ILLUMINATIONS
ILLUMINATIONS
Thursday 17th October , 7.30pm , Hall One
Mysterious , urgent , complex and unprecedented , Mozart ’ s last three symphonies seemed to appear from nowhere but at the same time carried a underlying power and passion that no generation has been able to ignore . Thomas Zehetmair conducts all three with the enchanting Salzburg Divertimenti , beginning here with the joyous explosion that is the Symphony No . 39 and luminous songs by Benjamin Britten from the ice-pure voice of Julie Fuchs .
With a post-concert ‘ Northern Sinfonia Spotlight ’
Mozart Divertimento in D ‘ Salzburg Symphony No . 1 ’
Britten Les Illuminations ( with three additional movements orchestrated by Colin Matthews )
Mozart Symphony No . 39 in E flat
Conductor : Thomas Zehetmair
Soprano : Julie Fuchs Northern Sinfonia
Buses from Alnwick and Hexham . Tickets : £ 10- £ 33
Dedicated to the memory of Jan Dyer
Julie Fuchs
“ one of the most daringly responsive Mozartian orchestras in the country ”
Alfred Hickling , The Guardian on Northern Sinfonia www . sagegateshead . com 17