28 November 2015
Music by Smetana, Beethoven and Sibelius.
Leeds Town Hall Concert begins at 7.30pm
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen – conductor
Chloë Hanslip – violin
Chloë Hanslip – violin
Smetana – Má Vlast: Šárka Listen
Beethoven – Violin Concerto Listen
Sibelius – Symphony No 1 Listen“Sibelius is so concentrated and exact. With Sibelius you feel that if one drop touches your skin it would burn right through the bone.” Simon Rattle on SibeliusFranz Clement, soloist at the premiere of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, was only shown the music for the first time just before the performance. As such, it was said that he was so unprepared that between the first two movements he played one of his own compositions using just one string and holding the violin upside down! Listen out for the four-beat theme of the first movement, which begins on percussion and lasts over twenty minutes.
Beethoven – Violin Concerto Listen
Sibelius – Symphony No 1 Listen“Sibelius is so concentrated and exact. With Sibelius you feel that if one drop touches your skin it would burn right through the bone.” Simon Rattle on SibeliusFranz Clement, soloist at the premiere of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, was only shown the music for the first time just before the performance. As such, it was said that he was so unprepared that between the first two movements he played one of his own compositions using just one string and holding the violin upside down! Listen out for the four-beat theme of the first movement, which begins on percussion and lasts over twenty minutes.
Sibelius was influenced by Tchaikovsky and Bruckner when he wrote his first symphony at the age of 33, in 1899. Most notable is the use of solo pieces within the symphony. In the opening movement there is a long clarinet solo accompanied by percussion and there are further solos from the violin, viola and cello.
Pre-concert talk 6.45pm
Albert Room
Peter Whitfield discusses the evening’s works.
Entry is free to ticket-holders for the concert but space is limited so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
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