Symphony No. 5 (Sibelius)

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Symphony No. 5
by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1918)
Key	E-flat major
Opus	82
Composed	1914 (1914)–1915, rev. 1916, 1917–1919
Publisher	Hansen (1921)[1]
Duration	31 mins. (orig. 35 mins.)[2]
Movements	3 (orig. 4)
Premiere
Date	8 December 1915 (1915-12-08)[3]
Location	Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Conductor	Jean Sibelius
Performers	Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82, is a three-movement work for orchestra written from 1914 to 1915 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. He revised it in 1916 and again from 1917 to 1919, at which point it reached its final form.

The Finnish government commissioned Sibelius to write the symphony in honor of his 50th birthday, 8 December 1915, which had been declared a national holiday.