Christian Kluxen conducts Tchaikovsky
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- Sunday 21 May 2017
- Reading The Hexagon
Christian Kluxen conducts Tchaikovsky
Sun 21 May 2017
Reading The Hexagon
Need to know
Repertoire
- Rossini William Tell Overture
- Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6, 'Pathétique'
Features
- Christian Kluxen Conductor
- Martin Roscoe Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Bursting brass at a galloping pace proclaims the opening of Rossini's William Tell Overture and the beginning of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's spring concert, led by conductor Christian Kluxen. Joining the Orchestra for Mendelssohn's virtuosic Piano Concerto No.1 is 'a refined pianist with the wisdom of experience' (Gramophone Magazine), Martin Roscoe. Opening with breathless urgency, Mendelssohn's light and joyful Piano Concerto is almost improvisatory in its speed and excitement.
Closing the programme is Tchaikovsky's towering masterpiece, his Symphony No.6, 'Pathétique'. Perhaps one of his most personal scores, Tchaikovsky's work is etched with heart-breaking intensity and was intended to be his own requiem.