Yi-Jia Susanne Hou performs The Butterfly Lovers Concerto
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This event took place on Sunday 23 October 2016.
- Sunday 23 October 2016
- Cadogan Hall
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou performs The Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Sun 23 Oct 2016
Need to know
Repertoire
- Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture
- Chen Gang/He Zhanhao The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
- Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
- Dvořák Symphony No.9, 'From the New World'
Features
- John Nelson Conductor
- Yi-Jia Susanne Hou Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlioz’s concert overture is remarkable for its rhythmic verve and energy. Composed while holidaying in Nice, this exuberant seascape evokes the play of wind, sea and waves.
From French beaches to the Orient, Chen Gang/He Zhanhao’s programmatic Violin Concerto encapsulates ancient China with its use of oriental sonorities and techniques. The beautiful work will be played by Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, who was praised by world-renowned virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin as ‘absolutely phenomenal’.
The lively showpiece Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso will be followed by the perennial favourite, Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony.