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St Albans Symphony Orchestra: Around Europe in Music
Part of the St Albans Symphony Orchestra 2018-19 Season
Add to my Calendar 09-03-2019 19:30 09-03-2019 21:30 36 St Albans Symphony Orchestra: Around Europe in Music Matthew Taylor composed Storr in 2011, and is a symphonic poem inspired by The Old Man of Storr, a rock formation on the Isle of Skye. Brahms’s Violin Concerto is a formidable, technically challenging masterpiece that brings together tender lyricism, grand romanticism and soulful Hungarian melodies. Clare Howick is gaining increasing prominence among violinists based in the UK thanks to highly praised performances that include recent recordings of concertos by British composers. Schubert’s Symphony No.9 is subtitled The Great as a reference to its majesty. The composer never got to hear the work performed as it was premiered after his death. St Saviour's Church, St Albans DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Saviour's Church
25 Sandpit Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 4DF
England
Programme
Matthew Taylor – Storr, Op.43
Franz Schubert – Symphony no.9 in C major 'Great', D.944
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Performers
Clare Howick – Violin
Tom Hammond – Conductor
Jennifer Wigram – Leader
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Matthew Taylor composed Storr in 2011, and is a symphonic poem inspired by The Old Man of Storr, a rock formation on the Isle of Skye.
Brahms’s Violin Concerto is a formidable, technically challenging masterpiece that brings together tender lyricism, grand romanticism and soulful Hungarian melodies. Clare Howick is gaining increasing prominence among violinists based in the UK thanks to highly praised performances that include recent recordings of concertos by British composers.
Schubert’s Symphony No.9 is subtitled The Great as a reference to its majesty. The composer never got to hear the work performed as it was premiered after his death.
