Saturday Series
Classic FM Series
Schubert’s Unfinished Saturday 28 January 7.30pm
Burleske Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 February 7.30pm
Schubert Symphony No.8 ‘Unfinished’ Bruckner Symphony No.9 – Tomáš Netopil conductor
Why add to perfection? Neither Franz Schubert or Anton Bruckner managed to finish their greatest symphonies, but no true music-lover would have it any other way. Schubert’s Eighth symphony packs a whole lifetime of hope, suffering and joy into just two perfect movements. And the final instalment of Bruckner’s life-long quest for the eternal is all the more powerful for ending in a mighty cry of unanswered longing. From towering opening to heart-rending finish, Bruckner’s Ninth is one of music’s most compelling spiritual journeys; our series of great Ninth Symphonies wouldn’t be complete without it. The young Czech conductor Tomáš Netopil, returning to Liverpool for the second time, shows why he’s already attracted the admiration of Sir Simon Rattle. Tickets £13, £18, £24, £29, £36
Tomáš Netopil conductor
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Beethoven Overture, Leonore 2
Richard Strauss Burleske for piano and orchestra Wagner Sigfried Idyll
Beethoven Symphony No.1 – Leo Hussain conductor Francesco Piemontesi piano – This concert is linked to:
Discover the Classics Beethoven III Composer, 29. Bad sense of humour, own teeth, WLTM… Saturday 28 January 11am-1pm Let Classic FM’s Creative Director and Presenter, Tim Lihoreau, take you on a relaxed, enjoyable learning journey on Saturday mornings. Our final session on Ludwig’s theme looks at the composer approaching a significant birthday (30) and breaking his symphonic duck with an absolute corker. See page 36 for more information
You’re not meant to begin your first symphony with the wrong chord. and a piano concerto shouldn’t begin with an outrageous drum solo. Wrong on every score, as Beethoven and Strauss simply cut loose and let fly in a concert without a dull note in it. It’s an uproarious Liverpool debut for two of the most brilliant rising stars on the current scene: the British conductor Leo Hussain, and 28-year-old Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi – whose playing was described by one critic as “a small musical miracle”. Tickets £13, £18, £24, £29, £36