Sir Simon Rattle dishes on Sibelius. Hearing the Fifth Symphony was like a thunderbolt for me, as well.

http://www.hs.fi/hstv/uutiset/Sir+Simon+Rattle+ja+Vesa+Sir%C3%A9n+keskustelevat+tunnin+Sibeliuksesta/v1422851745584

PHOTO: “Symposium” by Axel Gallén (left to right, Gallén, composer Oskar Merikanto blacked-out, conductor and composer Robert Kajanus, and Sibelius, obviously wasted). The scene is actually softer-edged than the original study, which I’ve posted in the comments section below.