Brighton Philharmonic Valentine's Day Concert: Melvyn Tan (piano) & Barry Wordsworth (conductor) at Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton on Sunday 14th February 2016

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Brighton Philharmonic Valentine's Day Concert

Melvyn Tan (piano) & Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

Part of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra's 91st concert Season

Add to my Calendar 14-02-2016 14:45 14-02-2016 16:45 36 Brighton Philharmonic Valentine's Day Concert The Brighton Philharmonic is delighted to be joined by international pianist Melvyn Tan, under the baton of Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth, for a suitably romantic Valentine's Day programme: BERLIOZ / WEBER Spectre de la Rose / Invitation to the Dance MASCAGNI Intermezzo CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade Our Valentine’s Day concert begins with Berlioz’s orchestral arrangement of Carl Maria von Weber’s piano piece Invitation to the Dance. It was used in a ballet entitled Le Spectre de la Rose by Diaghilev for the famous Ballet Russes. Mascagni’s Intermezzo from his one-act opera Cavalleria Rusticana contributed to the work’s sensational success from its first performance onwards. Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 has been delighting audiences with its frothy virtuosity and elegance since its first performance in 1830. We are fortunate to welcome Melvyn Tan, one of the foremost pianists of his generation, to perform it for us. Our romantic concert concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov’s beautiful Scheherazade, based on the story of the Arabian Nights. It quickly became Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work with its wonderful orchestral colours, enchanting melodies and oriental magic. Its rhythmic vitality has marked it out as one of the great works of the 19th century and its romantic story has ensured its popularity right up to the present day. Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Church Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1UD
England

Sunday 14th February 2016
2:45 PM

Programme

Hector Berlioz – Spectre de la Rose
Pietro Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, Op.21
~ Interval ~
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op.35

Performers

Melvyn Tan – piano
Barry Wordsworth – Conductor

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

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Programme Note

The Brighton Philharmonic is delighted to be joined by international pianist Melvyn Tan, under the baton of Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth, for a suitably romantic Valentine's Day programme:

BERLIOZ / WEBER Spectre de la Rose / Invitation to the Dance

MASCAGNI Intermezzo

CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.2

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Our Valentine’s Day concert begins with Berlioz’s orchestral arrangement of Carl Maria von Weber’s piano piece Invitation to the Dance. It was used in a ballet entitled Le Spectre de la Rose by Diaghilev for the famous Ballet Russes.

Mascagni’s Intermezzo from his one-act opera Cavalleria Rusticana contributed to the work’s sensational success from its first performance onwards.

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 has been delighting audiences with its frothy virtuosity and elegance since its first performance in 1830. We are fortunate to welcome Melvyn Tan, one of the foremost pianists of his generation, to perform it for us.

Our romantic concert concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov’s beautiful Scheherazade, based on the story of the Arabian Nights. It quickly became Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work with its wonderful orchestral colours, enchanting melodies and oriental magic. Its rhythmic vitality has marked it out as one of the great works of the 19th century and its romantic story has ensured its popularity right up to the present day.

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