Love, Legends and Fairy Tales
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This event took place on Tuesday 5 February 2019.
- Tuesday 5 February 2019
- Royal Festival Hall
Love, Legends and Fairy Tales
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Need to know
Repertoire
- Nicolai Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor
- Dvořák Cello Concerto
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Features
- Lionel Bringuier Conductor
- Daniel Müller-Schott Cello
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre,
Belvedere Road,
London
SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Love, legends and fairy tales have long served as an inspiration to composers, in this concert Lionel Bringuier conducts three of the most beautiful examples of this. The concert opens with Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor. Inspired by Shakespeare’s comedy, the Overture’s immediate success gained it a concert life of its own. Acclaimed cellist Daniel Müller-Schott joins the Orchestra for Dvořák’s magical Cello Concerto. Filled with wonderful tunes and memorable motifs, this Concerto opened a world of new possibilities for the solo cello.
Rounding off the concert with a musical flourish Lionel Bringuier brings to life the alluring stories of the Arabian Nights in Rimsky-Korsakov’s well-known Scheherazade.