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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra: Lonely Angel

Mozart and Pēteris Vasks

Part of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-2026 Season

Add to my Calendar 22-02-2026 14:45 22-02-2026 16:45 36 Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra: Lonely Angel Two of Mozart’s greatest concertos – one stormy, one sunny – enfold Bartók’s riotous folk dances and Pēteris Vasks’ floating angel. The genius of Mozart is at the heart of this concert. His Sinfonia Concertante, a double concerto, bursts with joy at discovering new horizons; there is a remarkable partnership between the violin and viola, which laugh, sigh and sing together. The viola was Mozart’s instrument: he loved ‘playing in the middle,’ and the two soloists are our own brilliant Leader, Ruth Rogers, and the elegant Romanian violist Sascha Bota. Bartók’s spry folk dances counterbalance Pēteris Vasks’ vision of an angel ‘who hovers over the world, observing the state of the ravaged earth… an almost imperceptible touch of his wings brings comfort and healing.’ We finish with one of Mozart’s most powerful orchestral works, the Piano Concerto in D minor, played by BPO’s Music Director Joanna MacGregor. Mirroring the supreme drama of his opera Don Giovanni and Mozart’s complex relationship with his father, this dark work troubles, consoles, then finally delights. ‘Ruth Rogers must be one of the most gifted young violinists in Britain: her playing not calculated in any sense, her performance style and technique so assured that the music flows as a natural consequence of innermost understanding.’ – Musical Opinion Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton and Hove DD/MM/YYYY

Details


Church Street
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN1 1UD
England

Tickets

Prices: £13, £20, £28, £34, £39 / Under 30s from £10 / £1 child tickets / 50% off Low-Income Concessions
Season tickets: Book 3 concerts to save 20%; book 7 concerts to save 25% (Brighton Dome only, exc. Britten’s Serenade)
Booking line: 01273709709

Programme

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Performers

– violin
 – viola
 – Conductor / piano


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Programme Note

Two of Mozart’s greatest concertos – one stormy, one sunny – enfold Bartók’s riotous folk dances and Pēteris Vasks’ floating angel.

The genius of Mozart is at the heart of this concert. His Sinfonia Concertante, a double concerto, bursts with joy at discovering new horizons; there is a remarkable partnership between the violin and viola, which laugh, sigh and sing together. The viola was Mozart’s instrument: he loved ‘playing in the middle,’ and the two soloists are our own brilliant Leader, Ruth Rogers, and the elegant Romanian violist Sascha Bota. Bartók’s spry folk dances counterbalance Pēteris Vasks’ vision of an angel ‘who hovers over the world, observing the state of the ravaged earth… an almost imperceptible touch of his wings brings comfort and healing.’

We finish with one of Mozart’s most powerful orchestral works, the Piano Concerto in D minor, played by BPO’s Music Director Joanna MacGregor. Mirroring the supreme drama of his opera Don Giovanni and Mozart’s complex relationship with his father, this dark work troubles, consoles, then finally delights.

‘Ruth Rogers must be one of the most gifted young violinists in Britain: her playing not calculated in any sense, her performance style and technique so assured that the music flows as a natural consequence of innermost understanding.’ – Musical Opinion

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra: Lonely Angel

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