Artists
Emilia Hoving – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin
Programme
Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite: Lemminkäinen’s Return
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1
— Interval —
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Esther Yoo continues her close relationship with the Philharmonia in a performance of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
In concert and in the recording studio, Esther Yoo has developed a strong bond with the Philharmonia, resulting in a recording of the Tchaikovsky Concerto in which “Her dark, aristocratic tone is treasurable” (Gramophone). In this concert, Yoo turns her attention to a later Russian work, written on the brink of the Revolution: Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto. This is a piece that turns convention upside down, with lyrical outer movements framing a satirical scherzo.
Emilia Hoving conducts the Philharmonia in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, in which the composer grapples with Fate on a journey from darkness to light, and in exhilarating music by Sibelius – who was deeply influenced by Tchaikovsky – charting the adventures of a Finnish philanderer, Lemminkäinen.
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Prices & Discounts
£16 – £44
Group discounts available; £12 tickets for under-25s and full-time students
Running time
1 hr 45 mins, including a 20 minute interval
Box office
Anvil Arts Box Office: 01256 844244
