| Thursday 03 December 2026 | 19:30 |
| Antony Hermus | Conductor |
| Liza Ferschtman | Violin |
| Orchestra of Opera North |
A sumptuous quartet of concert hall classics.
All the opulence and sensuality of late-Romanticism is captured in this concert of late-Romantic masterpieces. Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune is a remarkable example of literature transformed into music. Inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé’s poem of the same name, this blushing, erotically charged work was a pivotal point in modern music, dissolving the words and symbolist imagery into a potent sequence of sound ‘impressions’.
The lilt and courtly charms of the Viennese waltz course through both Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier suite and Ravel’s La valse. The former, a musical highlights reel of the German composer’s hit comic opera, is a regular fixture of ‘Viennese night’ concerts, filled with heart-stopping moments such as the famous final Trio. The latter, originally written as a tribute to ‘Waltz King’ Johann Strauss II, brings a nightmarish twist to the genre as manic climaxes and swirling melodies collapse in on themselves.
Award-winning Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman is the soloist in Korngold’s much-loved Violin Concerto, rich with hummable tunes borrowed from the composer’s Hollywood movie scores, wrapped up in a glittering, often cinematic orchestration.
Price
From £17
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