Beautiful Landscapes with The Hallé
Discover the beauty of the Bohemian countryside with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony
Part of the Sheffield International Concert Season 2019/20
Add to my Calendar 03-04-2020 19:00 03-04-2020 21:00 36 Beautiful Landscapes with The Hallé The brilliant and dynamic Dalia Stasevska directs the Hallé in the company of Kian Soltani, one of the finest cellists of his generation. The first half features two works in which composers looked back to the past for inspiration. Both Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations evoke the 18th century to beautiful and opulent effect.Dvorák’s magnificent Eighth Symphony reflects his love of the Bohemian countryside and nowhere is his remarkable inventiveness more in evidence than in this magnificent piece, a work he composed with the melodies “just pouring out”, as he put it. And pour out they most certainly do! Pre-concert talk with BBC Broadcaster Trisha Cooper starts at 6pm. Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Sheffield City Hall
Barker's Pool
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2JA
England
Programme
Richard Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33
~ Interval ~
Antonin Dvorak – Symphony no.8 in G major, Op.88
Performers
Kian Soltani – Cello
Dalia Stasevska – Conductor
The Hallé
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Programme Note
The brilliant and dynamic Dalia Stasevska directs the Hallé in the company of Kian Soltani, one of the finest cellists of his generation. The first half features two works in which composers looked back to the past for inspiration. Both Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations evoke the 18th century to beautiful and opulent effect.
Dvorák’s magnificent Eighth Symphony reflects his love of the Bohemian countryside and nowhere is his remarkable inventiveness more in evidence than in this magnificent piece, a work he composed with the melodies “just pouring out”, as he put it. And pour out they most certainly do!
Pre-concert talk with BBC Broadcaster Trisha Cooper starts at 6pm.
