The Romantics: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Mahler

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Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 02:45 pm

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Brighton Dome | Brighton, EN

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Coleridge-Taylor’s lyrical violin concerto and Mahler’s ‘Death in Venice’ symphony combine in a passionate, heroic programme.
Mahler wrote wonderfully about his fifth symphony: ‘This primeval music, this foaming, roaring, sea of sound,’ he said. ‘These dancing stars… these breathtaking, iridescent and flashing breakers…’
His pivotal symphony – premiered in 1904 – came at a time of turbulence and joy: serious health problems necessitating a break from conducting in Vienna, and his deep love affair with Alma Schindler, later his wife. The symphony’s 70-minute, five movement-trajectory reflects this journey from mourning to triumph; the exquisitely beautiful and personal Adagietto, unforgettable in Visconti’s film Death in Venice, is a rapturous love episode before the blazing, brass-led finale. Mahler’s fifth symphony is his testament to life, bridging romanticism and modernism: music that takes us to the edge of the abyss, offers us consolation, then passion.
Before that, the trail-blazing American violinist Elena Urioste performs Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s richly lyrical violin concerto, first performed in 1912. The son of an English mother and Sierra Leonian father, Coleridge-Taylor’s gifts as composer and conductor were cut short at 37, leaving us iconic, popular works like Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast. His music is imbued with romantic melody and glittering virtuosity. Don’t miss this gorgeous concerto, delivered by its most celebrated interpreter.
‘It’s hard to imagine a finer advocate for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto than Elena Urioste, who dispensed gleaming tone, flawless technique and generous expressivity.’ – The Dallas Morning News
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