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St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England
Programme
Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
Jean Sibelius – Symphony no.1 in E minor, Op.39
Performers
Eloisa-Fleur Thom – Violin
Stefan Hofkes – Conductor
Bristol Concert Orchestra
Programme Note
As concert-openers go, they don't come much more rousing than the overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner's only comic opera). To follow, Beethoven's exquisite Violin Concerto - sometimes referred to as the 'Mount Everest' of Violin Concertos - and to scale the heights of this towering masterpiece, exceptional soloist Eloisa-Fleur Thom makes a welcome return.
To conclude, the first Symphony by one of the great symphonists of the twentieth century, but this is Sibelius with a Tchaikovsky sheen - youthful, exciting and rich in luscious melodies.
There will be a retiring collection for the Amber Trust.
