Classical Favourites
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This event took place on Saturday 25 February 2017.
- Saturday 25 February 2017
- Wycombe Swan
Classical Favourites
Sat 25 Feb 2017
Wycombe Swan
Need to know
Repertoire
- Beethoven Fidelio Overture
- Grieg Two Elegiac Melodies
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto
- Mendelssohn Symphony No.3, 'Scottish'
Features
- Nicholas Cleobury Conductor
- Katherine Lacy Clarinet
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Wycombe Swan
Opening the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2017 classical season at the Wycombe Swan is Beethoven’s exhilarating Fidelio Overture, a tour de force of orchestral virtuosity and full of adventurous spirit. Contrasting this will be Grieg’s Two Elegiac Melodies for String Orchestra; mournful and sombre Grieg took inspiration from the poems of Aasmund Olavsson Vinje which he ‘translated’ for a string orchestra.
The RPO’s acclaimed Principal Clarinet, Katherine Lacy, takes centre stage to perform Mozart’s ever-popular and charming Clarinet Concerto. Having recently been placed No.3 in Classic FM’s Ultimate Hall of Fame, this piece brings together expressive and cheeky melodies.
Closing the concert will be Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.3. Inspired by his visit to Scotland as part of his ‘Grand Tour’, Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony evokes the wildness of the Highlands with the spirit of the Romantic era.