USA 2020: Vero Beach, FL
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This event took place on Friday 17 January 2020.
- Friday 17 January 2020
USA 2020: Vero Beach, FL
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Need to know
Repertoire
- Walton Portsmouth Point Overture
- Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2
- Sibelius Symphony No.2
Features
- Mark Wigglesworth Conductor
- Khatia Buniatishvili Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Opening the concert is Walton’s Portsmouth Point Overture, a musical picture-postcard of the seaside town that charmingly evokes the frivolity and carefreeness of a day at the beach. Following is Rachmaninov’s fiery Piano Concerto No.2, a stunning work of Romantic colour and passion. The simple elegance of the adagio sostenuto contrasts with the dramatic tension of the final movement, culminating in a powerful and enthralling conclusion.
Closing the concert is Sibelius’ Symphony No.2, a piece that defined Sibelius’ impact on his home country of Finland’s musical voice and identity. Opening the symphony are short, fragmentary motifs that connect and develop until the glorious final theme reveals itself in the last movement, interpreted by many as an unequivocal call for independence.