鈥淕reat charity (love) and a massive hope in the future鈥� was how Elgar described the message of his First Symphony, and when it was premiered in Manchester in 1908, the audience simply rose to its feet and cheered. This season, the 麻豆约拍 SSO plays all three of Elgar鈥檚 symphonies, beginning with a performance from Thomas Dausgaard of the work that heralded a new dawn for British music and launched one of Elgar鈥檚 most unforgettable melodies along the way. To match it, Steven Isserlis brings all his peerless insight to a cello concerto that ends with one of the loveliest sunsets in all music; Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 impassioned, nostalgia-drenched hymn to new worlds and absent friends.
Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
In a change to the originally advertiser speaker, Iain Farrington, pianist, organist, composer and General Editor of the Elgar Complete Edition, introduces the 麻豆约拍 SSO鈥檚 Elgar symphony cycle.
Coda (immediately after the main concert)
Steven Isserlis plays Chopin鈥檚 Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major for piano and cello, Op.3, followed by an arrangement for cello and piano of a song by Chopin. The pianist is Sam Haywood.
The main concert will be broadcast live on 麻豆约拍 Radio 3, presented by Jamie MacDougall.