishing program to another company. Avid closed Sibelius's development studio in Finsbury Park, London, at ...

It's strange to think that Jean Sibelius outlived James Dean. "My life will soon be over," he groaned in 1924. "How infinitely tragic to have to stop when one is just getting started." He was half ...