Tasmin Little performs Sibelius
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This event took place on Thursday 12 May 2016.
- Thursday 12 May 2016
- Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Tasmin Little performs Sibelius
Thu 12 May 2016
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Need to know
Repertoire
- Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
- Sibelius Violin Concerto
- Thomas Raymond Overture
- Beethoven Symphony No.5
Features
- Fabien Gabel Conductor
- Tasmin Little Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Theatre Royal, Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham NG1 5ND
With a reputation for engaging performances and a peerless rapport with her audience, British violinist Tasmin Little returns to Nottingham with arguably the most testing concerto of all. Sibelius was a gifted violinist and his dramatic concerto is full of virtuosic thrills and spills.
Framing Sibelius' concerto are two colourful overtures. Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture is a vivacious portrait of Italian revelry, whilst Ambroise Thomas's Overture to Raymond is as swashbuckling as you could wish.
In Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the heroic struggle is fought out in the most dramatic music of his age, from the fateful four notes that hammer out the opening, to the blazingly uplifting finale.