November 1902

November 1902

First concerts in Berlin

Route

Helsinki (train)-Vyborg-St Petersburg-Pskov-Dünaburg-Kovno-Insterburg-Allenstein-Thorn-Posen-Berlin. Return apparently along the same route.

Accommodation

Grand Hotel Bellevue

The reason for the journey was a concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In it, Sibelius conducted the new version of En Saga at the invitation of his friend Ferruccio Busoni.