A lone trumpet sounds in the darkness and Gustav Mahler begins his great symphonic struggle from tragedy to triumph – by way of midnight storms, joyous horn-calls, and arguably the most tender love-letter ever written without words: the rapturous 'Adagietto'. Bruch’s much-loved Violin Concerto comes from the same world of solitary wanderers and distant horn-calls, and it’s perfect for what one critic has called the “lovely freedom and sense of fantasy” of Henning Kraggerud – a violinist who has something fresh to say in even the most familiar music.
Please note: Alpesh Chauhan replaces the 鶹Լ SSO's Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard who is unwell.