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Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Beethoven's Pastoral
Part of the Oxford Beethoven Festival
Part of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra 2021/22 Season
Add to my Calendar 20-11-2021 19:30 20-11-2021 21:30 36 Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Beethoven's Pastoral Celebrating his 50th birthday, our very own Concertmaster Carmine Lauri steps into the limelight to play Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 – the greatest masterpiece from a man considered one of the finest violinists of all time. After Wieniawski’s intense and invigorating music, and the first performance of Grace-Evangeline Mason’s To Breathe Now, we take a walk in the countryside courtesy of Beethoven. In the composer’s Symphony No. 6, which quickly attracted the nickname ‘Pastoral’, we step directly into the joy of the composer’s childhood and his thanksgiving for the wonders of the earth. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3AZ
England
Programme
Grace-Evangeline Mason – To Breathe Now
Henri Wieniawski – Violin Concerto no.2, Op.22
~ Interval ~
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op.68
Performers
Carmine Lauri – violin
John Traill – Conductor
Marios Papadopoulos – Conductor
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
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Programme Note
Celebrating his 50th birthday, our very own Concertmaster Carmine Lauri steps into the limelight to play Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 – the greatest masterpiece from a man considered one of the finest violinists of all time. After Wieniawski’s intense and invigorating music, and the first performance of Grace-Evangeline Mason’s To Breathe Now, we take a walk in the countryside courtesy of Beethoven. In the composer’s Symphony No. 6, which quickly attracted the nickname ‘Pastoral’, we step directly into the joy of the composer’s childhood and his thanksgiving for the wonders of the earth.
