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Canterbury: Marin Alsop conducts Scheherazade

The Marlowe, Canterbury
£18 – £59
Booking opens 7 April

Marin Alsop conducting

Artists

Marin Alsop – conductor
Alisa Weilerstein – cello

Programme

Márquez Danzón No. 2

Ortiz Cello Concerto, ‘Dzonot’ (UK premiere)

— Interval —

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Marin Alsop returns to Canterbury to conduct ‘Mexico’s second national anthem’ and an exciting new cello concerto by the Philharmonia’s Featured Composer Gabriela Ortiz.   

Gabriela Ortiz’s concerto, written for tonight’s soloist Alisa Weilerstein, is inspired by the caves and underground rivers of the Yucatán peninsula (Dzonot in Mayan, and Cenotes in Spanish). Its four movements, Vertical Light, Eye of the Jaguar, Jade, and The Toh Bird, pay homage to this remarkable, and threatened, ecosystem. 

Arturo Márquez is the son and grandson of Mexican mariachi musicians, and one of the country’s most admired composers. He describes the danzón, a favourite in the dance parlours and salons of Cuba and Mexico, as “music full of sensuality, which old Mexican people continue to dance with a touch of nostalgia”.   

To top off this concert full of colour, Marin Alsop conducts Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, an enduring favourite with audiences and musicians alike. A beguiling solo violin melody represents the clever bride who spins captivating tales of sailors and shipwrecks, princes and princesses, to keep her husband the Sultan under her spell for 1001 nights. 

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Prices & Discounts

£18 – £59

Multi-buy discounts available; £10 ‘Discovery’ tickets available for ages 16-26; £10 tickets for schools

Running time

1 hr 50 mins, including an interval

Recommended age

From 7+

Box office

The Marlowe Box Office: 01227 787787

Venue

The Marlowe, Canterbury

The Marlowe

The Friars
Canterbury
CT1 2AS

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Booking opens 7 April
£18 – £59
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