Sir Peter M axwell Davies Tuesday 12th March 2013, 7.30pm Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony No.6 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Violin Concerto No.1 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise
Martyn Brabbins Conductor Jack Liebeck Violin
Introduced by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
March April
A concert devoted to music by one of Britain’s most dynamic composers, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who regularly works with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and who collaborated with the Orchestra in choosing this programme. The Sixth Symphony and the Violin Concerto were written with members of the Royal Philharmonic in mind, and was premièred by the RPO. Maxwell Davies’ Violin Concerto combines enthralling originality with the influence of Scottish folk music. Of the irrepressible Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise, Gramophone wrote: Davies is a master story-teller in this vividly detailed tone-painting of a rustic, often raucous, allnight wedding celebration. The Independent added: It brought the house down.
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