We reach the end of our Nielsen cycle with the composer’s sixth, most quixotic symphony. While his intention was to express something ‘completely idyllic’, the idyll is infiltrated by irony, violence and doubt in the face of the composer’s own failing health. Following a phantasmagorical Humoreske, death comes knocking in a final set of variations, by turns sinister and hilarious. A night of contrasts, from John Foulds’s paen to the raw vitality of spring to Sibelius’s evocation of forest spirits, Tapiola, which prefaces Rachmaninov’s soulful Fourth Piano Concerto, played by Denis Kozhukin, ‘already in the company of the greats’. Le soir.
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV SO PLUS FAMILY
Fountain Room, 6.00pm
A family-friendly workshop which introduces the music of the evening's concert. Suitable for newcomers and music fans alike. If you play an instrument, bring it along as there will be an opportunity for you to join in.
To book your tickets, call the box office and quote 'Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Plus Family' or book the concert online and quote 040679.
