An evening of music and readings that provides space for reflection while reminding us that mankind’s capacity for creating art of extraordinary beauty endures even the darkest of times.
George Butterworth Two English Idylls and The Banks of Green Willow
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1
Essa-Pekka Salonen Concert étude
Dmitri Shostakovich Chamber Symphony in C minor
Tess Jackson conductor
Ben Goldscheider horn
The concert opens with the first and last orchestral works by George Butterworth, a composer whose folk-tune filled music has come to symbolise the sacrifice made by his generation and who himself was killed fighting in the Battle of the Somme.
Strauss’s Horn Concerto No 1 is a wonderfully melodic and virtuosic showcase for the horn with fanfares, hunting calls and a poignantly lyrical, contemplative second movement.
Readings from poems begin the second half and are followed by Ben Goldscheider performing Finnish composer Essa-Pekka Salonen’s posthumous tribute to his beloved horn teacher from within the audience. That leads into the final piece, Shostakovich’s spirited symphony for strings dedicated to ‘the victims of fascism and war’.
Spark imagination and ignite creativity in your little one at our creature feature family concert, brought to life with big-hearted fun.
On the programme for this one-hour show are four pieces by British composers that were inspired by the elegant beauty of the Italian Baroque and the messy romanticism of 19th-century France.
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