POETIC CHOPIN
POETIC CHOPIN
Friday 25th April, 7.30pm, Hall One
As Sibelius’ s symphonic journey drew to a close, it grew ever more remarkable. His
Mario Venzago final symphony was something completely different: a single-movement epic of just twenty minutes, a work whose compactness seemed to encapsulate everything the composer had achieved to date. Sibelius might not have known it, but his Seventh’ s big tune – now on a soaring trombone – was his farewell to the symphony. Preceding that, Chopin’ s sparkling second piano concerto, Weber’ s sharpshooting overture and a short piece from John Casken.
Weber Overture: Der Freischütz
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
John Casken Maharal Dreaming
Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C
Conductor: Mario Venzago
Piano: Alexej Gorlatch
Northern Sinfonia
With a pre-concert talk Tickets: £ 10- £ 33
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