Aurora Orchestra: Vienna, City of Dreams at St George's Bristol, Bristol on Wednesday 11th October 2017

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Aurora Orchestra

Vienna, City of Dreams

Add to my Calendar 11-10-2017 19:00 11-10-2017 21:00 36 Aurora Orchestra Sarah Connolly mezzo-sopranoAndrew Staples tenorJohn Reid pianoNicholas Collon conductor Mozart Piano Concerto No 11 in F K413 (version for piano and string quartet)Mahler Piano Quartet in A minorMahler (arr. Farrington) Das Lied von der Erde Aurora fits St George’s like a glove: a young, dynamic orchestra that plays with spirit and passion, delivering thrilling and imaginative programmes. For this concert Aurora turns its gaze to Vienna, the creative capital that was home to the greatest classical composers of all time. The players trace a path from one of Mozart’s earliest piano concertos, bright and virtuosic, to a late masterpiece by Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde. This epic song cycle is performed withtwo world-class soloists in an exquisite arrangement that distils the symphonic scoring to an intimate 16-player version. The result is a jewel-like reduction in which the individual instrumental and vocal lines sing out with radiance and utter clarity. ‘Fiery music-making… full of zest and joy’ THE OBSERVER auroraorchestra.com / @auroraorchestra St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England

Wednesday 11th October 2017
7:00 PM

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto no.11 in F major, K.413/387a
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde
Gustav Mahler – Piano Quartet in A minor

Performers

Sarah Connolly – mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples – Tenor
John Reid – piano
Nicholas Collon – Conductor

Aurora Orchestra

Programme Note

Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
John Reid piano
Nicholas Collon conductor

Mozart Piano Concerto No 11 in F K413 (version for piano and string quartet)
Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor
Mahler (arr. Farrington) Das Lied von der Erde

Aurora fits St George’s like a glove: a young, dynamic orchestra that plays with spirit and passion, delivering thrilling and imaginative programmes. For this concert Aurora turns its gaze to Vienna, the creative capital that was home to the greatest classical composers of all time. The players trace a path from one of Mozart’s earliest piano concertos, bright and virtuosic, to a late masterpiece by Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde. This epic song cycle is performed with
two world-class soloists in an exquisite arrangement that distils the symphonic scoring to an intimate 16-player version. The result is a jewel-like reduction in which the individual instrumental and vocal lines sing out with radiance and utter clarity.

‘Fiery music-making… full of zest and joy’ THE OBSERVER

auroraorchestra.com / @auroraorchestra

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