At the beginning of his musical studies with Martin Wegelius, Sibelius adopts the name of his uncle Jean.

During a one-year scholarship in Berlin, organized by Wegelius in 1889, he has to face the critical needs of his teacher Albert Becker.

Shortly after the engagement he begins a study visit to Vienna, where he establishes important social contacts.

Sibelius is plagued with jealousy when it is discovered that Juhani Aho has expressed his love for Aino in a novel.

In building their home, Ainola, on Lake Tuusulanjärvi, the Sibelius couple face financial problems.

After composing the King Christian Suite, Sibelius writes the Jääkärimarssi for the troops fighting against Russia during the October Revolution.