Stravinsky/Sibelius/Beethoven
19:30
Sat 21 Oct 2017
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Programme
- Apollon musagète(30 mins)
- Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op.87 and Op.89(21 mins)
- Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 version)(10 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(30 mins)
Performers
- Nicholas Collonconductor
- James Ehnesviolin
Concert Information
The first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth are so pivotal that critic Matthew Guerrieri recently wrote an entire book about them. They herald the start of one of the greatest symphonies ever written, directed here by exceptional young conductor Nicholas Collon. Along with Sibelius’s Six Humoresques, starring Canadian violinist James Ehnes, two brilliant works by Stravinsky show the orchestra’s different characters: Apollo, a subtly refined ballet scored for strings alone, and the punchier Symphonies of Wind Instruments.
