Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic and Leonard Elschenbroich give the premiere of Mark Simpson's Cello Concerto in a programme which also includes music by Richard Strauss and Shostakovich.
From the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester
Presented by Tom Redmond
Strauss: Tod und Verklärung
Mark Simpson: Cello Concerto (world premiere)
Music Interval
Shostakovich: Symphony No.1
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Clemens Schuldt (conductor)
Mark Simpson has been Composer in Association of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic since 2015 and tonight's concert gives us the opportunity to hear the world premiere of his most recent work, his Cello Concerto, commissioned for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic and a virtuoso favourite of the orchestra, Leonard Elschenbroich. Pieces written by other composers in their youth feature in the rest of the programme. Strauss's 'Tod und VerklΓ¤rung' is a graphic portrayal of the death of an artist, a work which seems even more remarkable as he was a mere twenty-five when he composed it. He spoke of the tone poem in a letter to a friend, "The hour of death approaches, the soul leaves the body in order to find gloriously achieved in everlasting space those things which could not be fulfilled here below." Shostakovich wrote his First Symphony as his graduation piece from the Leningrad Conservatory and the piece quickly gained worldwide recognition. It is amazing that his unique, distinctive musical personality and a great emotional depth ring through this work, written when he was nineteen.
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Music Played
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Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung
Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Clemens Schuldt. -
Mark Simpson
Cello Concerto
Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Clemens Schuldt. -
Mark Simpson
Night Music
Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk. -
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 1
Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Clemens Schuldt. -
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess - Symphonic Picture
Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis. -
Julian Joseph
Don`t Chisel the Shisel
Ensemble: Julian Joseph and his Quartet.
Broadcast
- Wed 2 May 2018 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3