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Details
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Church Street
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN1 1UD
England
Programme
Frederick Delius – Eventyr (Once Upon a Time)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a
Thomas De Hartmann – Ukrainian Christmas Carols
Vaclav Trojan – Fairy Tales: A concerto for Accordion
Performers
Alise Siliņa – accordion
Joanna MacGregor – Conductor
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
The Kingdom of Sweets and the Sugar Plum Fairy, fairy tales and Christmas carols from Ukraine: a deliciously magical programme.
A mouthwatering confection of fairytales and magic, carols and Christmas treats opens with Delius’ rarely performed tone poem Eventyr (Once Upon a Time), an irresistibly atmospheric evocation of Norway’s giants and hobgoblins, caves and dark forests. Folklore continues in Václav Trojan’s charming Fairy Tales concerto, performed by the prizewinning Latvian accordionist Alise Siliņa. Each movement narrates a Czech fairytale character, including The Bleary-Eyed Princess, The Tale of the Acrobat and The Naughty Roundabout. Colourful, sharply exuberant music designed for children – of all ages!
The Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann, who fled from Nazis but found himself writing under occupation in Paris, is undergoing a serious revival and his beautifully orchestrated Ukrainian Christmas Carols (1940) exemplifies his shimmering, effervescent voice. It provides the perfect arc to Tchaikovsky’s timeless Nutcracker Suite – the story of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and their journey to The Kingdom of Sweets. Who could resist the Sugar Plum Fairy, dances from Russia, China and Arabia, and the Waltz of the Flowers?
‘Delectable, witty and glorious, Václav Trojan’s concerto is a marvellous showpiece for soloist and orchestra.’ – BBC Music Magazine
