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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 | Oramo & the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Nobel Prize Concert)
A lavish orchestral work as a birthday gift to himself: this is Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82.
In this video, it's performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (also known as the Swedish Royal Philharmonic; Swedish: Kungliga Filharmonikerna or Kungliga Filharmoniska Orkestern), conducted by Sakari Oramo.
The performance took place on December 8th, 2010 at the Nobel Prize Concert in the Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset Stockholm).
(00:00) Tempo molto moderato