One composer from this country was commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy to produce his "Gift of Dreams" piano concerto and also produced an Angel of Dusk piano concerto that is often paired with his 7th symphony, Angel of Light.
One composer from this country was commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy to produce his "Gift of Dreams" piano concerto and also produced an Angel of Dusk piano concerto that is often paired with his 7th symphony, Angel of Light. Another man from this country is currently responsible for directing the 2010/2011 season of Infernal Dance: inside the World of Bela Bartok and devising the City of Dreams project in his current post, Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. In addition to the composer of (*) Cantus Arcticus, another composer from this country claimed his second symphony was like a mosaic thrown down by God; that symphony's second movement features a "Christus" theme. That composer's seventh symphony is in one movement and premiered as a "symphonic fantasy." For 10 points, name this country home to Einojuhani Rautavaara, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Jean Sibelius.
One composer from this country was commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy to produce his "Gift of Dreams" piano concerto and also produced an Angel of Dusk piano concerto that is often paired with his 7th symphony, Angel of Light.
Finland