When it comes to classical music, I am a complete layman. However, when visiting the Sibelius Monument Park, in memory of the great Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, I managed to know a little about him.
In the park surrounded by green pines and cypresses, stands the famous Finnish composer Sibelius monument.
The monument is a complete subversion of the pattern of similar works, like the dense forest in Finland, because the forest is an inspiration to Sibelius, one of the important themes of his music.
The high and low monuments, composed of more than 600 silver white stainless steel tubes, resembles an endless forest, and also resembles a huge pipe organ, becoming a symbol of the immortal works of the great national musician Sibelius in the history of Finnish music.
A large metal head of Sibelius is set on the red rock to one side, vividly recreating the great composer’s heroic image.
The romantic monument was the painstaking effort of six years of work by renowned Finnish sculptor Eila Hiltunen and was completed in 1967 on the 10th anniversary of Sibelius’ death.
