6 JANUARY 2018 SAT | 7.30PM | ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL
12 JANUARY 2018 FRI | 7.30PM | ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL
SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT
SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT
MAHLER 7 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
HAYDN CELLO CONCERTO 1 A TRIBUTE TO FRIENDSHIP
Music of shadows and luminance, calm and fanfare, Mahler’s Seventh Symphony has divided opinion with its vivid array of contrasting instrumental range, orchestral colour and moods. Whatever your perception of night, Mahler leads the listener through moonlit dreamscapes and grotesque nightmares, culminating in a finale of daylight.
Written in the 1760s and lost for 200 years, Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.1 has become a staple of the cello repertoire since its rediscovery in 1961. On the other hand, Bruckner’s heroic Third Symphony, sometimes called the “Wagner Symphony”, exists in at least six versions. Catch these contrasting works with cellist Qin Li-Wei under the direction of Lan Shui.
Mahler Symphony No. 7 in E minor
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob VIIb/1
Lan Shui, conductor
Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 Lan Shui, conductor Qin Li-Wei, cello
‘Meltingly beautiful tone, flawless intonation’ The New York Times
PRE-CONCERT TALK 6.30pm | library@esplanade 40
PRE-CONCERT TALK 6.30pm | library@esplanade