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Russ deLuna played the crucial English horn solo in Sibelius’s “Swan of Tuonela” movement with self-effacing eloquence.

This isn’t an orchestra that does spectacular soft atmosphere, but moments like the stillness of the second movement, “Lemminkäinen in Tuonela,” when the barest shiver of violins is frosted by the barest shiver of rat-a-tat drum, were finely controlled.

It is best known for the elegiac movement “The Swan of Tuonela,” which provided a rich solo opportunity for the English hornist, Ryan Roberts, who played exquisitely, and a lesser one for the principal cellist, Eddie Pogossian, who was also impressive.

It began with a haunting Sibelius tone poem, “The Swan of Tuonela,” and ended with his well-known “Finlandia.”

Although one of the four movements, "The Swan of Tuonela," was a Sibelius fave, the full 45-minute score was a rarity.