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London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Eliot Gardiner
with Gautier Capuçon
Part of the London Symphony Orchestra 2014–2015 Season
Add to my Calendar 02-10-2014 19:30 02-10-2014 21:30 36 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Eliot Gardiner Sir John Eliot Gardiner has added the music of Felix Mendelssohn to his ever-growing list of specialisms, with a series of much-praised orchestral recordings. Here Mendelssohn’s Goethe-inspired overture and the majestic 'Reformation' Symphony frame Schumann’s meditative and lyrical Cello Concerto, an underrated work which has enjoyed a recent renaissance. The brilliant young French cellist Gautier Capuçon, one of a pair of virtuoso siblings, makes his debut with the LSO. Barbican Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Barbican Hall
Silk Street
Barbican, City of London
London
EC2Y 8DS
England
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn – Overture in D major 'Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage', Op.27
Robert Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony no.5 in D minor 'Reformation', Op.107
Performers
Sir John Eliot Gardiner – Conductor
Gautier Capuçon – cello
London Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Sir John Eliot Gardiner has added the music of Felix Mendelssohn to his ever-growing list of specialisms, with a series of much-praised orchestral recordings.
Here Mendelssohn’s Goethe-inspired overture and the majestic 'Reformation' Symphony frame Schumann’s meditative and lyrical Cello Concerto, an underrated work which has enjoyed a recent renaissance. The brilliant young French cellist Gautier Capuçon, one of a pair of virtuoso siblings, makes his debut with the LSO.