Midori plays Sibelius
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This event took place on Thursday 25 September 2025.
- Thursday 25 September 2025
- Cadogan Hall
Midori plays Sibelius
Thu 25 Sept 2025
Need to know
Repertoire
- Strauss Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche
- Strauss Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
- Sibelius Violin Concerto
- Hisaishi Sinfonia for Chamber Orchestra
Features
- Alexander Shelley Conductor
- Midori Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Once upon a time, there was a merry rascal named Till Eulenspiegel… With a cheeky horn call and a burst of laughter, the RPO’s new season springs into life. Richard Strauss was music’s master storyteller, and every laugh, tear and punchline of Till’s madcap adventures is crammed into this dazzling score. You can almost sense the seduction in the dizzying waltzes and silken strings of Strauss’ ravishing Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, too. But there’s more than one way to tell a tale, and the RPO’s Principal Associate Conductor Alexander Shelley showcases the vibrant colours of Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi – the man behind Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro, and the RPO’s Composer-in-Association – and soars high above the Nordic skies with violin legend Midori, in Sibelius’ elemental Violin Concerto.
Midori unfurled ‘the music as a seamlessly lyrical rainbow – a small miracle of rhythmic precision and crystalline clarity.’ The Strad, January 2025
Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.