Classical Heroes - Summer Music in City Churches
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This event took place on Thursday 8 June 2023.
- Thursday 8 June 2023
- St Giles-without-Cripplegate
Classical Heroes - Summer Music in City Churches
Thu 8 Jun 2023
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
Need to know
Repertoire
- Mozart Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
- Mozart Symphony No.41, 'Jupiter'
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, 'Emperor'
Features
- Elizabeth Sombart Piano
- Pierre Vallet Conductor
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra opens this year's Summer Music in City Churches festival with three titans of classical repertoire. The legendary hero of opera, Figaro, sets the scene for one of the most beloved piano concertos of all, the Emperor, perhaps the crowning glory of Beethoven's 'heroic' period. The opening chords of Mozart's final symphony reminded a contemporary critic of Jupiter and his thunderbolts. It is exhilarating, and regarded by many as the greatest of all classical symphonies.