Inspiration with every note
Friday 23 May, 7.30pm
Rawsthorne Overture 'Street Corner' 6’
Elgar Violin Concerto
48’
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 9
33’
Sir Andrew Davis Conductor James Ehnes Violin Here in Manchester, we’ve always done British music a bit differently. Haslingden-born Alan Rawsthorne turns a Lowry-like street scene into five minutes of bustling fun, while Elgar pours out his soul in the passionately romantic Violin Concerto. Conductor Sir Andrew Davis has spent a lifetime with this music; there’s no greater interpreter of the visionary final Symphony. An 86-year-old composer stares boldly into the future: what he shows us might surprise you.
The Mancunian Way
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“The level of engagement with the music is exceptional.” — BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena, Manuel de Falla, Chandos Recordings BBC Music Magazine
“Thrilling brilliance and engagement. ” — BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena, Pierné, Chandos Recordings Gramophone Magazine
“My ears are in heaven!”
“Serene, visionary – it’s music that seems to come from beyond the grave, from the other side.”
— Sir Andrew Davis on Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No. 9
“It was another brilliant evening… My 17-year-old rock listening son actually enjoyed the Mahler most of all!” — Twitter
“Just utterly beautiful.” — Twitter
“Fantastic concert! Doing Manchester proud.” — Twitter
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