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Details
Turner Sims Concert Hall
University Southampton
Salisbury Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
England
Programme
Bedřich Smetana – The Bartered Bride: Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
~ Interval ~
Robert Schumann – Symphony no.4, Op.120
Performers
Tomáš Hanus – Conductor
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Programme Note
Embark on an exhilarating journey through some of Central Europe’s finest musical masterpieces.
Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Music Director Tomáš Hanus open with the triumphant Overture from Smetana’s The Bartered Bride. The piece celebrates the nationalistic pride the composer kindled in Czechia during the 19th century. It is fizzing with energy and rhythmic folk flavouring.
Travel West to Germany and be captivated by the richness of the greatest German Violin Concerto of all time, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Bringing the expedition to a close, an immersive encounter with the world of high German Romanticism. Schumann’s Symphony No 4 is one continuous drama with brooding phrases and accumulating energy, infused with the famous ‘Clara Theme’, in honour of his wife.
