Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Dvořák
Schedule
Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Hexagon Theatre | Reading, EN
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Nil Venditti, ConductorAndrew Byun, Cello
Rossini - Barber of Seville
Dvořák - Cello Concerto
Rachmaninov - Symphony No.1
Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) for a dramatic programme of musical delights. Opening with a young, heartbroken Rachmaninov as he pours all of his ambition and emotion into the epic score of his First Symphony, which goes off like a volcano – wild, passionate and positively brimming with inspiration. For many years, it was lost, but today conductor Nil Venditti gives this youthful tour-de-force its due.
In contrast, Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor was the last solo concerto written before his death. A cornerstone of the cello repertoire, its rich textures and lyrical melodies demand a level of virtuosity that is more than met by award-winning soloist Andrew Byun. Praised for his ‘electrifyingly energetic, room-commanding combination of musicality, theatre, technique and tone’, Buyn brings ‘a world of thought and sound’ to its lush harmonies. The famous ‘Rossini crescendo’ sets the tone for the evening with the Overture to his highly popular comic opera The Barber of Seville, what more could you want?
Pre-concert Talk - 6.30pm
The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)
TICKETS
£29, £25, £18
Supported by Reading Buses
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Where is it happening?
The Hexagon Theatre, Reading Arts, Reading, RG1 7, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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