november, 2018

22nov19:30Pictures at an Exhibition - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra19:30 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

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Event Details

Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Korngold
Violin Concerto
Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel)
Pictures at an Exhibition
Vasily Petrenko
conductor
Elena Urioste
violin

Fancy a night at the pictures? Mussorgsky’s seen things you wouldn’t believe: talking skulls, dancing chickens, ancient castles and a witch who lives in a hut with hen’s legs. They all come singing and dancing to life in Pictures at an Exhibition: pure fairytale magic, drenched in spectacular orchestral colours. First, though, savour the lush sounds of Korngold’s sumptuous Violin Concerto, written in 1940s Hollywood, and played by the brilliant Elena Urioste, making her Liverpool debut. And let Vasily Petrenko take you to hell and back, in Tchaikovsky’s tempestuous Francesca da Rimini.

Time

(Thursday) 19:30

Location

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BP

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