Ravel/Elgar/Stravinsky
19:30
Thu 1 Nov 2018
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Crowned Â鶹ԼÅÄ Young Musician of the Year in 2016, Sheku Kanneh-Mason balances studies at the Royal Academy of Music with a fast-rising professional career. Tonight, the captivating 19-year-old prodigy turns his attention to the most treasured cello concerto of all: Elgar’s intimate yet immense memorial for a world changed beyond measure by the Great War, performed in the month marking the centenary of the Armistice.
Joana Carneiro pairs it with two works from the same era: Ravel’s wartime suite, which finds light in darkness, and Stravinsky’s electrifying ballet, a direct precursor to The Rite of Spring.