february, 2018
23feb19:30Once upon a time7:30pm19:30 Royal Festival Hall
Event Details
Vasily Petrenko conductor Andreas Brantelid cello London Philharmonic Orchestra In times of tragedy, composers have always told stories. Stravinsky turned from the carnage of the First World War to create The Song of the
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Event Details
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Andreas Brantelid cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
In times of tragedy, composers have always told stories. Stravinsky turned from the carnage of the First World War to create The Song of the Nightingale: a strange, wondrously bejewelled cautionary tale of man and machine. Edward Elgar retreated to the South Downs to write his last great masterpiece – a haunted Cello Concerto wreathed in autumn woodsmoke. Andreas Brantelid will find all the poetry in this most beloved of British classics. And in happier times, Stravinsky’s old teacher Rimsky-Korsakov retold the Thousand and One Nights in music of dazzling colour and unforgettable melody.
Programme:
Igor Stravinsky: “Song of the Nightingale”
Edward Elgar: “Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85”
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade – Symphonic Suite, Op. 35”
Time
(Friday) 19:30
Location
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX