Musical Homelands
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- Thursday 5 March 2020
- Cadogan Hall
Musical Homelands
Thu 5 Mar 2020
Need to know
Repertoire
- Sibelius Karelia Suite
- Bruch Violin Concerto No.1
- Rachmaninoff Symphony No.3
Features
- Andris Poga Conductor
- Kristine Balanas Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The patriotic sympathies of Sibelius led him to create some of his most enduring music, and tonight’s opener, the Karelia Suite, perfectly encapsulates the musical spirit of his home country, Finland. Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 with Latvian violinist Kristine Balanas, a musician of ‘eye-popping virtuosity’ (The Times) who has enthralled audiences on the global stage as a young rising star.
Rachmaninov, who had long left Russia since the 1917 Revolution, composed his Symphony No.3 during his self-exile. The unashamed Romanticism of the piece is merged with the influence of haunting plainchant and moments of disruption in its melodies, unsettling the music and resulting in a strange melancholic yearning in the search for a true homeland.
There will be a pre-concert performance by the Lullaby Project a partnership with the Irene Taylor Trust (ITT) and RPO Resound..