Summer warmth for a winterâs afternoon: Mendelssohnâs grand guignol overture rings up the curtain on an concert of brightness, shadow, and pure, heartfelt song. Mahlerâs delicate intermezzo leads gently into Brittenâs tear-stained tribute to the music of the Tudor era; emotion quietly stripped bare, and performed here by the exceptional young French viola player and ±«Óătv Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud. And then, an explosion of sunshine, as the rising British conductor Alpesh Chauhan dishes up first Rossiniâs piquant comedy overture, and then Mendelssohnâs most uninhibited symphony. âThe ±«Óătv SSO has a real find on its handsâ wrote The Herald of Chauhanâs Glasgow debut in 2015; his two visits this season are keenly awaited.
The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on ±«Óătv Radio 3.