鶹Լ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season Oramo conducts Dvořák and Bacewicz
Oramo conducts Dvořák and Bacewicz
19:30
Fri 3 Feb 2023
Barbican, London
Sunlight, defiance and unsung heroes: Sakari Oramo conducts music by Antonín Dvořák and Grażyna Bacewicz, plus a delightful showcase for the 鶹Լ SO’s own Principal Bassoon.
Sunlight, defiance and unsung heroes: Sakari Oramo conducts music by Antonín Dvořák and Grażyna Bacewicz, plus a delightful showcase for the 鶹Լ SO’s own Principal Bassoon.
Dvořák always claimed to be “just a simple Czech musician” – and it’s true that his Eighth Symphony positively dances with optimism and hummable melodies. But there’s more going on than meets the ear, and that goes double for Bacewicz’s dazzling Overture, written in Poland in the darkest days of World War 2.
It’s a life-affirming shout of defiance, from a composer who was never afraid to make herself heard (and deserves to be played more often). Bacewicz’s music is another of Sakari Oramo’s passions and it should make a thrilling upbeat to two showcases – elegant and poignant by turns - for our Principal Bassoon Julie Price. The bassoon doesn’t always get its fair share of the spotlight: today, that’s about to change.