Scheherazade
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This event took place on Wednesday 26 February 2020.
- Wednesday 26 February 2020
- Warwick Arts Centre
Scheherazade
Wed 26 Feb 2020
Warwick Arts Centre
Need to know
Repertoire
- Wagner Prelude & Liebestod From Tristan Und Isolde
- Liszt Piano Concerto No.2
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Features
- Alexander Shelley Conductor
- Mariam Batsashvili Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Warwick Arts Centre
University of Warwick,
Coventry
CV4 7FD, United Kingdom
A cruel sultan, a beautiful princess and a thousand and one nights of pleasure: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade might sound like a box of Turkish Delight, but make no mistake, it’s one of classical music’s most sensuous treats.
Tonight, let the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and its principal associate conductor Alexander Shelley sweep you off your feet: to a world of glittering excess, swashbuckling thrills and sheer, silken seduction, all painted in sumptuous orchestral technicolor. It’s the only possible climax for a concert that begins with the untamed passion of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde – the tale of a love as strong as death – and a Warwick Arts Centre debut for the phenomenal Mariam Batsashvili. A BBC New Generation Artist, in 2014 she became the first woman ever to win the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht – and when you hear her play Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto, you’ll realise why. It’s positively devilish.
Pre-Concert Talk with Helen Martin in the Studio from 6.15pm, £2.50