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Music
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Kai Frömbgen Oboe Matthew Wilkie Bassoon Lorenza Borrani Violin William Conway Cello
Romain Guyot Clarinet Matthew Wilkie Bassoon Lorenza Borrani Violin Pascal Siffert Viola
Strauss Metamorphosen Haydn Sinfonia concertante in B flat Beethoven Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’
Strauss Duet-Concertino Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K364 Beethoven Symphony No 7
Drawn from the finest players across the continent, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe is widely considered to be one of the world’s greatest orchestras. Its two Festival concerts are directed by the young French-Canadian yannick Nézet-Séguin, who is famed for the inspirational energy of his performances.
The celebrated Chamber Orchestra of Europe delves further into the richly contrasting musical worlds of Strauss and Beethoven in the second of its two Festival concerts under fiery young conductor yannick Nézet-Séguin.
In between, Haydn’s joyful Sinfonia concertante for violin, cello, oboe, bassoon and orchestra showcases the talents of the COE soloists in sparkling music full of wit and virtuosity. This concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at a future date.
Wagner famously called Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony ‘the apotheosis of the dance’, and its infectious rhythms and bubbling melodies are indeed full of optimism and energy. Before the interval, soloists step out from the orchestra to perform two double concertos of rare lyricism. Strauss’s Duet-Concertino is written for the striking combination of clarinet, bassoon and strings and its nostalgic, affectionate music looks back to the charm of Mozart. That earlier composer’s inspirational Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola brims over with effortless melodic invention. This concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at a future date.
Friday 16 August 8.00pm
Supported by
Sunday 18 August 7.30pm
Supported by
Usher Hall
The Pirie Rankin Charitable Trust
Usher Hall
The Ellem Foundation
Tickets £42 £35 £26 £24 £17 £12
Tickets £42 £35 £26 £24 £17 £12
2 hours approximately
1 hour 50 minutes approximately
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Photo Marco Borggreve
In his revolutionary ‘Eroica’ Symphony, Beethoven reacted to hopes for freedom and democracy in Europe with stirring themes and music of immense emotional depth. Strauss’s Metamorphosen, which begins the concert, is an intensely personal reflection on the destruction of German culture in the Second World War that quotes from Beethoven’s symphonic masterpiece.