English Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms, Grieg and Sibelius at Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham on Sunday 16th April 2023

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English Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms, Grieg and Sibelius

Add to my Calendar 16-04-2023 14:30 16-04-2023 16:30 36 English Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms, Grieg and Sibelius Another much-loved favourite from the repertoire – Grieg’s only piano concerto, famous for its opening drumroll, poetic second movement and of course, Morecambe & Wise Andre Previn! – forms the centrepiece of tonight’s concert, with Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa making her first Town Hall appearance.  The outer works are equally impressive, beginning with Brahms’ turbulent and tormented concert overture of 1888 and closing with a work that has often been voted the finest symphony of the 20th century – Sibelius’ Fifth. Only three movements long, but a masterpiece that signals how alive and well the Romantic language still was in 1915. Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cheltenham Town Hall
Imperial Square
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1QA
England

Sunday 16th April 2023
2:30 PM

Programme

Johannes Brahms – Tragic Overture, Op.81
Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
~ Interval ~
Jean Sibelius – Symphony no.5 in E flat major, Op.82

Performers

Noriko Ogawa – Piano
Kenneth Woods – Conductor

English Symphony Orchestra

Programme Note

Another much-loved favourite from the repertoire – Grieg’s only piano concerto, famous for its opening drumroll, poetic second movement and of course, Morecambe & Wise Andre Previn! – forms the centrepiece of tonight’s concert, with Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa making her first Town Hall appearance.

The outer works are equally impressive, beginning with Brahms’ turbulent and tormented concert overture of 1888 and closing with a work that has often been voted the finest symphony of the 20th century – Sibelius’ Fifth. Only three movements long, but a masterpiece that signals how alive and well the Romantic language still was in 1915.

Pianist, Noriko Ogawa (photo, Satoru Mitsuta)

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