WNO Orchestra | Crossing Borders
Schedule
Tue Jul 09 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Turner Sims | Southampton, EN
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Embark on an exhilarating journey through some of Central Europe’s finest musical masterpieces.Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Music Director Tomáš Hanus open with the triumphant Overture from Smetana’s The Bartered Bride. The piece celebrates the nationalistic pride the composer kindled in Czechia during the 19th century. It is fizzing with energy and rhythmic folk flavouring.
Travel West to Germany and be captivated by the richness of the greatest German Violin Concerto of all time, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Bringing the expedition to a close, an immersive encounter with the world of high German Romanticism. Schumann’s Symphony No 4 is one continuous drama with brooding phrases and accumulating energy, infused with the famous ‘Clara Theme’, in honour of his wife.
Concert presented by Welsh National Opera in association with Turner Sims
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Where is it happening?
Turner Sims, University of Southampton,Southampton, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: