Laura van der Heijden performs Tchaikovsky
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This event took place on Thursday 26 November 2015.
- Thursday 26 November 2015
- Cadogan Hall
Laura van der Heijden performs Tchaikovsky
Thu 26 Nov 2015
Need to know
Repertoire
- Schubert Symphony No.8, 'Unfinished'
- Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
- Dvořák Symphony No.7
Features
- Christoph Koenig Conductor
- Laura Van Der Heijden Cello
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Intrigue and mystery envelope Schubert’s Symphony No.8, ‘Unfinished’, for which only two movements were completed. It stretches beyond elegant, balanced classicism and opens with a ghostly pianissimo in the low strings.
Although the name Tchaikovsky prompts memories of alluring romantic melodies and powerful orchestral works, he was a composer who revered Mozart above all others. This love influenced Tchaikovsky to write Variations on a Rococo Theme, performed tonight by enchanting British cellist Laura van der Heijden.
Dvořák hoped that his impassioned Symphony No.7, inspired by past sorrows and love for his Czech homeland, would be ‘capable of stirring the world’.