In the company of Kajanus’s orchestra

Route

Helsinki (boat)-Stockholm (train)-Kristiania (Oslo)-Gothenburg-Helsingborg (train/ferry)(!)-Elsinore-Copenhagen (train/ferry)-Lübeck-Hamburg-Berlin-Amsterdam-The Hague-Rotterdam-Brussels-Paris-Reims-Trier-Cologne-Lübeck (boat)-Hanko.

Accommodation

Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm
Hotel Bristol Kristiania, Oslo
Hotel Kongen af Danmark, Copenhagen
Roeckstrasse 6, Lübeck (Adolf Paul)
Hotel F. C. Stein, Hamburg
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Berlin
Hotel Mille Colonnes, Amsterdam
Hotel de l´Esperance, Brussels
Hotel de Bretagne, Paris

During this journey Sibelius introduced himself to an international musical public, bowing to the audience after Kajanus had conducted his works. The performances of the first symphony marked a breakthrough for Sibelius in international critical circles.