National Symphony Orchestra

National Symphony Orchestra
Rimma Sushanskaya, Conductor
Sibelius Finlandia
Svendsen Romance for violin & orchestra
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Dvo?ák Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’
Soloist: Mathilde Milwidsky (violin)

Acclaimed conductor Rimma Sushanskaya – the last pupil of David Oistrakh – opens the National Symphony Orchestra of Great Britain’s 2026 Cadogan Hall season with Northern Lights and New World, a captivating exploration of national identity through music. Sibelius’s Finlandia opens the evening with its stirring patriotism, followed by the lyrical Romance for Violin and Orchestra by Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen, featuring rising star Mathilde Milwidsky. Sibelius’s folk-infused Karelia Suite closes the first half in a blaze of Nordic colour. The concert concludes with Dvo?ák’s New World Symphony — an expansive, emotional journey across continents, and one of the most beloved symphonies ever written.