Matthew Trusler performs Sibelius
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This event took place on Wednesday 9 March 2016.
- Wednesday 9 March 2016
- Cadogan Hall
Matthew Trusler performs Sibelius
Wed 9 Mar 2016
Need to know
Repertoire
- Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
- Sibelius Violin Concerto
- Barber Adagio for Strings
- Beethoven Symphony No.7
Features
- Eduardo Portal Conductor
- Matthew Trusler Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
In no other violin concerto is the soloist’s first note, so delicately dissonant and offbeat, more beautiful than in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. Performed by one of Britain’s leading violinists, Matthew Trusler, this piece demonstrates Sibelius’ passion for the violin and complete understanding of the sound of the instrument.
Led by Spanish maestro Eduardo Portal, the Orchestra will open the concert with layers of lively, fast-paced strings in the Overture to Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. With its long, expressive lines and elegiac mood, Barber’s Adagio for Strings has been described as the American anthem of mourning, having been played at notable figures' funerals.
Closing the concert will be Beethoven’s stirring Symphony No.7, a wonderful blend of orchestral gravitas and swelling tunes, recently used to great effect in the film The King’s Speech.
Preceding this concert at 6.15pm...
RPO Preludes: Beethoven Septet in E-flat
A chamber work that epitomises the eighteenth-century Classical serenade and divertimento tradition.