To many, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra has become synonymous with excellence in Sibelius repertoire. Its numerous recordings with the previous chief conductor Osmo Vänskä have received countless distinctions and awards. On the present disc the orchestra is conducted by Okko Kamu, Vänskä's successor as chief conductor. Here three other works by Sibelius make up the programme, which opens with music for Shakespeare's play The Tempest, for which the composer in 1925 wrote the most ambitious of his several theatre scores.

• 20 The Bard, Op.64
• 21 Tapiola, Op. 112