Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884) | Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau) | |
| Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 | |
| Holst, Gustav (1874-1934) | The Planets, Op.32 |
Performers
| Santtu-Matias Rouvali | Conductor |
| Alban Gerhardt | Cello |
| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| Leicester University Chamber Choir | |
| Leicester Bach Choir |
The haunting beauty of Elgar’s Cello Concerto sits alongside Holst’s planetary masterpiece. Holst took his inspiration from the astrological rather than the astronomical, journeying through Mars, the apocalyptic ‘Bringer of War’; a tranquil Venus; Mercury’s winged messenger; Jupiter, the stately ‘Bringer of Jollity’; Saturn’s old age, Uranus ‘The Magician’ and finally, a dreamy Neptune, ‘The Mystic’.
